I’ll tell you why I think the “I don’t care what my house is like since all track homes are the same” is relevant to the discourse on this site.
First, they’re not. Plain and simple. Even in the most boring development (from any era), almost all homes have distinguishing characteristics. Even the defenders of this position have listed things that make one house more attractive than another even if all other things are the same.
I understand that certain things matter more to others and that is certainly reasonable. That said, being a bear about RE, I am more compelled by the opinions of those who care about what the details of the house they would buy. If you don’t care, then housing must be pretty low on your priority list and I extend that to indicate that you don’t see much value in home ownership and I extend that further to suggest the tendency to be bearish in the first place.
I’d rather hear how bad it is from someone who loves homes and ownership of same.
Think of it the other way around, do we get as much value out of the “you gotta own a home” mantra from people who are housing bulls and think you’re defective or something if you don’t agree?
