Comments on: Of houses and homes http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/ Where ooof isn't just an onomatopoeia Wed, 02 May 2012 04:30:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Oya http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-30283 Oya Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:24:59 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/#comment-30283 You already know what I am going to say; but that does not matter. Its your money, No one can decide for you. You can talk to a real estate agent just to get an idea if u are making a good purchase. Royal Lepage really helped me solidify my decision. You already know what I am going to say; but that does not matter. Its your money, No one can decide for you.

You can talk to a real estate agent just to get an idea if u are making a good purchase. Royal Lepage really helped me solidify my decision.

]]> By: Oya http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-30282 Oya Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:22:22 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/#comment-30282 You already know what I am going to say; but that does not matter. Its your money, No one can decide for you. You already know what I am going to say; but that does not matter. Its your money, No one can decide for you.

]]> By: kristi http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-30281 kristi Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:21:33 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/#comment-30281 I'd advise to get a buyer's agent who knows what the heck they're taking about in your market... perhaps you can low-ball the builder or go find someone who will work with you. Real estate is NEGOTIABLE!!! Best wishes! :) I'd advise to get a buyer's agent who knows what the heck they're taking about in your market… perhaps you can low-ball the builder or go find someone who will work with you. Real estate is NEGOTIABLE!!!

Best wishes! :)

]]> By: matt http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-30249 matt Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:11:36 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/#comment-30249 go for it! ! ! be a homeowner! ! ! go for it! ! ! be a homeowner! ! !

]]> By: Shannon http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-30233 Shannon Sun, 03 Aug 2008 06:01:55 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/#comment-30233 :) Cars depreciate as soon as you take them off the lot. *bam* Worth half what you just paid for it. Houses on the other hand, will continue (at least in this market) to increase in value. As I told you, we are looking to sell our house and if we get around what we are asking (and is reasonable in our area) we will make ~50,000 in 5 years. And that's common all over. So, if you are really interested and can afford getting a house, do it. When we were renting, we hated paying monthly payments to someone else that were pretty much the same as what we now pay in a mortgage payment monthly. Your situation is different since you're not paying that (or that much I should say) so obviously you don't have that motivation. But yep, the longer you wait, the more houses they develop in those developments, they increase the prices. Which are ridiculous if you ask me....move to the country... LOL. ;) :)

Cars depreciate as soon as you take them off the lot. *bam* Worth half what you just paid for it. Houses on the other hand, will continue (at least in this market) to increase in value. As I told you, we are looking to sell our house and if we get around what we are asking (and is reasonable in our area) we will make ~50,000 in 5 years. And that's common all over. So, if you are really interested and can afford getting a house, do it. When we were renting, we hated paying monthly payments to someone else that were pretty much the same as what we now pay in a mortgage payment monthly. Your situation is different since you're not paying that (or that much I should say) so obviously you don't have that motivation. But yep, the longer you wait, the more houses they develop in those developments, they increase the prices. Which are ridiculous if you ask me….move to the country… LOL. ;)

]]> By: Rich http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-30188 Rich Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:20:22 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/#comment-30188 My 2 cents (as you expected?): Some purchases are based on 'getting a deal'...others are based on necessity. When we bought our house we looked at what prices were at the time we wanted to buy. There are no 'Boxing Day' sales for houses...if the prices fluctuate up and down a bit it's just the nature of the purchase. Don't worry about the $3000 or $6000 spikes (down or up) as they won't mean much in the long-run. Think of it only as a final sticker price that you have to pay regardless. If your house is $200K....do you really know what goes into that price? It's not like you have a choice in saying "no, it should only be $197". You pay what the price is. By the way...since I've typed this...my '2 cents' has now risen to 5 cents :) My 2 cents (as you expected?):

Some purchases are based on 'getting a deal'…others are based on necessity. When we bought our house we looked at what prices were at the time we wanted to buy. There are no 'Boxing Day' sales for houses…if the prices fluctuate up and down a bit it's just the nature of the purchase.

Don't worry about the $3000 or $6000 spikes (down or up) as they won't mean much in the long-run. Think of it only as a final sticker price that you have to pay regardless. If your house is $200K….do you really know what goes into that price? It's not like you have a choice in saying "no, it should only be $197". You pay what the price is.

By the way…since I've typed this…my '2 cents' has now risen to 5 cents :)

]]> By: Lisa http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-30165 Lisa Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:34:11 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/#comment-30165 Yup, if it's a new house, the price isn't going to drop. Get in now and reap the benefit of the price going up! Yup, if it's a new house, the price isn't going to drop. Get in now and reap the benefit of the price going up!

]]> By: bethany actually http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-30163 bethany actually Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:29:08 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/#comment-30163 Buying a house IS rather scary the first time you do it! We owned our first house in Maryland and I remember how giddy we felt when we signed the papers. But now that we've moved and are trying to sell it in a bad market for sellers, we're on the other end of the equation. :-) I hope you find what you're looking for, at a better price than you expect! Buying a house IS rather scary the first time you do it! We owned our first house in Maryland and I remember how giddy we felt when we signed the papers. But now that we've moved and are trying to sell it in a bad market for sellers, we're on the other end of the equation. :-) I hope you find what you're looking for, at a better price than you expect!

]]> By: Ves http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-30162 Ves Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:05:05 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/#comment-30162 Bite the bullet and buy the house. If you want to get it before you hit 30 you know you have to buy it now. Bite the bullet and buy the house. If you want to get it before you hit 30 you know you have to buy it now.

]]> By: suze http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-30156 suze Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:04:23 +0000 http://ooof.ca/blog/2008/07/31/of-houses-and-homes/#comment-30156 Re-sale housing prices always go up in the spring and summer, because that's when most people look to buy. In winter, prices are usually lower, because there are fewer people looking. However, new houses, those prices seem to just always go up and up and up. Best I can tell anyway. So chances are, the prices won't drop again. But you might want to confirm that with someone who actually knows about the new home business. Have you considered buying resale? Or are you set on new? Re-sale housing prices always go up in the spring and summer, because that's when most people look to buy. In winter, prices are usually lower, because there are fewer people looking. However, new houses, those prices seem to just always go up and up and up. Best I can tell anyway. So chances are, the prices won't drop again. But you might want to confirm that with someone who actually knows about the new home business.

Have you considered buying resale? Or are you set on new?

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