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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't blame HGTV. I blame skyrocketing housing costs. People are paying $800k for colonials that are $150 in the rest of the country. It's back breaking and it adds insult to injury to have crap to fix and replace on top of it. [/quote]

I am an agent and agree with this.

A further complication is that buyers do not understand houses.  Until about 20 years ago, many people -- particularly men (flame away) -- had a good understanding of home maintenance.  They would putter around their house and generally instruct their sons (flame away again) in how to care for a home.  This changed as Americans became more affluent and stopped doing work on their own homes.  As a result many buyers under 50 have no understanding of houses and panic over anything the home inspector points out.  They don't understand that they are buying a used house that will need maintenance and repairs.  Even if they buy a sparking new house, it will have its problems during a home inspection, and they will have to maintain and repair the home.   Buyers are much more focused on where to place a big screen TV, their firepit, whether the god awful Restoration Hardware sectional will fit in the family room and finding the right shade of gray for walls.  [/quote]

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