crissindahouse said:
Mazty said:
When I stayed in a large house in the US the build quality was no different from modern UK builds. Difference was one had balconies, ensuite bathrooms for all 4 bedrooms, a kitchen bigger than most bedrooms and a hot tub.
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most usa houses are wood-framed houses with a lot of drywalls, plywood and cheap windows. it's up to you if you care about that or not but as long as a house in uk is build like in germany (i think so) it's quality vs. size.
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Other than the exterior walls, you just described the modern british house.
fillet said:
Mazty said:
£120k for a 3 bed semi?? Unless you are living in rural yorkshire, change the 1 to a 2, and you are probably closer to the value.
The UK miserably fails on the housing front because of it's shitty, shitty size. What is considered ghetto housing in the states is merely called a "modest terrace" over here. Sure I picked some premium areas, but if you go to somewhere like Arizona, for £200k enjoy a double garage, detached property with 3 bathrooms, one being bigger than most master bedrooms in the UK...
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1735-Wood-Vista-Pl_Round-Rock_TX_78665_M88875-35889?ex=TX562465263
The only major issue I have with that place is all the windows could do with being x2 the size, maybe even x3, as the interior is far too dark. But at that price...the fuuu..£175k
dsgrue3 said:
I will say that prices in the US fell drastically when the bubble burst in the real estate market. Is the UK heading for a similar collapse? |
Nope. Housing prices have been constantly increasing since the 70's due to a lack of space and too many people. We need a good old plague here.
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Rubbish, house prices have flatlined or decreased since 2004.
Much less houses are being sold because the owners aren't really that bothered about moving and chance their valuations at stupid prices that don't represent the market value that a valuer would have assigned to it.
That's the real situation, house prices have decreased it's just the people selling them have them on the market for years at the same price as they were in 2004 and are too fucking stupid to realize nobody's going to buy the damn thing.
(swearing needed to convey just how stupid these idiots are)
Trust me I know, I own a few places myself and the only way to get a good deal in anywhere that isn't a run down area is through a reposession or being extremely lucky to find some old biddey who's off to an old folks home.
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Nope:
For only 2 years and for a bit in the 80's did house prices decrease.
And either way, this isn't my point. My point was what are UK houses like compared to US ones, and the answer seems to be "considerably over priced".
