We sometimes long for the good old days, but if we really could relive them, there would only be a few parts that actually appealed to us. There would still be the struggles and issues.
Still, we are seeing a return to more moderate housing prices - those that we had before the severe run-up in prices and artificial appreciation.
People who were priced out of much of their marketplace now have several choices available.
Governments who took extraordinary steps to help insure that workforce housing would be available in their communities through manadatory inclusionary zoning or similar programs now find that these are meaningless since so much is available in a moderate price point.
While we can't go back and live in an earlier time - except for possibly the surroundings or the setting, we can appreciate that some things - housing prices - are more reminiscent of what we remember from several years ago.
This can only mean good news as more people are able to shop for and own homes again. The market has given us affordable housing again.
Still, we are seeing a return to more moderate housing prices - those that we had before the severe run-up in prices and artificial appreciation.
People who were priced out of much of their marketplace now have several choices available.
Governments who took extraordinary steps to help insure that workforce housing would be available in their communities through manadatory inclusionary zoning or similar programs now find that these are meaningless since so much is available in a moderate price point.
While we can't go back and live in an earlier time - except for possibly the surroundings or the setting, we can appreciate that some things - housing prices - are more reminiscent of what we remember from several years ago.
This can only mean good news as more people are able to shop for and own homes again. The market has given us affordable housing again.
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