From the Times last week
According to the latest multiple-listing service numbers, the median price of King County condominiums was $216,995 last month. That's $158,000 below the single-family house median.
Hell, our tax assessed value is now 45k over what we paid four and a half years ago.
My grandmother died yesterday. It's one of those expected, but "it's always sudden" kind of things. Anyhow, my mom is up there seeing to the details.
{{{{{Anne}}}}} I'm so sorry. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Before moving to Minnesota, my hopes and dreams of ownership featured one day being able to have a "park model" at a retirement RV park.
If I was lucky.
((((((((((((((((Anne))))))))))))))))
Anne, my condolences to you and yours.
Given that the national average income for a family of 4 is $28,000, how do people afford houses?