[quote=bearishgurl]
flyer is right. Wise buyers who make “tradeoffs” because they can’t and won’t tolerate living near a freeway downgrade in size of home they will accept in order to be able to get accepted offers on homes which will never be affected by freeway noise and the additional traffic and air pollution it generates to the surrounding area (especially near its entrances and exits). These homes, more often than not, will NOT be new construction but will be in long-established areas. It has nothing to do with being “rich” as freeway construction occurs in areas of all socioeconomic levels. It has to do with being a smart buyer and buying right … at the right time (if possible) and certainly in as good of an area as the buyer can afford.[/quote]

Wise buyers? Really? You guys say you understand the tradeoff thing, and then proceed to demonstrate that you don’t. Some people may only be able to afford that school district near a freeway, regardless of home size. Some people may have 6 kids and need the bigger house and can’t afford one not near a freeway. Some people might care more about a yard for their kids than noise and pollution, and can’t afford a big yard not near a freeway in that schoold district. Etcetera. Everybody has their own priorities, and for many, living near a freeway gets them something they otherwise wouldn’t have gotten. You not agreeing with their priorities does not make them unwise buyers. And, of course it has to do with “rich.” If you’re rich, you don’t have to make any of these tradeoffs.