Posts Tagged "affordability"

Selling the American Dream

Posted by on Oct 19, 2011 in Blog, Home Affordability | 27 comments

This post was originally published on October 21, 2009. However, some of my best posts were written within the first few months of blogging when I had only a handful of readers. Enjoy a blast from the past… (can you tell I’m swamped this week!) My husband and I love watching movies at night, thanks in part to Netflix, it’s really easy for us to download a new or older flick. However, we have noticed a disturbing trend in movies, even those that are 20 years old or more. The...

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Yakezie Carnival, Part 2

Posted by on May 5, 2010 in Blog, personal finance | 8 comments

On Sunday, I posted part 1 of my Yakezie Carnival listing. However, because of the copious amounts of entries, I decided to run a part 2 to accommodate all the other entries and their terrific posts. So here is my part 2, enjoy: Personal Finance by the Book with Stretch the Life of Your Mower by Giving Him a Name, what a concept! Free from Broke with Costs in Buying a Home Besides Your Mortgage; I need to read this post myself. Rainy Day Saver with Your Financial Metamorphosis: Change is...

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Tempting Timeshares?

Posted by on Jan 9, 2010 in Blog, personal finance | 5 comments

Last week my in-laws were visiting from a neighboring state. They had a fantastic time and we enjoyed hanging out with them for the few days they were in town. While at dinner one night, my mother-in-law described how they love vacationing in Hawaii and staying at their timeshare. They were basically trying to convince us to take a vacation with them. But then, my slightly tipsy mother-in-law blurted out how amazed she is that they own property on a Hawaiian island. At that moment, my mind...

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Ridiculously priced homes still abound!

Posted by on Dec 16, 2009 in Blog, Home Affordability | 4 comments

For some reason, Southern California has some of the most over priced homes on the market. I don’t know if it’s the temperate weather that makes home builders think people will pay top dollar for cookie-cutter homes, or LA’s obsession with living the illusion. And for some reason unbeknown to me, people are still paying for these ridiculously priced homes. For instance, take a new development that is being built in Ventura County, not far from Los  Angeles county. These new...

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House Prices are Creeping Up!

Posted by on Nov 24, 2009 in Blog, Home Affordability | 2 comments

For the past 10 months, my husband and I have been working to pay down our debt, increase our credit scores, and save for a down payment. We live in the second most expensive city in the United States, so houses are a wee bit expensive as well. Earlier this year, housing prices dipped to their lowest price in about 10 years. This, along with really low interest rates,  is what prompted us to get serious about purchasing a house. As I have been keeping track of foreclosed homes in our...

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