Why do people on dcum hate on new builds?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they can’t afford them.

+1
Done. And done.

This doesn't make sense to me because aren't they mostly cheaper?

Like within a certain location maybe an infill new house would be more expensive, but most new construction is farther out on cheaper land, and most new construction is surrounded by other new construction.


I suspect the actual bricks and mortar of housing goes through a price curve where it's most expensive when it's new to 10 years and then it drops for 10 - maybe 40 and then it is likely to be torn down or renovated. But I'm sure it's impossible to separate that effect from general appreciation and swings in neighborhood desirability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they can’t afford them.

+1
Done. And done.

This doesn't make sense to me because aren't they mostly cheaper?

Like within a certain location maybe an infill new house would be more expensive, but most new construction is farther out on cheaper land, and most new construction is surrounded by other new construction.


I suspect the actual bricks and mortar of housing goes through a price curve where it's most expensive when it's new to 10 years and then it drops for 10 - maybe 40 and then it is likely to be torn down or renovated. But I'm sure it's impossible to separate that effect from general appreciation and swings in neighborhood desirability.

+1 Location. Location. Location. Anything else is secondary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they can’t afford them.

+1
Done. And done.

This doesn't make sense to me because aren't they mostly cheaper?

Like within a certain location maybe an infill new house would be more expensive, but most new construction is farther out on cheaper land, and most new construction is surrounded by other new construction.


I suspect the actual bricks and mortar of housing goes through a price curve where it's most expensive when it's new to 10 years and then it drops for 10 - maybe 40 and then it is likely to be torn down or renovated. But I'm sure it's impossible to separate that effect from general appreciation and swings in neighborhood desirability.

+1 Location. Location. Location. Anything else is secondary.

Not for everyone. I need to love the house first. I live and sleep in the house. Can't live in a shithole house just to be close to some strip mall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because a lot of them are cheaply and quickly built monstrosities? If you can afford a truly custom home - from the site work to the planning and design to the finishes - more power to you. But I was appalled at the sloppy site prep and poor quality of the new build neighborhoods we toured...not to mention the fact that they all seemed to prioritize square footage over livable design or *gasp* a yard...

+1 All the new builds I see look the same. Big, ugly McCraftsmans in the same shade of blue with the smallest possible lawn. It's like people who buy those homes fear greenery.

+2 I don't like the enormous house on the small lot. And they all look the same inside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because a lot of them are cheaply and quickly built monstrosities? If you can afford a truly custom home - from the site work to the planning and design to the finishes - more power to you. But I was appalled at the sloppy site prep and poor quality of the new build neighborhoods we toured...not to mention the fact that they all seemed to prioritize square footage over livable design or *gasp* a yard...

+1 All the new builds I see look the same. Big, ugly McCraftsmans in the same shade of blue with the smallest possible lawn. It's like people who buy those homes fear greenery.

+2 I don't like the enormous house on the small lot. And they all look the same inside.

Except that most posters who spew this kind of crap 1.) will never live in a new home and 2.) do their own shoddy DIY for their add-ons. Which is fine, but don't hate on what you can't have, just because you can't have it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they can’t afford them.

+1
Done. And done.

This doesn't make sense to me because aren't they mostly cheaper?

Like within a certain location maybe an infill new house would be more expensive, but most new construction is farther out on cheaper land, and most new construction is surrounded by other new construction.


I suspect the actual bricks and mortar of housing goes through a price curve where it's most expensive when it's new to 10 years and then it drops for 10 - maybe 40 and then it is likely to be torn down or renovated. But I'm sure it's impossible to separate that effect from general appreciation and swings in neighborhood desirability.

Not all new construction is further out, and not all new construction are on small lots, but there are posters who grasp for straws in order to hate on new houses, which is both obnoxious and obvious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because a lot of them are cheaply and quickly built monstrosities? If you can afford a truly custom home - from the site work to the planning and design to the finishes - more power to you. But I was appalled at the sloppy site prep and poor quality of the new build neighborhoods we toured...not to mention the fact that they all seemed to prioritize square footage over livable design or *gasp* a yard...

+1 All the new builds I see look the same. Big, ugly McCraftsmans in the same shade of blue with the smallest possible lawn. It's like people who buy those homes fear greenery.

+2 I don't like the enormous house on the small lot. And they all look the same inside.

Except that most posters who spew this kind of crap 1.) will never live in a new home and 2.) do their own shoddy DIY for their add-ons. Which is fine, but don't hate on what you can't have, just because you can't have it.

Incorrect. Some of us don't want it even though we can afford it. I need a yard.

Always with the "you're just jealous". Lamest possible response to someone disagreeing with you.

[Anonymous]

I have better quality wood floors in my 80 year old attic than new builds. Quality of new builds is inferior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because they can’t afford them.

+1
Done. And done.

This doesn't make sense to me because aren't they mostly cheaper?

Like within a certain location maybe an infill new house would be more expensive, but most new construction is farther out on cheaper land, and most new construction is surrounded by other new construction.


I suspect the actual bricks and mortar of housing goes through a price curve where it's most expensive when it's new to 10 years and then it drops for 10 - maybe 40 and then it is likely to be torn down or renovated. But I'm sure it's impossible to separate that effect from general appreciation and swings in neighborhood desirability.

+1 Location. Location. Location. Anything else is secondary.

Not for everyone. I need to love the house first. I live and sleep in the house. Can't live in a shithole house just to be close to some strip mall.

No one buys a house to be close to a mall. They buy a house to be close to schools and jobs. If you're unemployed and have no kids, you have different priorities from most Americans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because a lot of them are cheaply and quickly built monstrosities? If you can afford a truly custom home - from the site work to the planning and design to the finishes - more power to you. But I was appalled at the sloppy site prep and poor quality of the new build neighborhoods we toured...not to mention the fact that they all seemed to prioritize square footage over livable design or *gasp* a yard...

+1 All the new builds I see look the same. Big, ugly McCraftsmans in the same shade of blue with the smallest possible lawn. It's like people who buy those homes fear greenery.

+2 I don't like the enormous house on the small lot. And they all look the same inside.

Except that most posters who spew this kind of crap 1.) will never live in a new home and 2.) do their own shoddy DIY for their add-ons. Which is fine, but don't hate on what you can't have, just because you can't have it.

Incorrect. Some of us don't want it even though we can afford it. I need a yard.

Always with the "you're just jealous". Lamest possible response to someone disagreeing with you.

But sometimes it is true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because a lot of them are cheaply and quickly built monstrosities? If you can afford a truly custom home - from the site work to the planning and design to the finishes - more power to you. But I was appalled at the sloppy site prep and poor quality of the new build neighborhoods we toured...not to mention the fact that they all seemed to prioritize square footage over livable design or *gasp* a yard...

+1 All the new builds I see look the same. Big, ugly McCraftsmans in the same shade of blue with the smallest possible lawn. It's like people who buy those homes fear greenery.

+2 I don't like the enormous house on the small lot. And they all look the same inside.

Except that most posters who spew this kind of crap 1.) will never live in a new home and 2.) do their own shoddy DIY for their add-ons. Which is fine, but don't hate on what you can't have, just because you can't have it.

Incorrect. Some of us don't want it even though we can afford it. I need a yard.

Always with the "you're just jealous". Lamest possible response to someone disagreeing with you.

+1 We bought a more expensive house that had a tasteful smaller home and a beautiful yard instead of a huge ugly newer home with no backyard. We have kids, and one of the big benefits of living in the suburbs is for them to have room to run around outside.

[Anonymous]

New builds in 25 years will be dated crap boxes just like the cheesy 1994 built houses are now

[Anonymous]

Confirmation bias. They can't afford them and therefore, what they have must be superior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because a lot of them are cheaply and quickly built monstrosities? If you can afford a truly custom home - from the site work to the planning and design to the finishes - more power to you. But I was appalled at the sloppy site prep and poor quality of the new build neighborhoods we toured...not to mention the fact that they all seemed to prioritize square footage over livable design or *gasp* a yard...

+1 All the new builds I see look the same. Big, ugly McCraftsmans in the same shade of blue with the smallest possible lawn. It's like people who buy those homes fear greenery.

+2 I don't like the enormous house on the small lot. And they all look the same inside.

Except that most posters who spew this kind of crap 1.) will never live in a new home and 2.) do their own shoddy DIY for their add-ons. Which is fine, but don't hate on what you can't have, just because you can't have it.

Incorrect. Some of us don't want it even though we can afford it. I need a yard.

Always with the "you're just jealous". Lamest possible response to someone disagreeing with you.

+1 We bought a more expensive house that had a tasteful smaller home and a beautiful yard instead of a huge ugly newer home with no backyard. We have kids, and one of the big benefits of living in the suburbs is for them to have room to run around outside.

A “more expensive house that had a tasteful smaller home”?

WTF? Some of you people cannot compose even a simple sentence. No wonder you live in small, dated houses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because a lot of them are cheaply and quickly built monstrosities? If you can afford a truly custom home - from the site work to the planning and design to the finishes - more power to you. But I was appalled at the sloppy site prep and poor quality of the new build neighborhoods we toured...not to mention the fact that they all seemed to prioritize square footage over livable design or *gasp* a yard...

+1 All the new builds I see look the same. Big, ugly McCraftsmans in the same shade of blue with the smallest possible lawn. It's like people who buy those homes fear greenery.

+2 I don't like the enormous house on the small lot. And they all look the same inside.

Except that most posters who spew this kind of crap 1.) will never live in a new home and 2.) do their own shoddy DIY for their add-ons. Which is fine, but don't hate on what you can't have, just because you can't have it.

Incorrect. Some of us don't want it even though we can afford it. I need a yard.

Always with the "you're just jealous". Lamest possible response to someone disagreeing with you.

+1 We bought a more expensive house that had a tasteful smaller home and a beautiful yard instead of a huge ugly newer home with no backyard. We have kids, and one of the big benefits of living in the suburbs is for them to have room to run around outside.

You bought a more expensive smaller home? For a big yard to kids to play in?

You sound like you have 1 kid who's an infant. Once a kid hits 5, they don't want to be limited to their yard.

But glad you have an excuse to justify your expensive purchase.