Size of Avg. US home over time

[briansd1]

[quote=bearishgurl]
These buyers appear to be fixated on the SF and don’t realize (or care) that the one near Mercy they rejected was situated on an 8800 sf corner lot with alley access and has no MR and HOA dues. Of course, they could also remodel in the future. They also don’t take into account that MANY homes near the “Mercy Hosp. fixer” are WORTH $750K and up. Out in the exurb, the properties are all homogenous for miles around and all worth a few dollars of one another, depending on the building plan. These buyers end up paying in some cases what amounts to a 2.7% property tax (+HOA dues) and inconveniencing their lifestyles with road time for a property for which they may not even be able to recover their closing costs on for a very long time.[/quote]

I agree with you…

But most buyers buy to move in right away and get their kids into school. They think that they’ll sell in 5 years and move on.

Of course, not everybody is like that but it’s that “average” buyer that counts. It’s the same with everything, Walmart, Holiday Inn, McDonald’s etc…

It’s expecting too much for people to look for quality, past the wow and impulse factor. Why do you think that staged houses sell better? Me, I’d rather see the plain space and imagine myself rather than seeing the staged junk. Marketing and psychology, bearishgurl… marketing.

[an]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Commuting from SD’s urban core to and from an employer situated to the north would be a breeze on I-5 or SR-163 as the “rush hour” would be on the opposite side of the freeway.[/quote]
When’s the last time you’ve done this? I can guarantee you that traffic goes north in the morning and south in the afternoon. So you are sitting in traffic and not the other way around. The only way for you to be against traffic is if you live around Mira Mesa area and work in the urban core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=92126&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.823846,114.169922&layer=t&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California+92126&ll=32.75783,-117.069283&spn=0.212788,0.445976&t=h&z=12
You can change time you want to see instead of live traffic data.
[quote=bearishgurl]THAT is “why it is so.” Hence the mantra, location, location, location (which CAN NEVER BE FIXED after purchase).[/quote]
Yep yep yep, location location location is the key. Buy as much lot as you can at the best location you can. That’s why I rather get a 1000 sq-ft house on a 5000 sq-ft lot in Del mar with an ocean view than a big house on 1+ acre in Chula Vista or Escondido.

[an]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Commuting from SD’s urban core to and from an employer situated to the north would be a breeze on I-5 or SR-163 as the “rush hour” would be on the opposite side of the freeway.[/quote]
When’s the last time you’ve done this? I can guarantee you that traffic goes north in the morning and south in the afternoon. So you are sitting in traffic and not the other way around. The only way for you to be against traffic is if you live around Mira Mesa area and work in the urban core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=92126&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.823846,114.169922&layer=t&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California+92126&ll=32.75783,-117.069283&spn=0.212788,0.445976&t=h&z=12
You can change time you want to see instead of live traffic data.
[quote=bearishgurl]THAT is “why it is so.” Hence the mantra, location, location, location (which CAN NEVER BE FIXED after purchase).[/quote]
Yep yep yep, location location location is the key. Buy as much lot as you can at the best location you can. That’s why I rather get a 1000 sq-ft house on a 5000 sq-ft lot in Del mar with an ocean view than a big house on 1+ acre in Chula Vista or Escondido.

[an]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Commuting from SD’s urban core to and from an employer situated to the north would be a breeze on I-5 or SR-163 as the “rush hour” would be on the opposite side of the freeway.[/quote]
When’s the last time you’ve done this? I can guarantee you that traffic goes north in the morning and south in the afternoon. So you are sitting in traffic and not the other way around. The only way for you to be against traffic is if you live around Mira Mesa area and work in the urban core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=92126&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.823846,114.169922&layer=t&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California+92126&ll=32.75783,-117.069283&spn=0.212788,0.445976&t=h&z=12
You can change time you want to see instead of live traffic data.
[quote=bearishgurl]THAT is “why it is so.” Hence the mantra, location, location, location (which CAN NEVER BE FIXED after purchase).[/quote]
Yep yep yep, location location location is the key. Buy as much lot as you can at the best location you can. That’s why I rather get a 1000 sq-ft house on a 5000 sq-ft lot in Del mar with an ocean view than a big house on 1+ acre in Chula Vista or Escondido.

[an]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Commuting from SD’s urban core to and from an employer situated to the north would be a breeze on I-5 or SR-163 as the “rush hour” would be on the opposite side of the freeway.[/quote]
When’s the last time you’ve done this? I can guarantee you that traffic goes north in the morning and south in the afternoon. So you are sitting in traffic and not the other way around. The only way for you to be against traffic is if you live around Mira Mesa area and work in the urban core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=92126&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.823846,114.169922&layer=t&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California+92126&ll=32.75783,-117.069283&spn=0.212788,0.445976&t=h&z=12
You can change time you want to see instead of live traffic data.
[quote=bearishgurl]THAT is “why it is so.” Hence the mantra, location, location, location (which CAN NEVER BE FIXED after purchase).[/quote]
Yep yep yep, location location location is the key. Buy as much lot as you can at the best location you can. That’s why I rather get a 1000 sq-ft house on a 5000 sq-ft lot in Del mar with an ocean view than a big house on 1+ acre in Chula Vista or Escondido.

[an]

[quote=bearishgurl]
Commuting from SD’s urban core to and from an employer situated to the north would be a breeze on I-5 or SR-163 as the “rush hour” would be on the opposite side of the freeway.[/quote]
When’s the last time you’ve done this? I can guarantee you that traffic goes north in the morning and south in the afternoon. So you are sitting in traffic and not the other way around. The only way for you to be against traffic is if you live around Mira Mesa area and work in the urban core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=92126&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.823846,114.169922&layer=t&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California+92126&ll=32.75783,-117.069283&spn=0.212788,0.445976&t=h&z=12
You can change time you want to see instead of live traffic data.
[quote=bearishgurl]THAT is “why it is so.” Hence the mantra, location, location, location (which CAN NEVER BE FIXED after purchase).[/quote]
Yep yep yep, location location location is the key. Buy as much lot as you can at the best location you can. That’s why I rather get a 1000 sq-ft house on a 5000 sq-ft lot in Del mar with an ocean view than a big house on 1+ acre in Chula Vista or Escondido.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl]
Commuting from SD’s urban core to and from an employer situated to the north would be a breeze on I-5 or SR-163 as the “rush hour” would be on the opposite side of the freeway.[/quote]
When’s the last time you’ve done this? I can guarantee you that traffic goes north in the morning and south in the afternoon. So you are sitting in traffic and not the other way around. The only way for you to be against traffic is if you live around Mira Mesa area and work in the urban core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=92126&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.823846,114.169922&layer=t&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California+92126&ll=32.75783,-117.069283&spn=0.212788,0.445976&t=h&z=12
You can change time you want to see instead of live traffic data.
[/quote]
I have to agree with AN here. In the 80’s I lived downtown and commuted to Oceanside. This was before a lot of businesses moved to Carlsbad and it was definitely a reverse commute. I went 40 miles in 40 minutes because it was a 95% freeway commute and the freeway moved in my direction and was a parking lot in the opposite direction.

That changed signficantly in the 90’s… It’s now a parking lot in both directions during commute times. I have friends who live in my neighborhood (University City) where one person commutes to Carlsbad – it’s NOT a reverse commute – it’s stop and go traffic as they head north in the morning, and south in the evening. My husband had a job near El Camino and Carmel Valley Rd in 2001/2002… it took him 30 minutes to go less than 10 miles because of traffic.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl]
Commuting from SD’s urban core to and from an employer situated to the north would be a breeze on I-5 or SR-163 as the “rush hour” would be on the opposite side of the freeway.[/quote]
When’s the last time you’ve done this? I can guarantee you that traffic goes north in the morning and south in the afternoon. So you are sitting in traffic and not the other way around. The only way for you to be against traffic is if you live around Mira Mesa area and work in the urban core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=92126&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.823846,114.169922&layer=t&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California+92126&ll=32.75783,-117.069283&spn=0.212788,0.445976&t=h&z=12
You can change time you want to see instead of live traffic data.
[/quote]
I have to agree with AN here. In the 80’s I lived downtown and commuted to Oceanside. This was before a lot of businesses moved to Carlsbad and it was definitely a reverse commute. I went 40 miles in 40 minutes because it was a 95% freeway commute and the freeway moved in my direction and was a parking lot in the opposite direction.

That changed signficantly in the 90’s… It’s now a parking lot in both directions during commute times. I have friends who live in my neighborhood (University City) where one person commutes to Carlsbad – it’s NOT a reverse commute – it’s stop and go traffic as they head north in the morning, and south in the evening. My husband had a job near El Camino and Carmel Valley Rd in 2001/2002… it took him 30 minutes to go less than 10 miles because of traffic.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl]
Commuting from SD’s urban core to and from an employer situated to the north would be a breeze on I-5 or SR-163 as the “rush hour” would be on the opposite side of the freeway.[/quote]
When’s the last time you’ve done this? I can guarantee you that traffic goes north in the morning and south in the afternoon. So you are sitting in traffic and not the other way around. The only way for you to be against traffic is if you live around Mira Mesa area and work in the urban core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=92126&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.823846,114.169922&layer=t&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California+92126&ll=32.75783,-117.069283&spn=0.212788,0.445976&t=h&z=12
You can change time you want to see instead of live traffic data.
[/quote]
I have to agree with AN here. In the 80’s I lived downtown and commuted to Oceanside. This was before a lot of businesses moved to Carlsbad and it was definitely a reverse commute. I went 40 miles in 40 minutes because it was a 95% freeway commute and the freeway moved in my direction and was a parking lot in the opposite direction.

That changed signficantly in the 90’s… It’s now a parking lot in both directions during commute times. I have friends who live in my neighborhood (University City) where one person commutes to Carlsbad – it’s NOT a reverse commute – it’s stop and go traffic as they head north in the morning, and south in the evening. My husband had a job near El Camino and Carmel Valley Rd in 2001/2002… it took him 30 minutes to go less than 10 miles because of traffic.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl]
Commuting from SD’s urban core to and from an employer situated to the north would be a breeze on I-5 or SR-163 as the “rush hour” would be on the opposite side of the freeway.[/quote]
When’s the last time you’ve done this? I can guarantee you that traffic goes north in the morning and south in the afternoon. So you are sitting in traffic and not the other way around. The only way for you to be against traffic is if you live around Mira Mesa area and work in the urban core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=92126&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.823846,114.169922&layer=t&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California+92126&ll=32.75783,-117.069283&spn=0.212788,0.445976&t=h&z=12
You can change time you want to see instead of live traffic data.
[/quote]
I have to agree with AN here. In the 80’s I lived downtown and commuted to Oceanside. This was before a lot of businesses moved to Carlsbad and it was definitely a reverse commute. I went 40 miles in 40 minutes because it was a 95% freeway commute and the freeway moved in my direction and was a parking lot in the opposite direction.

That changed signficantly in the 90’s… It’s now a parking lot in both directions during commute times. I have friends who live in my neighborhood (University City) where one person commutes to Carlsbad – it’s NOT a reverse commute – it’s stop and go traffic as they head north in the morning, and south in the evening. My husband had a job near El Camino and Carmel Valley Rd in 2001/2002… it took him 30 minutes to go less than 10 miles because of traffic.

[UCGal]

[quote=AN][quote=bearishgurl]
Commuting from SD’s urban core to and from an employer situated to the north would be a breeze on I-5 or SR-163 as the “rush hour” would be on the opposite side of the freeway.[/quote]
When’s the last time you’ve done this? I can guarantee you that traffic goes north in the morning and south in the afternoon. So you are sitting in traffic and not the other way around. The only way for you to be against traffic is if you live around Mira Mesa area and work in the urban core.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=92126&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.823846,114.169922&layer=t&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=San+Diego,+California+92126&ll=32.75783,-117.069283&spn=0.212788,0.445976&t=h&z=12
You can change time you want to see instead of live traffic data.
[/quote]
I have to agree with AN here. In the 80’s I lived downtown and commuted to Oceanside. This was before a lot of businesses moved to Carlsbad and it was definitely a reverse commute. I went 40 miles in 40 minutes because it was a 95% freeway commute and the freeway moved in my direction and was a parking lot in the opposite direction.

That changed signficantly in the 90’s… It’s now a parking lot in both directions during commute times. I have friends who live in my neighborhood (University City) where one person commutes to Carlsbad – it’s NOT a reverse commute – it’s stop and go traffic as they head north in the morning, and south in the evening. My husband had a job near El Camino and Carmel Valley Rd in 2001/2002… it took him 30 minutes to go less than 10 miles because of traffic.

[NotCranky]

[quote=briansd1][quote=Russell]
….And stop knocking rednecks,flat landers, or whatever, B. Not everybody wants to stay in the city and earn brownie points competing in the international rat race you express so much love for….And while we are at “renewal” let’s knock down Clairemont.[/quote]

Russell, I’m a city boy but I do very well in the country also. I can be a cowboy and I’m not averse to mucking horse manure or cleaning the barn. The smell doesn’t bother me one bit. If you give me a live chicken, I’m perfectly capable of chopping its head, plucking it and preparing dinner.

I just believe that it’s good to have an international outlook in today’s globalized world. I know that interests tend to be local but having a locally focused mind is very limiting, IMHO.[/quote]

We don’t clean chickens that way anymore,Brian.

You cut their heads off,hang them warm, chest high on some frame by a string around their necks and pull the skin downward until it’s hanging from the egg/poop producing area. Then you incise them and rip the guts out. Throw it in the pot. That’s how us progressives do it anyway.

On the other point you make, I agree with you to a degree…and also with those of us who say that simplicity with or without ignorance could be more fullfilling for lots of us.

[NotCranky]

[quote=briansd1][quote=Russell]
….And stop knocking rednecks,flat landers, or whatever, B. Not everybody wants to stay in the city and earn brownie points competing in the international rat race you express so much love for….And while we are at “renewal” let’s knock down Clairemont.[/quote]

Russell, I’m a city boy but I do very well in the country also. I can be a cowboy and I’m not averse to mucking horse manure or cleaning the barn. The smell doesn’t bother me one bit. If you give me a live chicken, I’m perfectly capable of chopping its head, plucking it and preparing dinner.

I just believe that it’s good to have an international outlook in today’s globalized world. I know that interests tend to be local but having a locally focused mind is very limiting, IMHO.[/quote]

We don’t clean chickens that way anymore,Brian.

You cut their heads off,hang them warm, chest high on some frame by a string around their necks and pull the skin downward until it’s hanging from the egg/poop producing area. Then you incise them and rip the guts out. Throw it in the pot. That’s how us progressives do it anyway.

On the other point you make, I agree with you to a degree…and also with those of us who say that simplicity with or without ignorance could be more fullfilling for lots of us.

[NotCranky]

[quote=briansd1][quote=Russell]
….And stop knocking rednecks,flat landers, or whatever, B. Not everybody wants to stay in the city and earn brownie points competing in the international rat race you express so much love for….And while we are at “renewal” let’s knock down Clairemont.[/quote]

Russell, I’m a city boy but I do very well in the country also. I can be a cowboy and I’m not averse to mucking horse manure or cleaning the barn. The smell doesn’t bother me one bit. If you give me a live chicken, I’m perfectly capable of chopping its head, plucking it and preparing dinner.

I just believe that it’s good to have an international outlook in today’s globalized world. I know that interests tend to be local but having a locally focused mind is very limiting, IMHO.[/quote]

We don’t clean chickens that way anymore,Brian.

You cut their heads off,hang them warm, chest high on some frame by a string around their necks and pull the skin downward until it’s hanging from the egg/poop producing area. Then you incise them and rip the guts out. Throw it in the pot. That’s how us progressives do it anyway.

On the other point you make, I agree with you to a degree…and also with those of us who say that simplicity with or without ignorance could be more fullfilling for lots of us.

[NotCranky]

[quote=briansd1][quote=Russell]
….And stop knocking rednecks,flat landers, or whatever, B. Not everybody wants to stay in the city and earn brownie points competing in the international rat race you express so much love for….And while we are at “renewal” let’s knock down Clairemont.[/quote]

Russell, I’m a city boy but I do very well in the country also. I can be a cowboy and I’m not averse to mucking horse manure or cleaning the barn. The smell doesn’t bother me one bit. If you give me a live chicken, I’m perfectly capable of chopping its head, plucking it and preparing dinner.

I just believe that it’s good to have an international outlook in today’s globalized world. I know that interests tend to be local but having a locally focused mind is very limiting, IMHO.[/quote]

We don’t clean chickens that way anymore,Brian.

You cut their heads off,hang them warm, chest high on some frame by a string around their necks and pull the skin downward until it’s hanging from the egg/poop producing area. Then you incise them and rip the guts out. Throw it in the pot. That’s how us progressives do it anyway.

On the other point you make, I agree with you to a degree…and also with those of us who say that simplicity with or without ignorance could be more fullfilling for lots of us.

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