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January 27, 2010 at 3:03 PM #507050January 27, 2010 at 5:20 PM #506203
svelteParticipant[quote=briansd1]Most people move every 5 to 7 years.
Good quality does not mean good aesthetics and beautiful. Some Ikea stuff is beautifully designed. But the construction quality is not good because of the price point.
Clothing is the same. We are now used to replacing things much quicker.[/quote]
Clothing, telephones, TVs, appliances, wives, you name it they get traded off much more often than in past generations.
Some of it is our obsession with all things new.
Some of it is the fact that technology is moving so fast now that many things become virtually obsolete in 5 to 10 years.
January 27, 2010 at 5:20 PM #506350svelteParticipant[quote=briansd1]Most people move every 5 to 7 years.
Good quality does not mean good aesthetics and beautiful. Some Ikea stuff is beautifully designed. But the construction quality is not good because of the price point.
Clothing is the same. We are now used to replacing things much quicker.[/quote]
Clothing, telephones, TVs, appliances, wives, you name it they get traded off much more often than in past generations.
Some of it is our obsession with all things new.
Some of it is the fact that technology is moving so fast now that many things become virtually obsolete in 5 to 10 years.
January 27, 2010 at 5:20 PM #506759svelteParticipant[quote=briansd1]Most people move every 5 to 7 years.
Good quality does not mean good aesthetics and beautiful. Some Ikea stuff is beautifully designed. But the construction quality is not good because of the price point.
Clothing is the same. We are now used to replacing things much quicker.[/quote]
Clothing, telephones, TVs, appliances, wives, you name it they get traded off much more often than in past generations.
Some of it is our obsession with all things new.
Some of it is the fact that technology is moving so fast now that many things become virtually obsolete in 5 to 10 years.
January 27, 2010 at 5:20 PM #506852svelteParticipant[quote=briansd1]Most people move every 5 to 7 years.
Good quality does not mean good aesthetics and beautiful. Some Ikea stuff is beautifully designed. But the construction quality is not good because of the price point.
Clothing is the same. We are now used to replacing things much quicker.[/quote]
Clothing, telephones, TVs, appliances, wives, you name it they get traded off much more often than in past generations.
Some of it is our obsession with all things new.
Some of it is the fact that technology is moving so fast now that many things become virtually obsolete in 5 to 10 years.
January 27, 2010 at 5:20 PM #507107svelteParticipant[quote=briansd1]Most people move every 5 to 7 years.
Good quality does not mean good aesthetics and beautiful. Some Ikea stuff is beautifully designed. But the construction quality is not good because of the price point.
Clothing is the same. We are now used to replacing things much quicker.[/quote]
Clothing, telephones, TVs, appliances, wives, you name it they get traded off much more often than in past generations.
Some of it is our obsession with all things new.
Some of it is the fact that technology is moving so fast now that many things become virtually obsolete in 5 to 10 years.
January 27, 2010 at 6:50 PM #506233sdrealtor
ParticipantFYI, most people do not move every 5 to 7 years, that is a misnomer. A few years back AN and I were going round and round so I picked a few streets in established neighborhoods and found far greater longevity.
When you hear the average homeowner is in their home 5 to 7 years that is an average distorted by homeowners in new neighborhoods that have been there from day 1 and came only be in the home as long as its been around. The other factor is the frequent movers pulling the average down.
On my street of 9 homes 6 of us have been here for 10 years and are just getting started. One is a long term rental and will likely remain so. Next door the house sold twice but the current owner is there 6 years and will probably stay longer than any of us. Across the street is two “young” retired federal gov’t workers that have been there about 5 years and arent going anywhere. People stay in their homes much more than 5 to 7 years from what I have seen. Based upon where we are in the cycle it will probably become more stable not vice versa.
January 27, 2010 at 6:50 PM #506380ParticipantFYI, most people do not move every 5 to 7 years, that is a misnomer. A few years back AN and I were going round and round so I picked a few streets in established neighborhoods and found far greater longevity.
When you hear the average homeowner is in their home 5 to 7 years that is an average distorted by homeowners in new neighborhoods that have been there from day 1 and came only be in the home as long as its been around. The other factor is the frequent movers pulling the average down.
On my street of 9 homes 6 of us have been here for 10 years and are just getting started. One is a long term rental and will likely remain so. Next door the house sold twice but the current owner is there 6 years and will probably stay longer than any of us. Across the street is two “young” retired federal gov’t workers that have been there about 5 years and arent going anywhere. People stay in their homes much more than 5 to 7 years from what I have seen. Based upon where we are in the cycle it will probably become more stable not vice versa.
January 27, 2010 at 6:50 PM #506789ParticipantFYI, most people do not move every 5 to 7 years, that is a misnomer. A few years back AN and I were going round and round so I picked a few streets in established neighborhoods and found far greater longevity.
When you hear the average homeowner is in their home 5 to 7 years that is an average distorted by homeowners in new neighborhoods that have been there from day 1 and came only be in the home as long as its been around. The other factor is the frequent movers pulling the average down.
On my street of 9 homes 6 of us have been here for 10 years and are just getting started. One is a long term rental and will likely remain so. Next door the house sold twice but the current owner is there 6 years and will probably stay longer than any of us. Across the street is two “young” retired federal gov’t workers that have been there about 5 years and arent going anywhere. People stay in their homes much more than 5 to 7 years from what I have seen. Based upon where we are in the cycle it will probably become more stable not vice versa.
January 27, 2010 at 6:50 PM #506882ParticipantFYI, most people do not move every 5 to 7 years, that is a misnomer. A few years back AN and I were going round and round so I picked a few streets in established neighborhoods and found far greater longevity.
When you hear the average homeowner is in their home 5 to 7 years that is an average distorted by homeowners in new neighborhoods that have been there from day 1 and came only be in the home as long as its been around. The other factor is the frequent movers pulling the average down.
On my street of 9 homes 6 of us have been here for 10 years and are just getting started. One is a long term rental and will likely remain so. Next door the house sold twice but the current owner is there 6 years and will probably stay longer than any of us. Across the street is two “young” retired federal gov’t workers that have been there about 5 years and arent going anywhere. People stay in their homes much more than 5 to 7 years from what I have seen. Based upon where we are in the cycle it will probably become more stable not vice versa.
January 27, 2010 at 6:50 PM #507137ParticipantFYI, most people do not move every 5 to 7 years, that is a misnomer. A few years back AN and I were going round and round so I picked a few streets in established neighborhoods and found far greater longevity.
When you hear the average homeowner is in their home 5 to 7 years that is an average distorted by homeowners in new neighborhoods that have been there from day 1 and came only be in the home as long as its been around. The other factor is the frequent movers pulling the average down.
On my street of 9 homes 6 of us have been here for 10 years and are just getting started. One is a long term rental and will likely remain so. Next door the house sold twice but the current owner is there 6 years and will probably stay longer than any of us. Across the street is two “young” retired federal gov’t workers that have been there about 5 years and arent going anywhere. People stay in their homes much more than 5 to 7 years from what I have seen. Based upon where we are in the cycle it will probably become more stable not vice versa.
January 27, 2010 at 9:17 PM #506253briansd1
GuestI see the houses built before flat screens became affordable. Those drywall TV niches, or those built-in TV cases are so last decade.
Flat screen TVs are not even luxurious anymore. When I see those FAT ones, I just want to rip them off the wall.
Thin TVs should now be extra thin LEDs. Can’t be rich enough or thin enough, hahaha.
January 27, 2010 at 9:17 PM #506400GuestI see the houses built before flat screens became affordable. Those drywall TV niches, or those built-in TV cases are so last decade.
Flat screen TVs are not even luxurious anymore. When I see those FAT ones, I just want to rip them off the wall.
Thin TVs should now be extra thin LEDs. Can’t be rich enough or thin enough, hahaha.
January 27, 2010 at 9:17 PM #506809GuestI see the houses built before flat screens became affordable. Those drywall TV niches, or those built-in TV cases are so last decade.
Flat screen TVs are not even luxurious anymore. When I see those FAT ones, I just want to rip them off the wall.
Thin TVs should now be extra thin LEDs. Can’t be rich enough or thin enough, hahaha.
January 27, 2010 at 9:17 PM #506902GuestI see the houses built before flat screens became affordable. Those drywall TV niches, or those built-in TV cases are so last decade.
Flat screen TVs are not even luxurious anymore. When I see those FAT ones, I just want to rip them off the wall.
Thin TVs should now be extra thin LEDs. Can’t be rich enough or thin enough, hahaha.
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