http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/06/the_housing_market_grieves.html Redfin Seattle Sweet Digs Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:35:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/06/the_housing_market_grieves.html/comment-page-1#comment-2296 Me Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:13:22 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/06/the_housing_market_grieves.html#comment-2296 Shut it, you whiners with homes in the city. You're getting no sympathy from me. I am 33, with an M.Sc. and a better job than I expected- 54k per year. This is the area median for 1 person. Housing is so high here, that 43k qualifies a single person for subsidized housing-that's $21.50 per hour. This is unmitigated greed, that's all- if your home value has more than doubled in the last few years, good for you! But quit your bitching that it didn't continue- you've got yours, and if things kept rising at that rate, I'm coming to live on your lawn- and so are thousands of people in this city who work hard and have educations and can't possibly buy anything, and might not be able to rent either, if rents keep going up, and gas and food.... To be frank, I'm thrilled property values are dropping. One friend sold her car and has no phone or internet to buy a year ago- not an option in my profession, but it should not be a requirement to own a basic studio condo either. The folks who've watched their value drop from 550k to 490k won't be getting any sympathy from me. Get real. Grow up. Shut it, you whiners with homes in the city. You’re getting no sympathy from me. I am 33, with an M.Sc. and a better job than I expected- 54k per year. This is the area median for 1 person. Housing is so high here, that 43k qualifies a single person for subsidized housing-that’s $21.50 per hour. This is unmitigated greed, that’s all- if your home value has more than doubled in the last few years, good for you! But quit your bitching that it didn’t continue- you’ve got yours, and if things kept rising at that rate, I’m coming to live on your lawn- and so are thousands of people in this city who work hard and have educations and can’t possibly buy anything, and might not be able to rent either, if rents keep going up, and gas and food…. To be frank, I’m thrilled property values are dropping. One friend sold her car and has no phone or internet to buy a year ago- not an option in my profession, but it should not be a requirement to own a basic studio condo either. The folks who’ve watched their value drop from 550k to 490k won’t be getting any sympathy from me. Get real. Grow up.

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