Re: Real Estate Development & Owner Occupied Developments | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Sharon Villines (sharonsharonvillines.com) | |
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 13:51:46 -0700 (PDT) |
On Aug 3, 2021, at 1:57 PM, CJ Q <homeschoolvideo [at] gmail.com> wrote: > > Sharon, this is so interesting. Will you put this in a blog post? Thank you, I will. One point I forgot — apparently there isn’t good research on the question of whether people really prefer single family homes. He found clear evidence that they actually don’t if multi-unit housing of the same quality is available. He believes that the bias toward free standing homes is a product of two industries: real estate agents, developers, and management companies who make more money selling free-standing homes and thus promote them as the best of the best. Firms that specialize in rental apartments have been sources of spreading rumors about how badly condos are self-governed and the hazards of talking to your neighbors. “Rent here and we will take care of you.” The move to the suburbs was triggered by declining city infrastructure, popularity of cars, and the baby boom after WW II. > I remember finding it strange in Europe that some people lived in upscale > hotels but I hear many people are living in hotels since they are cheaper > than retirement communities - that's now here in the US. There was an article in the NYTimes a few years ago about the city as an ideal place to retire. That is where you will find all the services that are available in retirement communities — except golf courses. Full spectrum health care is there. A wide variety of free and low cost entertainment as well as the most expensive. A wide variety of inexpensive ethnic restaurants, etc. Look at the things that are most expensive for you — are they necessary if you aren’t working full time. Just because you are in the city, you don’t have to dress up. Or have a car. Or travel during rush hour. The idyllic isolated cottage looks nice in technicolor with a sound track but in real life it can take on some smelly, dangerous, and boring stuff. Sharon ——— Sharon Villines, Editor & Publisher Affordable Housing means 30% of household income Cohousing means self-developed, self-governed, self-managed http://affordablecohousing.com
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