Women and Real Estate

[PerryChase]

I think that many middle class families will experience payment shock or bankruptcy thanks to women’s nesting urges.

Women had the nesting urges and men wanted to make the quick bucks tinkering and flipping. Great combination for a bubble.

Here’s an interesting LA Times article. I’m not sure what was so holistic about buying overpriced real estate.

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A woman sees the home in a house
Women often have the last word in buying, say experts analyzing how to sell to them.
By Diane Wedner, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
August 12, 2007

WHAT do women want?

Plenty, when buying a home. And how they go about finding the perfect palace often is as different from men’s approach as, well, Venus is from Mars.

Women rely more heavily on their emotions and men deal with the facts, scientific research shows. And more often than not, experts say, women ultimately are the “deciders” in the choice of which home to buy and where.

“It’s an old stereotype but true,” said Richard Peterson, a psychiatrist who specializes in investment psychology. “Women access their emotional center,” tapping into how they feel about a purchase. Men typically don’t. Turns out, he added, those emotions lead to better decision-making.

http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-re-women12aug12,0,4024535,full.story?coll=la-class-realestate-news

[lonestar2000]

Do what I do, only show your wife properties that have past your screening. Then she decides to buy the property she likes best from the ones you’re comfortable with buying.

Seriously, my wife is as concerned about finances as I am, so I guess I lucked out. We will not buy unless we’re both happy with the property. We certainly have no shortage of choices now and time is on our side. The longer we wait the better off we’ll be so we’re certainly not in a hurry.

[lonestar2000]

Do what I do, only show your wife properties that have past your screening. Then she decides to buy the property she likes best from the ones you’re comfortable with buying.

Seriously, my wife is as concerned about finances as I am, so I guess I lucked out. We will not buy unless we’re both happy with the property. We certainly have no shortage of choices now and time is on our side. The longer we wait the better off we’ll be so we’re certainly not in a hurry.

[lonestar2000]

Do what I do, only show your wife properties that have past your screening. Then she decides to buy the property she likes best from the ones you’re comfortable with buying.

Seriously, my wife is as concerned about finances as I am, so I guess I lucked out. We will not buy unless we’re both happy with the property. We certainly have no shortage of choices now and time is on our side. The longer we wait the better off we’ll be so we’re certainly not in a hurry.

[Nancy_s soothsayer]

Yes, Perry, in my household universe, Nancy is the guiding ship of all things financial. Good thing I read and contribute to this blog while the mathematical-genius spouse sticks only to software engineering. Our net worth has only expanded so far guided by my trusty crystal ball. Nancy, a petite, Catherine Zeta-Jones Asian look-alike, is no reckless, bling-bling, wussy.

[Nancy_s soothsayer]

Yes, Perry, in my household universe, Nancy is the guiding ship of all things financial. Good thing I read and contribute to this blog while the mathematical-genius spouse sticks only to software engineering. Our net worth has only expanded so far guided by my trusty crystal ball. Nancy, a petite, Catherine Zeta-Jones Asian look-alike, is no reckless, bling-bling, wussy.

[Nancy_s soothsayer]

Yes, Perry, in my household universe, Nancy is the guiding ship of all things financial. Good thing I read and contribute to this blog while the mathematical-genius spouse sticks only to software engineering. Our net worth has only expanded so far guided by my trusty crystal ball. Nancy, a petite, Catherine Zeta-Jones Asian look-alike, is no reckless, bling-bling, wussy.

[JES]

Do a Myers Briggs personality test on your wife. If she comes back an STJ, narrow the choices down before getting her involved. She will want to look at what’s in front of her, be analytical about it and close her options quickly. If she comes back an NFP, let her be the one who hunts and finds all the possibilities. then when it comes time to decide, send her to the kitchen to bake cookies…

[JES]

Do a Myers Briggs personality test on your wife. If she comes back an STJ, narrow the choices down before getting her involved. She will want to look at what’s in front of her, be analytical about it and close her options quickly. If she comes back an NFP, let her be the one who hunts and finds all the possibilities. then when it comes time to decide, send her to the kitchen to bake cookies…

[JES]

Do a Myers Briggs personality test on your wife. If she comes back an STJ, narrow the choices down before getting her involved. She will want to look at what’s in front of her, be analytical about it and close her options quickly. If she comes back an NFP, let her be the one who hunts and finds all the possibilities. then when it comes time to decide, send her to the kitchen to bake cookies…

[kagster]

The reason i let my wife make the all decision is because I don’t like arguing with her. Here is your budget and stick to it. And yet, she comes back and asks “Sweety, what do you think of this?” or tries to drag me along shopping with her.

When we first bought our first home, i wanted to divorce her because we argued about every little thing. It gets tiring after a while. I’m practical and she’s material. I like modern and she likes antique, especially “cherry” color. On and On.

If you’re not married yet make sure you ask your other half to be about buying a house and what to furnish with it. It will save you a lot of headaches.

[kagster]

The reason i let my wife make the all decision is because I don’t like arguing with her. Here is your budget and stick to it. And yet, she comes back and asks “Sweety, what do you think of this?” or tries to drag me along shopping with her.

When we first bought our first home, i wanted to divorce her because we argued about every little thing. It gets tiring after a while. I’m practical and she’s material. I like modern and she likes antique, especially “cherry” color. On and On.

If you’re not married yet make sure you ask your other half to be about buying a house and what to furnish with it. It will save you a lot of headaches.

[kagster]

The reason i let my wife make the all decision is because I don’t like arguing with her. Here is your budget and stick to it. And yet, she comes back and asks “Sweety, what do you think of this?” or tries to drag me along shopping with her.

When we first bought our first home, i wanted to divorce her because we argued about every little thing. It gets tiring after a while. I’m practical and she’s material. I like modern and she likes antique, especially “cherry” color. On and On.

If you’re not married yet make sure you ask your other half to be about buying a house and what to furnish with it. It will save you a lot of headaches.

[Critter]

Blame your lender, blame your agent for encouraging you to buy “as much house as you can afford,” blame your boss for not giving you a raise, and when all else fails… blame your wife for her “nesting urges” leading you to bankruptcy.

[Critter]

Blame your lender, blame your agent for encouraging you to buy “as much house as you can afford,” blame your boss for not giving you a raise, and when all else fails… blame your wife for her “nesting urges” leading you to bankruptcy.

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