Comments on: McMansion for $301/sf http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/07/07/mcmansion-for-301sf/ Tracking the Arcadia and San Gabriel Valley Housing Market Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:19:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The Great Freeway Phenomenon | Arcadia Housing Blog http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/07/07/mcmansion-for-301sf/#comment-3287 The Great Freeway Phenomenon | Arcadia Housing Blog Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:00:37 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/?p=543#comment-3287 [...] McMansion for $301/sf [...] [...] McMansion for $301/sf [...]

]]> By: nobailout http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/07/07/mcmansion-for-301sf/#comment-3214 nobailout Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:49:34 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/?p=543#comment-3214 I will not pay over $800K to live near the freeway. No way. I will not pay over $800K to live near the freeway. No way.

]]> By: Arcadia Lost http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/07/07/mcmansion-for-301sf/#comment-3212 Arcadia Lost Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:07:49 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/?p=543#comment-3212 Hmmm, that's pretty tricky -- a detachable garage. Hmmm, that’s pretty tricky — a detachable garage.

]]> By: TheArcadian http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/07/07/mcmansion-for-301sf/#comment-3207 TheArcadian Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:38:42 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/?p=543#comment-3207 All those folks who moved into the outlying deserts and chose to commute into Downtown are definitely feeling the pain. Many families relocated in search of more affordable housing. But now the price of gas is starting to wash those savings away. <b>At $100 for Tank of Gas, Some Choke on ‘Fill It’ </b> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/business/06tank.html?ex=1373083200&en=93b3af51607d2e99&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg Even being local, I am starting to consider taking the Pasadena Metro in Downtown. All those folks who moved into the outlying deserts and chose to commute into Downtown are definitely feeling the pain. Many families relocated in search of more affordable housing. But now the price of gas is starting to wash those savings away.

At $100 for Tank of Gas, Some Choke on ‘Fill It’
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/business/06tank.html?ex=1373083200&en=93b3af51607d2e99&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg

Even being local, I am starting to consider taking the Pasadena Metro in Downtown.

]]> By: george8 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/07/07/mcmansion-for-301sf/#comment-3206 george8 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:24:53 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/?p=543#comment-3206 >>Even at $250/sf, we’re looking at a sales price of $831,000. Would you spend that much money to live next to the 210?<< Hell, no. >>Even at $250/sf, we’re looking at a sales price of $831,000. Would you spend that much money to live next to the 210?<<

Hell, no.

]]> By: missedthebubble http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/2008/07/07/mcmansion-for-301sf/#comment-3204 missedthebubble Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:04:55 +0000 http://www.arcadiahousingblog.com/?p=543#comment-3204 Loved the post on the fireworks show, I watched the one in Monrovia from my backyard. Maybe living near the 210 freeway won't be that bad when gas prices are $6 to $9 a gallon, this will dramatically change the amount of traffic on the 210. Also, not having a lot of green area on your property might be a good thing, since the water shortage eventually will force water prices up as well. I say this tongue and cheek of course, but.... a lot of what is going on right now is going to dramatically effect the way we think in the near future. Everyone expects gas prices to go back down, but what if they don't. Everyone expects that the mortgage crisis is just a phase, a short term situ, but we are now finding out, that it is far far worse then some expected. So with that in mind, maybe what we should be asking is how far is this house from the metro line? and does this house come equipped with solar panels, and gray water systems etc. Any news on the metro line progress? Loved the post on the fireworks show, I watched the one in Monrovia from my backyard.

Maybe living near the 210 freeway won’t be that bad when gas prices are $6 to $9 a gallon, this will dramatically change the amount of traffic on the 210.

Also, not having a lot of green area on your property might be a good thing, since the water shortage eventually will force water prices up as well.

I say this tongue and cheek of course, but…. a lot of what is going on right now is going to dramatically effect the way we think in the near future. Everyone expects gas prices to go back down, but what if they don’t. Everyone expects that the mortgage crisis is just a phase, a short term situ, but we are now finding out, that it is far far worse then some expected.

So with that in mind, maybe what we should be asking is how far is this house from the metro line? and does this house come equipped with solar panels, and gray water systems etc.

Any news on the metro line progress?

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