Why do people hate new builds?

[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.

That's a bit harsh.

....But you don't catch many AAs--with money--in the old homes either.

[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.

That's a bit harsh.

....But you don't catch many AAs--with money--in the old homes either.

You do in 16th Street Heights and Shepard Park. But it's almost entirely boho whites who fetishize old houses to the degree you see evidenced here.

Affluent blacks are more open-minded. You don't see AAs in DC going after other AAs who live in big new houses in Upper Marlboro and Fort Washington the way that the urban whites go after anyone who lives in a newer house in MD or VA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That's a bit harsh.

....But you don't catch many AAs--with money--in the old homes either.

You do in 16th Street Heights and Shepard Park. But it's almost entirely boho whites who fetishize old houses to the degree you see evidenced here.

Affluent blacks are more open-minded. You don't see AAs in DC going after other AAs who live in big new houses in Upper Marlboro and Fort Washington the way that the urban whites go after anyone who lives in a newer house in MD or VA.

+100

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That's a bit harsh.

....But you don't catch many AAs--with money--in the old homes either.

You do in 16th Street Heights and Shepard Park. But it's almost entirely boho whites who fetishize old houses to the degree you see evidenced here.

Affluent blacks are more open-minded. You don't see AAs in DC going after other AAs who live in big new houses in Upper Marlboro and Fort Washington the way that the urban whites go after anyone who lives in a newer house in MD or VA.

+100

Lots of "new money" is thinks that way. It's not reserved for AA's.

[Anonymous]

You can't buy taste.

[Anonymous]

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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

Because I prefer the look of painted brick to unpainted brick?

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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.

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

It really isn't important if it seems pertinent to you. You don't HAVE to know what this has to do with the thread. The sun will still rise.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

That's a bit harsh.

....But you don't catch many AAs--with money--in the old homes either.

You do in 16th Street Heights and Shepard Park. But it's almost entirely boho whites who fetishize old houses to the degree you see evidenced here.

Affluent blacks are more open-minded. You don't see AAs in DC going after other AAs who live in big new houses in Upper Marlboro and Fort Washington the way that the urban whites go after anyone who lives in a newer house in MD or VA.

You do because this area was traditionally a center of black wealth, all the way to the 40s and 50s. Black bankers, insurance execs, lawyers. Perhaps many of these AA families hail from the original owners, or want to live close to other wealthy AA families. It's not because they fetishize old houses.

[Anonymous]

"Affluent blacks are more open-minded. You don't see AAs in DC going after other AAs who live in big new houses in Upper Marlboro and Fort Washington the way that the urban whites go after anyone who lives in a newer house in MD or VA."

+100

No lie. The whitey goes apeshit when the next whitey has something they don't. They play the victim, play the fool, then wonder why no one respects them. For real?

[Anonymous]

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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

It really isn't important if it seems pertinent to you. You don't HAVE to know what this has to do with the thread. The sun will still rise.

Indeed the world keeps turning... wait what were we talking about?


Oh, that's right. Older homes being beautiful and a treasured part of our history... And only white people like them, or some such nonsense.
The interesting thing about open mindedness - most people can understand the attraction of a new build. It's such a simple concept, " new= better". Funny thing is a new home isn't new very long. There have been a swath of homes posted on this forum, esstenially mocked because they are terrible McMansions. Some of them are pretty bad, but many just seem dated. They often are fewer than 10 years old.
The glorious thing about a well proportioned (that can still be very large mind you - I'm not talking small box here) classic older home, it doesn't go out of style. there is some new custom construction that fits into this category as well.
It takes true open mindedness to look at an older house and see its potential. Most people aren't good at that. Watch HGTV sometime, all you will hear is homeowner after homeowner telling a designer, " I just can't see it"
I'm certain there are people who would much rather live in a new build. They have many things going for them ( closest space!). To me there is a chunk of time between that one being "new" and later being " classic" - I'll wait and see if your home becomes the latter. Then it will be interesting to me. In the meantime - it falls into the category of " dated".
Not necessarily ugly or hateful, just not my ( and many peoples) cup of tea.
I like tea
Vitage fashion
And older homes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't buy taste.

but you can buy an open floorplan and walk in closets!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You can't buy taste.

but you can buy an open floorplan and walk in closets!

In your beautifully renovated 1920's home!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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

It really isn't important if it seems pertinent to you. You don't HAVE to know what this has to do with the thread. The sun will still rise.

Indeed the world keeps turning... wait what were we talking about?


Oh, that's right. Older homes being beautiful and a treasured part of our history... And only white people like them, or some such nonsense.
The interesting thing about open mindedness - most people can understand the attraction of a new build. It's such a simple concept, " new= better". Funny thing is a new home isn't new very long. There have been a swath of homes posted on this forum, esstenially mocked because they are terrible McMansions. Some of them are pretty bad, but many just seem dated. They often are fewer than 10 years old.
The glorious thing about a well proportioned (that can still be very large mind you - I'm not talking small box here) classic older home, it doesn't go out of style. there is some new custom construction that fits into this category as well.
It takes true open mindedness to look at an older house and see its potential. Most people aren't good at that. Watch HGTV sometime, all you will hear is homeowner after homeowner telling a designer, " I just can't see it"
I'm certain there are people who would much rather live in a new build. They have many things going for them ( closest space!). To me there is a chunk of time between that one being "new" and later being " classic" - I'll wait and see if your home becomes the latter. Then it will be interesting to me. In the meantime - it falls into the category of " dated".
Not necessarily ugly or hateful, just not my ( and many peoples) cup of tea.
I like tea
Vitage fashion
And older homes

We have a disconnect, when people think of older home they think of those split foyers, brick ramblers not what you describe. Those are always going to be worst than the new builds which at a minimum have the space to be functional even if the style may not appeal to you snobby old home lovers.

[Anonymous]

Indeed the world keeps turning... wait what were we talking about?


Oh, that's right. Older homes being beautiful and a treasured part of our history... And only white people like them, or some such nonsense.
The interesting thing about open mindedness - most people can understand the attraction of a new build. It's such a simple concept, " new= better". Funny thing is a new home isn't new very long. There have been a swath of homes posted on this forum, esstenially mocked because they are terrible McMansions. Some of them are pretty bad, but many just seem dated. They often are fewer than 10 years old.
The glorious thing about a well proportioned (that can still be very large mind you - I'm not talking small box here) classic older home, it doesn't go out of style. there is some new custom construction that fits into this category as well.
It takes true open mindedness to look at an older house and see its potential. Most people aren't good at that. Watch HGTV sometime, all you will hear is homeowner after homeowner telling a designer, " I just can't see it"
I'm certain there are people who would much rather live in a new build. They have many things going for them ( closest space!). To me there is a chunk of time between that one being "new" and later being " classic" - I'll wait and see if your home becomes the latter. Then it will be interesting to me. In the meantime - it falls into the category of " dated".
Not necessarily ugly or hateful, just not my ( and many peoples) cup of tea.
I like tea
Vitage fashion
And older homes








We have a disconnect, when people think of older home they think of those split foyers, brick ramblers not what you describe. Those are always going to be worst than the new builds which at a minimum have the space to be functional even if the style may not appeal to you snobby old home lovers.


There was a hideous - I mean seriously gross old brick rambler in my community. I think it would fall into the category you describe. No one would have blamed them for tearing it down. Instead they had someone come in a transform it into something really special. That takes real vision. Most people would never be able to see the possibility. The upside is that the bottom half of the home maintaines the brick, and I haven't been inside but I'm sure it's got all the bells and whistles. I don't think its snobbish to admire that kind of work. I don't see how my ambivalence to average new construction could be construed as offensive.
I've stated that I see the view point of wanting a new house and understand its merits. Why is it so difficult for you to have an open mind and see the other side?

[Anonymous]

LOL. I certainly do NOT think of split levels or ramblers when I think of older homes. Those get more of a tear down vibe.