House Hunters International

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Watching tonight's episode of House Hunters International, which is taking place on an island in the Bahamas, which is a very desirable place to live and very very small, so housing prices are very high.

I know all that, but it still takes my breath away when the real estate agent says that the houses average $1.5-3 million, and the couple's budget is $1 million to find a modest house for themselves and their four kids. And I'm used to $1 million houses in the States being a certain level of luxury, which isn't the case on the island because what you're paying for is LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION. (The couple own a hotel on the island - they're not the usual run of empty-nesters looking for a tropical home or well-to-do people looking for a vacation home.)

Comments

[cynthia1960]

House prices in my little corner of the Silicon Valley are still outrageous. Two houses on my street recently sold and they probably went for something in the 800-900K range. They're also fifty year old tract houses not overloaded with luxury.

[pseudo_tsuga]

I just got back on LJ after a huge break which is why I'm commenting on such an old entry. Anyway, I live in SF where a normal house in an ok neighborhood is usually around $1 million. A cheap studio apartment is $700-$900 a month. thank to this, my mental concept of a good price for a house is forever shot.

[tammylee.livejournal.com]

Yessss... episodes in the Caribbean have me gasping for air. SO. EXPENSIVE.

[suileach.livejournal.com]

I misread this as 'Horse Hunters International' and had this whole premise about traveling the world just to lasso mustangs built up in my mind before I figured it out.