Re: [MBZ] Housing etc

2012-11-19 Thread Peter Frederick
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Re: [MBZ] Housing etc

2012-11-19 Thread Rick Knoble
On Nov 19, 2012, at 11:49 AM, "Peter Frederick" wrote: > Carbondale, eh? Spent seven years there twenty years ago getting my PhD! In? Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Housing etc

2012-11-19 Thread Peter Hertzing
It was underlisted at 68K It was in great shape - but not in a good neighborhood for sure. On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: > How can a bidding war result in a sale at only $73K? > > I think the value of a home around here is driven by the cost of building > a new one. > At

Re: [MBZ] Housing etc

2012-11-19 Thread Peter Frederick
Carbondale, eh? Spent seven years there twenty years ago getting my PhD! Housing prices are insane in many areas -- there is a huge concentration of population in the metro areas compounded by suburbanization, hence shortages of places for people to actually live, and the "shadow" bankin

Re: [MBZ] Housing etc

2012-11-19 Thread Randy Bennell
How can a bidding war result in a sale at only $73K? I think the value of a home around here is driven by the cost of building a new one. At something approaching $200 per square foot, even a modest sized home will run close to $300 with the lot. Randy On 19/11/2012 11:24 AM, Peter Hertzing

Re: [MBZ] Housing etc

2012-11-19 Thread Peter Hertzing
It is amazing what a few miles can do. I grew up in Rockford, IL and my wife grew up in Chicago. My parents and her parents bought very much alike bungalows in the late 70s for about 30K. My parents sold their impecably maintained and upgreaded bungalow 30 years later in Rockford in a bidding wa

[MBZ] Housing etc

2012-11-19 Thread Randy Bennell
I think I commented in an earlier post about visiting my wife's uncle and family in Chicago back in the 70's when we were enroute to visit her grandparents in Ohio. I google searched to see what their house looked like now and was surprised to see that it sold in 2010 for $90K. This is a basic