donforrester1947 posted: " Once there was a day when home ownership ranked high on the list of most people in this country. Is that possibility still within reach for many? The consumer price index continues to rise and a simple trip to the grocery store finds smaller s" Carpe Diem
Once there was a day when home ownership ranked high on the list of most people in this country. Is that possibility still within reach for many? The consumer price index continues to rise and a simple trip to the grocery store finds smaller sizes of almost everything on the shelves with elevated prices between one shopping spree and the next.
At the end of the third quarter of 2023, the median average home price is $430,300. That represents a 31% increase from 2020. With the rise of interest's rates over the past year, I've been told that the traffic of people looking to buy has decreased dramatically. Long story short, in many locations, homes are remaining on the market for months on end. One realtor recently told me that nothing is selling.
I have a friend whose adult son moved across several states to live with his dad in their new home. He was not traveling light. He brought with him his four German Shepherds. They are all inside dogs. By the way, his dad and his wife are pleased to share space with his son. They are dog friendly people with a heart of gold.
New apartments are being built almost everywhere I look. Perhaps the American dream of home ownership is no longer even a consideration. Have you looked at the prices of apartments? They are beyond the means of many young people who've landed on their feet with a job following college graduation. Many are finding it requires a roommate to be able to afford the prices.
Shifting gears so to speak, according to data from Kelly Blue Book puts the average price of a new car at $48,008 as of March 2023. By the way, that's 1.1% lower than the previous month. Even without a student loan to repay, the medium price to have both a home and a new car is $480,000.
When the General and I bought our first new home in 1973, we paid $27,000 for a small brick home located in Southwest Fort Worth. It wasn't a new home, but when we pulled up the carpeting we found that we had wooden parquet flooring throughout the home. The cabinets were wooden, but the finish had faded into a bland yellow look. They needed a touch of color.
I went to Sherwin Williams and found a blue color that I liked with another coat to add for an antique finish look. Did I mention that I don't always get it right? The cabinets were so bright by the time I put the last cabinet door back on that they would have glowed in the dark.
Consequently, I took all the doors off the cabinets again and began the process of stripping off all the paint. I then stained and finished the cabinets about the same color that we recently chose for our new home. It was a good look.
Regardless of where you call home, one way to brighten your space is a vase of fresh cut flowers. We live near Arnosky Family Farm & Market. They are the go-to place for inexpensive cut flowers. They sell flowers to Central Market and H-E-B.
Fresh flowers transform a space with a touch of nature from the outdoors. Any space is made better with flowers. Trust me, for less than the price of what I paid for Halloween candy, you can brighten the inside of your living environment and intuitively find that you like the space better.
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