Housing! USA vs UK!

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Mazty said:

TheSource said:

Housing prices vary, essentially as a normal distribution of income multiplied by x3 to x5.

Where I live, $250,000+ gets you a palace, and you can get a charming if simple home for $100,000 - and it's not like we bubbled up, alpha libertarian Gary Johnson imposed tough borrowing laws in NM, so our "crash" was only about 25%, compared to 50-100% in most large American cities.

This is for $300,000 - a loft condo in the heart of downtown. Beautiful views, large, modern design and ammenities:

 

Holy crap that's amazing. Is that a property for someone who is seen as quite successful, or a middle-class young couples apartment?

I would say that's a place for a college educated professional couple, i.e. a man making $45,000 in his early 30s, married to a woman making $30,000 in her early thirties. 

The places I'm looking at buying are all under $175,000, but some are still beautiful: