Why do people hate new builds?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes! I would love an all brick custom home one day

+1000. Painted brick...a nice shade of light cream or pale grey...with big windows and a modern floor plan inside...

*wakes up, dream rudely interrupted*

why did u paint the brick

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Anonymous wrote:"People will one day look at the home and say... "Wow what a lovely home that a family cherished and grew their family in. And look! They have a wonderful outdoor space! Gosh, all of these terrible homes from the early 2000's have no green space. I really wish people at that time hadn't built over sized monstrosities"
Of course that will be decades from now, because it is their forever home- that they built to work for their family now."

You are joking and don't actually believe this, do you? No one else does.

What? That tastes change? No that is a fact of life.

Agreed. PP here. I was referring to the bold (trying not to copy a long, annoying post).

No one wants old houses now. Why on earth would they want an old house years from now with someone else's idea of "nice" (dumpy)?


Depends on what you mean by old. Like ...
90's- yuck
80's- not so much
70's- kinda depends
60's - maybe

50's and older - with good bones and healthy renovation budget hell yes!

Here is what most buyers like.
40s no way, ww2 lack of materials
50s ehhh, post ww2 tract home boom of bad homes
60s bleh
70s blah style terrible energey effeciencies
80s mediocre maybe be workable i
90s yes looking better modern code larger open floor plans
00s best of all

Robust sales of older houses in upper NW DC and of older rowhouses all over the district disagree with you.

Because there aren't as many new builds in DC, land is all taken up and it's hard to teardown.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes! I would love an all brick custom home one day

+1000. Painted brick...a nice shade of light cream or pale grey...with big windows and a modern floor plan inside...

*wakes up, dream rudely interrupted*

why did u paint the brick

Some of older brick homes aren't in great shape. If it's not in great shape, paint is a good option. I like the look of it in general, but I can't bring myself to paint brick that is in great shape.
However, when I see an older home - white painted brick ( maybe lightly distressed) black shutters, red door- maybe some ivy creeping up the side. Swoon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:"People will one day look at the home and say... "Wow what a lovely home that a family cherished and grew their family in. And look! They have a wonderful outdoor space! Gosh, all of these terrible homes from the early 2000's have no green space. I really wish people at that time hadn't built over sized monstrosities"
Of course that will be decades from now, because it is their forever home- that they built to work for their family now."

You are joking and don't actually believe this, do you? No one else does.

What? That tastes change? No that is a fact of life.

Agreed. PP here. I was referring to the bold (trying not to copy a long, annoying post).

No one wants old houses now. Why on earth would they want an old house years from now with someone else's idea of "nice" (dumpy)?


Depends on what you mean by old. Like ...
90's- yuck
80's- not so much
70's- kinda depends
60's - maybe

50's and older - with good bones and healthy renovation budget hell yes!

Here is what most buyers like.
40s no way, ww2 lack of materials
50s ehhh, post ww2 tract home boom of bad homes
60s bleh
70s blah style terrible energey effeciencies
80s mediocre maybe be workable i
90s yes looking better modern code larger open floor plans
00s best of all

Robust sales of older houses in upper NW DC and of older rowhouses all over the district disagree with you.

Because there aren't as many new builds in DC, land is all taken up and it's hard to teardown.

No, it's cheaper to tear down - we are talking about SFH's. Check out other threads- people have wanted to Reno, but the cost wasn't worth it. They eventually have to tear down and start over.

[Anonymous]

All the way to Reno...

You know who you are
You're gonna be a star...

[Anonymous]

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That's because the average dc person lacks creativity and vision.

So what are you going to do? Screen buyers for creativity and vision?

What the fuck are you talking about?

You sound juvenile, you know that, right?

What time I"m talking about is that as long as you're selling the house in the DC area, it doesn't matter what you think of taste and creativity of DC buyers. If that's the taste that rules the market, that's the taste that rules the market. You aren't bringing buyers over from planet sophistication.

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No, it's cheaper to tear down - we are talking about SFH's. Check out other threads- people have wanted to Reno, but the cost wasn't worth it. They eventually have to tear down and start over.

It's only cheaper to tear down if you are tearing down a complete hovel. It's not cheaper to tear down a well-built old house in Upper NW DC. By the time you pay for the actual house and build new, it will be too astronomical.

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I'm a total stereotype of the stuff white people like article. I don't like the way most new build houses look in general. A few modern houses are interesting. Some neo-craftsmen, if they aren't overbuilt, as well. But generally I just like the way older houses look better. They tend to have more interesting details. I'm not a big fan of the 50s-80s suburban track homes either, and some older "charming" houses are so poorly kept that they turn into total dumps. I tend to like older colonials, craftsmen, Victorians, and row houses. Part of this has to do with mostly being raised in an older suburb of Chicago, which as some of the most beautiful architecture of any city in the country. I lived in three different houses growing up, and each one was built between 1900-1920. They included one stereotypical San Francisco victorian, one craftsmen, and one arts and crafts/craftsmen/colonial hybrid. I'm sure that this nostalgia impacts my taste in houses.

My preference for older houses is not necessarily practical, and I don't think it makes me more refined than other people. I just enjoy things that I find beautiful, and many older houses look beautiful to me.

I don't own a house right now, but I imagine when I buy, I'll have to make compromises in terms of what I can afford. But if budget were of no concern, I wouldn't want to buy a huge new build house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a total stereotype of the stuff white people like article. I don't like the way most new build houses look in general. A few modern houses are interesting. Some neo-craftsmen, if they aren't overbuilt, as well. But generally I just like the way older houses look better. They tend to have more interesting details. I'm not a big fan of the 50s-80s suburban track homes either, and some older "charming" houses are so poorly kept that they turn into total dumps. I tend to like older colonials, craftsmen, Victorians, and row houses. Part of this has to do with mostly being raised in an older suburb of Chicago, which as some of the most beautiful architecture of any city in the country. I lived in three different houses growing up, and each one was built between 1900-1920. They included one stereotypical San Francisco victorian, one craftsmen, and one arts and crafts/craftsmen/colonial hybrid. I'm sure that this nostalgia impacts my taste in houses.

My preference for older houses is not necessarily practical, and I don't think it makes me more refined than other people. I just enjoy things that I find beautiful, and many older houses look beautiful to me.

I don't own a house right now, but I imagine when I buy, I'll have to make compromises in terms of what I can afford. But if budget were of no concern, I wouldn't want to buy a huge new build house.

Beautiful old houses where are beautiful?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
That's because the average dc person lacks creativity and vision.

So what are you going to do? Screen buyers for creativity and vision?

What the fuck are you talking about?

You sound juvenile, you know that, right?

What time I"m talking about is that as long as you're selling the house in the DC area, it doesn't matter what you think of taste and creativity of DC buyers. If that's the taste that rules the market, that's the taste that rules the market. You aren't bringing buyers over from planet sophistication.

I still don't know what the fuck this has to do with the thread.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
That's because the average dc person lacks creativity and vision.

So what are you going to do? Screen buyers for creativity and vision?

What the fuck are you talking about?

You sound juvenile, you know that, right?

What time I"m talking about is that as long as you're selling the house in the DC area, it doesn't matter what you think of taste and creativity of DC buyers. If that's the taste that rules the market, that's the taste that rules the market. You aren't bringing buyers over from planet sophistication.

I still don't know what the fuck this has to do with the thread.

NP here. It's pretty straightforward.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yep. My hood has no tear downs, but I always ask where someone lives. It provides context and its conversation. Plus fills in the pieces. oh, that guy must live in the house with the two german shepherds. Oh, that guy must have the hot wife who drives the green camry. Oh, that guy never cuts his grass.

You are a nightmare nosy neighbor.

Hah. Welcome to Planet Earth.

Not really. My neighbors avoid people like you, like the plague you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
That's because the average dc person lacks creativity and vision.

So what are you going to do? Screen buyers for creativity and vision?

What the fuck are you talking about?

You sound juvenile, you know that, right?

What time I"m talking about is that as long as you're selling the house in the DC area, it doesn't matter what you think of taste and creativity of DC buyers. If that's the taste that rules the market, that's the taste that rules the market. You aren't bringing buyers over from planet sophistication.

I still don't know what the fuck this has to do with the thread.

NP here. It's pretty straightforward.

Doesn't seem pertinent

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yep. My hood has no tear downs, but I always ask where someone lives. It provides context and its conversation. Plus fills in the pieces. oh, that guy must live in the house with the two german shepherds. Oh, that guy must have the hot wife who drives the green camry. Oh, that guy never cuts his grass.

You are a nightmare nosy neighbor.

Hah. Welcome to Planet Earth.

Not really. My neighbors avoid people like you, like the plague you are.

This PP is a peach.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/29/37-renovations/


"But it is important to note that white people have little or no interest in renovating a suburban home built after 1960 (except in Southern California). All white people dream about buying an older property (“with character”) in a city, and then renovating it so the insides look all modern with a stainless steel fridge."

Dear lord. I am so white. My pinterest board is nothing but renovated farm houses.

White people are stupid, asians and middle easterners don't want these old homes.