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StalwartBraveTrue
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So this was an investment for him? Man, that’s scary.
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To show how nuts the Utah housing market is, you cannot even get a price on new
Hoopster
3/2/21 9:40am
Smart of the builders, definitely sucks for customers though.
Duke Silver
3/2/21 9:42am
Material costs are insane right now, builders don't want to be stuck having to pay if they go up even further.
Cosmodiar
3/2/21 9:43am
Assume they all have that worked into the contracts.. I had
cougfanz
3/2/21 9:49am
My friend works for a home builder here in Utah and told me the other day that lumber costs alone have skyrocketed. He
Ode to Hoy
3/2/21 9:50am
My problem with looking at existing homes is the timing between selling and
Adwight
3/2/21 9:52am
If you live in Utah you don’t need a sell contingency. It’ll sell.
StalwartBraveTrue
3/2/21 10:09am
Realtors won't let you put in offers if you still have to sell. It's annoying.
Adwight
3/2/21 12:07pm
Whoa you built a home in 2007? How long were you underwater on that thing?
Windward_Coug
3/2/21 9:53am
We built it over 14 months. Did a lot of the work as well with, contracted out for Electrical, plumbing, and foundation.
Ode to Hoy
3/2/21 10:01am
I feel like we've seen this movie before. Slight different than before,
StapleGun
3/2/21 9:43am
Except the last movie it was all investors with stated income loans driving up
monteburns
3/2/21 9:45am
This is an important point. Just because prices are going up doesn't mean a
BringBackRoyalBlue
3/2/21 10:07am
This is a picture. I was living in AZ & went to a new home lottery. It wasn't
grandpacoug
3/2/21 10:16am
So this was an investment for him? Man, that’s scary.
StalwartBraveTrue
3/2/21 11:00am
Yes. Casa Grande, AZ-between PHX & Tuc. Big name builder. 1 of crazier things
grandpacoug
3/2/21 11:10am
Have we ever seen inventory this low before? I don’t recall ever seeing anything like this
JOPE
3/2/21 9:45am
You refer to multiple states. We're in NC and a neighbor listed his house last
BerkeleyCoug
3/2/21 9:50am
It’s crazy, homes in my area are currently listing the home on Friday or Saturday with all offers expected
JOPE
3/2/21 9:57am
Yes. Just before last crash. See my post above for an example..
grandpacoug
3/2/21 11:11am
sounds like California circa 2007
claw
3/2/21 9:43am
I know it's hard for people looking to buy, I just think it will eventually be
grosven
3/2/21 9:46am
it may take many years 🙁
grosven
3/2/21 9:47am
Building is up 50% in my market compared to when I built the same home
cougfanz
3/2/21 9:46am
We started our build a few months ago. We were the last ones to get to pick a
Adwight
3/2/21 9:49am
We moved in new home 8 months. I am so grateful that we were able to. I can’t
JohnnyC
3/2/21 9:51am
Very similar feelings, except our builder told us he thought we could get
gangbusters
3/2/21 9:56am
Wow! The increase was purely based on appraised value from the refinance we did
JohnnyC
3/2/21 10:01am
We saw a house very comparable to ours last weekend listed for $950,000!
gangbusters
3/2/21 10:05am
Good time to be a builder.
johnnycarson
3/2/21 9:53am
Repost: More than 1/4 of the houses for sale in the USA haven't been built yet.
O Gaucho
3/2/21 9:54am
Lumber has quadrupled in price in a couple months
pink22
3/2/21 9:58am
Time to get a few more Scentsy layers below you in the pyramid
runitup590
3/2/21 10:01am
I have a brother leaving Orem for Iowa. He's going to make a killing on his hous
Mayor of Cougartown
3/2/21 10:04am
Yeah, but you have to live in Iowa
WhirleyPop
3/2/21 10:05am
right, that's the problem.
Mayor of Cougartown
3/2/21 10:10am
I am a transplant to Missouri and the folks here crack me up when they tell me that Iowa stands for Idiots Out
sethj250
3/2/21 10:14am
We all should love Iowa, without it we'd have less bacon and corn chips
JackStack
3/2/21 10:22am
RE: We all should love Iowa, without it we'd have less bacon and corn chips
sethj250
3/2/21 10:34am
well, unfortunately he doesn't like cornfields but what can you do.
Mayor of Cougartown
3/2/21 10:26am
You ought to give Iowa a try
BYUFootballisBack
3/2/21 10:19am
It's not like that where people are building out here
RockyBalboa
3/2/21 10:17am
And I take that back....my wife just told me
RockyBalboa
3/2/21 11:53am
Same bidding wars on new builds in Austin. Also had my neighbor tell me that
creameryon9th
3/2/21 10:21am
It's all that Internet that they have in Austin now.
grosven
3/2/21 11:26am
Same in Idaho.
newbie
3/2/21 10:41am
It's all about material cost. Why give a quote with today's price when it
flyzag
3/2/21 10:51am
I used to oversee commodity hedges for a company I worked for. This type
WDaddy
3/2/21 11:39am
Family in my ward is moving to Afton, WY. So there house is going up for sale..
BYU Grounds
3/2/21 11:47am
My guess 550+
JohnnyC
3/2/21 1:24pm
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