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Old 05-15-2007, 06:48 PM
 
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Terrain does determine price on homes, but how funky a place is doesn't.
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Old 05-15-2007, 06:52 PM
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What determines housing costs is many things.

From job growth to population growth to construction costs (price of wood, gas, landscaping, brick etc.) and price of land. The less land the higher the price of land (ala Cali and Florida).

Those are the main factors.
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Old 05-15-2007, 07:21 PM
 
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Liberal (and perhaps funky) qualities DO have very much to do with prices, and I believe this is due to supply and demand. Run through the list of the most expensive markets in the country. The overwhelming majority of them are liberal places. The backwater, flyover states and cities are cheaper.
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Old 05-15-2007, 08:38 PM
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Phoenix isn't a liberal city nor is Miami.

Politics play almost zero into housing values.
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Old 05-15-2007, 08:59 PM
 
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Terrain can determine the price of a home, actually. Why else would new housing developments have lot premiums anywhere from a few thousand dollars to tens of thousands of dollars? I have seen lots in Stonewall Estates and Rogers Ranch with lot premiums of up to $40K because they are on a hill.

I'm sure the premium is partially for the "view" (of what, other people's rooftops?) but I have a hunch that it is also to cover the cost of the concrete that has to be poured to level the foundation. The homes on these lots often have 10+ feet of a concrete base, and concrete is expensive. And, it looks horrible, in my opinion.
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Old 05-15-2007, 09:05 PM
 
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prices are set by supply and demand. Ever wonder why home prices by UT-Austin are expensive? Demand. Ever wonder why home prices in Alamo Heights is expensive? Demand. Demand can be created by several things schools, vibe, great retail.
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Old 05-15-2007, 10:00 PM
 
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Phoenix is a flyover city--sorry to say, and it's not one of the most expensive, so not sure why you mentioned it, 210. I'm talking about places like San Jose, Honolulu, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, etc. And I thought that Miami-Dade was a relatively liberal dot in FL...
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Old 05-16-2007, 05:20 AM
 
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What determines housing costs is many things.

From job growth to population growth to construction costs (price of wood, gas, landscaping, brick etc.) and price of land. The less land the higher the price of land (ala Cali and Florida).

Those are the main factors.
Cali has so much land.
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Old 05-16-2007, 09:14 AM
 
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this report includes existing homes isn't?... so its not necessarily the cost of building new homes... .. i think it simply means that 50% of houses in san antonio are now worth 148K and above..
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Old 05-16-2007, 09:29 AM
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Cali has so much land.
Not really. A lot of it is land locked by water (ocean/lakes), terrain (mountains). There is not as much land as you think.
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