Comments on: Average Housing Prices in the US http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/ The blog of the free, simple personal finance solution. Track all your spending automatically, find the best deals, save more money. And save the world. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Casey http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-42075 Casey Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:49:55 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=6857#comment-42075 That there is nothing available for $174K on the market in San Francisco. Doesn't seem that difficult to infer. That there is nothing available for $174K on the market in San Francisco. Doesn’t seem that difficult to infer. ]]> By: Trevor http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-42027 Trevor Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:47:47 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=6857#comment-42027 Agree 100% this inforgraphic is BULL. Working the Detroit real estate market I know that Detroit is NOT EVEN CLOSE to what the actual story is here. The 5 bedroom/5 bath home listed you can pick up for $60k today. Homes in the 10-15k sq. ft. are going for $200k. Agree 100% this inforgraphic is BULL. Working the Detroit real estate market I know that Detroit is NOT EVEN CLOSE to what the actual story is here. The 5 bedroom/5 bath home listed you can pick up for $60k today. Homes in the 10-15k sq. ft. are going for $200k. ]]> By: JC http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-41845 JC Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:17:47 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=6857#comment-41845 Alaska? Hawaii? Alaska? Hawaii? ]]> By: Disappointed http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-41804 Disappointed Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:04:47 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=6857#comment-41804 It just /looks like/ it is conveying information.... It just /looks like/ it is conveying information…. ]]> By: english language cop http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-41622 english language cop Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:57:16 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=6857#comment-41622 it is phoenix. it is phoenix. ]]> By: Mark J. http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-41451 Mark J. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:47:03 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=6857#comment-41451 According to this, the most expensive place is Seattle. Which ill admit, my city is expensive as hell to live in. but there is no way you get more for $175k in NYC or SF and LA than you do here. My house(2,000sq feet, amazing neighborhood, huge yard, etc) runs close to $500k. In SF it would be about 1-1.5 Million... I know this because i spent months looking to see if i could afford to move to SF. From what i gather this piece really cherry picks data just for the sake of making this into an infographic. It almost seems like the author of this just hunted for $175k listings in each city, picked one, and used it solely as the representation for each city. It's the only way this makes any sense. According to this, the most expensive place is Seattle. Which ill admit, my city is expensive as hell to live in. but there is no way you get more for $175k in NYC or SF and LA than you do here. My house(2,000sq feet, amazing neighborhood, huge yard, etc) runs close to $500k. In SF it would be about 1-1.5 Million… I know this because i spent months looking to see if i could afford to move to SF.

From what i gather this piece really cherry picks data just for the sake of making this into an infographic. It almost seems like the author of this just hunted for $175k listings in each city, picked one, and used it solely as the representation for each city. It’s the only way this makes any sense.

]]> By: Alex http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-41448 Alex Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:45:15 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=6857#comment-41448 This is based on BS stats. You can get a 1500 s.f. house in Philly for ~$170,000? Maybe in the hood. More likely you will pay $300,000 for a 1,000 s.f. town house in a place where you will only have to worry a little bit about getting stabbed. This is based on BS stats. You can get a 1500 s.f. house in Philly for ~$170,000? Maybe in the hood. More likely you will pay $300,000 for a 1,000 s.f. town house in a place where you will only have to worry a little bit about getting stabbed. ]]> By: BMWM5er http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-41444 BMWM5er Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:25:45 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=6857#comment-41444 Of all the places in CA's Bay Area, it shows Oakland only? What's this map trying to prove? Of all the places in CA’s Bay Area, it shows Oakland only? What’s this map trying to prove? ]]> By: Joe Griffin http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-41426 Joe Griffin Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:48:12 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=6857#comment-41426 Good work Mint! Good work Mint! ]]> By: Mary http://www.mint.com/blog/trends/average-housing-prices-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-41425 Mary Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:26:15 +0000 http://www.mint.com/blog/?p=6857#comment-41425 I think some people here are misunderstanding this map. Mint is not saying that 175k is the average housing price in every area of the US, they are just showing what 175k can get you in selected areas in the US. This means that in many places, 175k houses (more likely, condos) may exist but are extremely rare. I think some people here are misunderstanding this map. Mint is not saying that 175k is the average housing price in every area of the US, they are just showing what 175k can get you in selected areas in the US.

This means that in many places, 175k houses (more likely, condos) may exist but are extremely rare.

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