[ocrenter]

as I sit here typing on the 2nd floor of a westward facing newer home with excellent insulation, the temp is 11 degree cooler compared to the outside temp. downstairs the temp difference is 13 degrees.

the garage feels like an oven on self-cleaning mode, but the house feels like the AC is on.

so is it orientation of the house? or is it the insulation? probably a combination effect?

[ocrenter]

as I sit here typing on the 2nd floor of a westward facing newer home with excellent insulation, the temp is 11 degree cooler compared to the outside temp. downstairs the temp difference is 13 degrees.

the garage feels like an oven on self-cleaning mode, but the house feels like the AC is on.

so is it orientation of the house? or is it the insulation? probably a combination effect?

[ocrenter]

[quote=CA renter]

I’m with you on this.

Personally, I like a ranch style home with the front facing the west and the back toward the east, but the backyard needs to be big enough so that the house doesn’t shade it too much (easier with a single story ranch, too). This way, the backyard can have a pretty decent southern exposure too, as long as there isn’t another house or tree blocking the southern sunlight. I’d put the garage on the northern side, because I like lots and lots of sunlight in the house.[/quote]

agree with west facing completely. half of the backyard is naturally shaded by the house after 2 PM. and there is no harsh afternoon sun directed at the great majority of the house where we spend most of our time.

[ocrenter]

[quote=CA renter]

I’m with you on this.

Personally, I like a ranch style home with the front facing the west and the back toward the east, but the backyard needs to be big enough so that the house doesn’t shade it too much (easier with a single story ranch, too). This way, the backyard can have a pretty decent southern exposure too, as long as there isn’t another house or tree blocking the southern sunlight. I’d put the garage on the northern side, because I like lots and lots of sunlight in the house.[/quote]

agree with west facing completely. half of the backyard is naturally shaded by the house after 2 PM. and there is no harsh afternoon sun directed at the great majority of the house where we spend most of our time.

[ocrenter]

[quote=CA renter]

I’m with you on this.

Personally, I like a ranch style home with the front facing the west and the back toward the east, but the backyard needs to be big enough so that the house doesn’t shade it too much (easier with a single story ranch, too). This way, the backyard can have a pretty decent southern exposure too, as long as there isn’t another house or tree blocking the southern sunlight. I’d put the garage on the northern side, because I like lots and lots of sunlight in the house.[/quote]

agree with west facing completely. half of the backyard is naturally shaded by the house after 2 PM. and there is no harsh afternoon sun directed at the great majority of the house where we spend most of our time.

[ocrenter]

[quote=CA renter]

I’m with you on this.

Personally, I like a ranch style home with the front facing the west and the back toward the east, but the backyard needs to be big enough so that the house doesn’t shade it too much (easier with a single story ranch, too). This way, the backyard can have a pretty decent southern exposure too, as long as there isn’t another house or tree blocking the southern sunlight. I’d put the garage on the northern side, because I like lots and lots of sunlight in the house.[/quote]

agree with west facing completely. half of the backyard is naturally shaded by the house after 2 PM. and there is no harsh afternoon sun directed at the great majority of the house where we spend most of our time.

[ocrenter]

[quote=CA renter]

I’m with you on this.

Personally, I like a ranch style home with the front facing the west and the back toward the east, but the backyard needs to be big enough so that the house doesn’t shade it too much (easier with a single story ranch, too). This way, the backyard can have a pretty decent southern exposure too, as long as there isn’t another house or tree blocking the southern sunlight. I’d put the garage on the northern side, because I like lots and lots of sunlight in the house.[/quote]

agree with west facing completely. half of the backyard is naturally shaded by the house after 2 PM. and there is no harsh afternoon sun directed at the great majority of the house where we spend most of our time.

[ocrenter]

[quote=localguy] To me the pricing seems really out of wack. So many homes are seriously overpriced, yet people will buy the home. So there is a demand that the seller/developer is filling. In my little nook there is a house for sale, 1.2 mil. No activity. Drop the price to $895,000.00 and you would probably see a frenzy of activity bidding the price up. I guess as a seller or buyer you need to be agressive and willing to invest some time to make your deal happen.
localguy[/quote]

without knowing all of the specifics. I have to assume localguy’s neighbor is practicing “need based pricing” rather than “market pricing.” with CityVenture’s homes closing in the high 700k/low 800k recently, how in the world does anyone expect someone to want to pay a $300/400k mark up on a resale?

[ocrenter]

[quote=localguy] To me the pricing seems really out of wack. So many homes are seriously overpriced, yet people will buy the home. So there is a demand that the seller/developer is filling. In my little nook there is a house for sale, 1.2 mil. No activity. Drop the price to $895,000.00 and you would probably see a frenzy of activity bidding the price up. I guess as a seller or buyer you need to be agressive and willing to invest some time to make your deal happen.
localguy[/quote]

without knowing all of the specifics. I have to assume localguy’s neighbor is practicing “need based pricing” rather than “market pricing.” with CityVenture’s homes closing in the high 700k/low 800k recently, how in the world does anyone expect someone to want to pay a $300/400k mark up on a resale?

[ocrenter]

[quote=localguy] To me the pricing seems really out of wack. So many homes are seriously overpriced, yet people will buy the home. So there is a demand that the seller/developer is filling. In my little nook there is a house for sale, 1.2 mil. No activity. Drop the price to $895,000.00 and you would probably see a frenzy of activity bidding the price up. I guess as a seller or buyer you need to be agressive and willing to invest some time to make your deal happen.
localguy[/quote]

without knowing all of the specifics. I have to assume localguy’s neighbor is practicing “need based pricing” rather than “market pricing.” with CityVenture’s homes closing in the high 700k/low 800k recently, how in the world does anyone expect someone to want to pay a $300/400k mark up on a resale?

[ocrenter]

[quote=localguy] To me the pricing seems really out of wack. So many homes are seriously overpriced, yet people will buy the home. So there is a demand that the seller/developer is filling. In my little nook there is a house for sale, 1.2 mil. No activity. Drop the price to $895,000.00 and you would probably see a frenzy of activity bidding the price up. I guess as a seller or buyer you need to be agressive and willing to invest some time to make your deal happen.
localguy[/quote]

without knowing all of the specifics. I have to assume localguy’s neighbor is practicing “need based pricing” rather than “market pricing.” with CityVenture’s homes closing in the high 700k/low 800k recently, how in the world does anyone expect someone to want to pay a $300/400k mark up on a resale?

[ocrenter]

[quote=localguy] To me the pricing seems really out of wack. So many homes are seriously overpriced, yet people will buy the home. So there is a demand that the seller/developer is filling. In my little nook there is a house for sale, 1.2 mil. No activity. Drop the price to $895,000.00 and you would probably see a frenzy of activity bidding the price up. I guess as a seller or buyer you need to be agressive and willing to invest some time to make your deal happen.
localguy[/quote]

without knowing all of the specifics. I have to assume localguy’s neighbor is practicing “need based pricing” rather than “market pricing.” with CityVenture’s homes closing in the high 700k/low 800k recently, how in the world does anyone expect someone to want to pay a $300/400k mark up on a resale?

[ocrenter]

The reason why Filipinos are considered separately is because of the history of them being a US territory. As such, they were considered to be different than other Asian/Pacific Islanders.

Even though they are no longer a US territory, this separation in statistics lives on.

Now as for what Filipinos really are.

They are part of the Malay race which basically includes Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The 3 nations are really one people, except they were colonized by different type of white folks. Therefore, they adopted different ways of romanizing their languages.

As for the Malays and their relations to the Pacific Islanders. The relationship is quite close. As Pacific Islanders originate in large part from the Malay people.

Are the Malays and other East Asians the same? Absolutely not. Completely different stock in term of origin.

Are Malays, East Asians, Pacific Islanders all counted into one single basket statistically? Yes, but excluding the Filipinos for reasons given earlier.

[ocrenter]

The reason why Filipinos are considered separately is because of the history of them being a US territory. As such, they were considered to be different than other Asian/Pacific Islanders.

Even though they are no longer a US territory, this separation in statistics lives on.

Now as for what Filipinos really are.

They are part of the Malay race which basically includes Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The 3 nations are really one people, except they were colonized by different type of white folks. Therefore, they adopted different ways of romanizing their languages.

As for the Malays and their relations to the Pacific Islanders. The relationship is quite close. As Pacific Islanders originate in large part from the Malay people.

Are the Malays and other East Asians the same? Absolutely not. Completely different stock in term of origin.

Are Malays, East Asians, Pacific Islanders all counted into one single basket statistically? Yes, but excluding the Filipinos for reasons given earlier.

[ocrenter]

The reason why Filipinos are considered separately is because of the history of them being a US territory. As such, they were considered to be different than other Asian/Pacific Islanders.

Even though they are no longer a US territory, this separation in statistics lives on.

Now as for what Filipinos really are.

They are part of the Malay race which basically includes Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The 3 nations are really one people, except they were colonized by different type of white folks. Therefore, they adopted different ways of romanizing their languages.

As for the Malays and their relations to the Pacific Islanders. The relationship is quite close. As Pacific Islanders originate in large part from the Malay people.

Are the Malays and other East Asians the same? Absolutely not. Completely different stock in term of origin.

Are Malays, East Asians, Pacific Islanders all counted into one single basket statistically? Yes, but excluding the Filipinos for reasons given earlier.

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