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Final Approach
It's not about the EAB being viable at X price, it's about the [proverbial] PA-32 not being economically viable at any price. That was the point I got out of it anyways.
But it would be great for people like me who have money in the bank saved and not using my house as an investment but as a place to live. I could finally get a return on the money that I have stashed away rather than watching inflation erode its value.
And first time buyers would benefit by not having to have as much cash to put down. Need to think past the first level.
How many are currently flying? How many are currently for sale?Bearhawk.
Specifically Bearhawk 5
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Falling home prices only affects those who are trying/ intending to sell their homes. Otherwise, it means next to nothing for most homeowners. I suppose it might give those old folks who decide to reverse mortgage their home, but that's generally a poor idea as well.There are way fewer potential buyers than there are total homeowners, so while higher interest rates and lower asset prices would benefit you, a drop in housing prices would crush everyone who owns a home. Accordingly, government policy is way more attuned to floating this thing along as long as they can.
I’m a pretty huge pessimist and think our inflationary run is/will be a disaster, but I also wouldn’t hold my breathe for materially lower home prices: too many political incentives for continuing to float that boat.
The Bank of Canada's approach (under both Conservative and Liberal governments) has been to try to keep letting air out of the housing bubble slowly and cautiously rather than encouraging it to inflate. I don't know if it will work this time, but it did in 2008 when we dodged a lot (not all) of the global financial crisis.There are way fewer potential buyers than there are total homeowners, so while higher interest rates and lower asset prices would benefit you, a drop in housing prices would crush everyone who owns a home. Accordingly, government policy is way more attuned to floating this thing along as long as they can.
I’m a pretty huge pessimist and think our inflationary run is/will be a disaster, but I also wouldn’t hold my breathe for materially lower home prices: too many political incentives for continuing to float that boat.
I for one expect the airplane market to tank at some point in the next couple of years. I intend to pick up a fast single, for a great price.
And with high inflation, the cost of houses rise. I thought it was strictly low mortgage rates pushing the real estate, but I’m seeing cash offers on $200-300,000 houses that we are remodeling.There are way fewer potential buyers than there are total homeowners, so while higher interest rates and lower asset prices would benefit you, a drop in housing prices would crush everyone who owns a home. Accordingly, government policy is way more attuned to floating this thing along as long as they can.
I’m a pretty huge pessimist and think our inflationary run is/will be a disaster, but I also wouldn’t hold my breathe for materially lower home prices: too many political incentives for continuing to float that boat.
Where do you find houses that cheap in 2021 (at least within an hour's commute of a city of any size)?And with high inflation, the cost of houses rise. I thought it was strictly low mortgage rates pushing the real estate, but I’m seeing cash offers on $200-300,000 houses that we are remodeling.
Where do you find houses that cheap in 2021 (at least within an hour's commute of a city of any size)?
If people are coming in from more affluent areas of the country, no wonder they're putting down cash. That's barely a downpayment for a house in Toronto, and not close to that for the Bay Area, NY, etc4/2/2 2300sf. San Antonio (2M pop).
https://m.realestate.sabor.com/Mobi...=2541a5f0-ca94-422e-979e-b1e6666ad69a&first=1
If people are coming in from more affluent areas of the country, no wonder they're putting down cash. That's barely a downpayment for a house in Toronto, and not close to that for the Bay Area, NY, etc
A tiny cottage (cabin) on a lake, even without running water, goes for more than US $300K in Eastern Ontario.
If paying cash, then how do low interest rates make any difference? I see this as well heeled, city denizens fleeing to the country as they realize that city living is becoming less attractive. I see it everyday. The problem is that it really messes things up for the locals. Only the realtors benefit. The newcomers are refugees.If people are coming in from more affluent areas of the country, no wonder they're putting down cash. That's barely a downpayment for a house in Toronto, and not close to that for the Bay Area, NY, etc
A tiny cottage (cabin) on a lake, even without running water, goes for more than US $300K in Eastern Ontario.
I'd think of the people moving into less-prosperous areas and snapping up homes less as refugees than as profiteers. They had homes worth >$1m (often) in well-off areas, but that wealth was hard to access and vulnerable to a future housing crash.If paying cash, then how do low interest rates make any difference? I see this as well heeled, city denizens fleeing to the country as they realize that city living is becoming less attractive. I see it everyday. The problem is that it really messes things up for the locals. Only the realtors benefit. The newcomers are refugees.
No kiddingI'd think of the people moving into less-prosperous areas and snapping up homes less as refugees than as profiteers. They had homes worth >$1m (often) in well-off areas, but that wealth was hard to access and vulnerable to a future housing crash.
By selling there and buying in a have-not area, they can pocket hundreds of thousands in the price difference, and that money is safe when the housing market crashes.
Unfortunately, they drive up prices in the depressed areas, so that locals can no longer afford to buy, but that's all a chain reaction from the high house prices in wealthy areas, where low interest rates have inflated the bubble.
Actually we are just west of Atlanta, bought a few there and 3 south west of Atlanta. These aren’t move in ready, by any stretch of the imagination. The key is buy them before they get listed. One we are starting on today hasn’t been occupied for 4-5 years! The owner left the utilities on, and they checked on it weekly. It’s completely full of junk, not like a hoarder, but he moved in with his kids and all his stuff is still there. We’ve got a dumpster being delivered today and will probably fill it by tomorrow.Where do you find houses that cheap in 2021 (at least within an hour's commute of a city of any size)?
That is exactly what is happening here except people are bringing bay area remote salaries with them so they have no problem driving up prices competing with each other and not with locals.…By selling there and buying in a have-not area, they can pocket hundreds of thousands in the price difference, and that money is safe when the housing market crashes…
I can see how that would be tempting to people coming from hotter property markets. In my urban neighbourhood in Ottawa, ON (not one of North America's hottest markets by an means) you'd be lucky to get a teardown for CA $800K/US $650K, and there would probably be a bidding war.Actually we are just west of Atlanta, bought a few there and 3 south west of Atlanta. These aren’t move in ready, by any stretch of the imagination. The key is buy them before they get listed. One we are starting on today hasn’t been occupied for 4-5 years! The owner left the utilities on, and they checked on it weekly. It’s completely full of junk, not like a hoarder, but he moved in with his kids and all his stuff is still there. We’ve got a dumpster being delivered today and will probably fill it by tomorrow.
I wonder if they'll also start bidding up the price of airplane hangars, marina slips, etc and push them out of reach for locals as well.That is exactly what is happening here except people are bringing bay area remote salaries with them so they have no problem driving up prices competing with each other and not with locals.
Those increased values trickle over to everyone else’s assessed value and, by extension the property tax. In four years, my assessed value went from $209K to $389K and that’s with me challenging the assessment each year. The house across the street sold last May to a DINK west coast couple who paid $452K who felt they got it for a steal at $16K over list and no bidding war. That home sold new for $316K in 2015.
The median local income is $52K (2019 dollars) and something like 18% of the pop made less than $26K. SAT is the poorest city of 1M+ pop in the US, so you can imagine the impact this has, especially when investors are paying inflated prices on what will turn into a rental property.
You can say that again. Except here, they perceive themselves to be saviors of the backward rednecks. If I see one more social media comment complaining about the lack of a Trader Joe’s being unacceptable, I’m going to lose my mind. Thing is, there is exactly one in Town. Their selection is way smaller than most of the grocery stores and aren’t price competitive, either. Same goes for the one Whole Foods.…The newcomers are refugees.
Which is why interest rates need to return to historical normal.I'd think of the people moving into less-prosperous areas and snapping up homes less as refugees than as profiteers. They had homes worth >$1m (often) in well-off areas, but that wealth was hard to access and vulnerable to a future housing crash.
By selling there and buying in a have-not area, they can pocket hundreds of thousands in the price difference, and that money is safe when the housing market crashes.
Unfortunately, they drive up prices in the depressed areas, so that locals can no longer afford to buy, but that's all a chain reaction from the high house prices in wealthy areas, where low interest rates have inflated the bubble.
you have a Trader Joe’s? I am two hours away from the nearest Trader Joe’s and happy for it. I went a few times when I was up in the big city. For a while there it was kind of an exciting novelty for the wife but even she doesn’t really care to go anymore. Same with Costco. We bought a membership last year. It’s two hours away. I have been back twice. I don’t think we’re going to renew our membership. I was thinking about taking them up on their one year refund. And then going out to dinner with the proceeds but my wife decided that that’s cheating.You can say that again. Except here, they perceive themselves to be saviors of the backward rednecks. If I see one more social media comment complaining about the lack of a Trader Joe’s being unacceptable, I’m going to lose my mind. Thing is, there is exactly one in Town. Their selection is way smaller than most of the grocery stores and aren’t price competitive, either. Same goes for the one Whole Foods.
If they're looking for Trader Joe's etc, it sounds like they might be more suburbanites than urbanites. Supermarkets are a last resort when you live in a walkable urban neighbourhood with local shops. Suburbanites are also more likely to flee, because they spend much of their lives stuck in cars commuting in and out of the actual city (rather than walking/cycling to work).You can say that again. Except here, they perceive themselves to be saviors of the backward rednecks. If I see one more social media comment complaining about the lack of a Trader Joe’s being unacceptable, I’m going to lose my mind. Thing is, there is exactly one in Town. Their selection is way smaller than most of the grocery stores and aren’t price competitive, either. Same goes for the one Whole Foods.
The high house prices are good for older people, who might have lost their decent working-class jobs 10-20 years ago and be just scraping by on low-wage jobs with little/nothing in retirement savings — that's a common situation in the Canadian Maritime provinces, for example — because the windfall from selling their houses to affluent come-from-away types gives them a second chance at a dignified retirement. Those same high prices not so good for local younger people who want to buy their first house.Which is why interest rates need to return to historical normal.
Yikes! The median home price in Canada is CA $720K (US $570K). There must be a lot more economic disparity in the U.S. But you do have to consider population distribution rather than geography — an awfully big percentage of the U.S. population lives in states like NY, CT, NJ, CA, etc. with hot property markets.Can't speak to Ontario, but citing NYC or Bay Area for real estate prices is like bringing up Lamborghini in a discussion of car prices. So far outside the norm as to be of very limited relevance.
The median home sale price in the US in Q2 2021 was $375K. A year prior it was $320K.
you have a Trader Joe’s? I am two hours away from the nearest Trader Joe’s and happy for it. I went a few times when I was up in the big city. For a while there it was kind of an exciting novelty for the wife but even she doesn’t really care to go anymore. Same with Costco. We bought a membership last year. It’s two hours away. I have been back twice. I don’t think we’re going to renew our membership. I was thinking about taking them up on their one year refund. And then going out to dinner with the proceeds but my wife decided that that’s cheating.
re my earlier question, has that population growth (and the arrival of people with lots of money to spend) affected the cost of buying/renting hangars, etc? Are they driving up the cost of flying like they've driven up the cost of real estate?San Antonio has a Trader Joe’s—two now that I look it up. Been there once or twice but didn’t care for it.
We’re in the county just inside the next county over. Our county has seen 54% pop growth (now 49K) across the county over the last decade. Boerne, our county seat, more than doubled from 10K to 21K in the same time. We went from solidly rural to suburban sprawl in leas than 10 years.
Bexar county, where SAT is the seat, grew by 250K to just over 2M in the same time frame.
There must be a lot more economic disparity in the U.S.
re my earlier question, has that population growth (and the arrival of people with lots of money to spend) affected the cost of buying/renting hangars, etc? Are they driving up the cost of flying like they've driven up the cost of real estate?
Not really. It is just a relatively affordable economy. As an example, I live in Tampa FL, in a very nice suburban area with good schools and a 30 minute commute to downtown. Within one hour of beaches, boat ramps, world class fishing, Disney, and pro sports teams that were in the World Series, Super Bowl, and Stanley Cup last year. I have a 4 bedroom house with 3 car garage and swimming pool in a nice gated community built in the last 20 years. Until recently, comparable homes in my neighborhood ranged in the mid-300's.
Now they are in the low to mid 400's, which sounds like a shocking increase, until you consider that 20 years ago when I bought, they were in the low 200's. Taking a long term historical view, doubling of prices over 20 years is not unreasonable. All the Canadians buying second homes here seem to agree. It's not an accident that the Lightning won the Stanley Cup last year.
If you listen to the media, the US is a terrible place. In reality, our economy does a pretty good job of allocating resources and meeting demand. We have our issues, but just about anyone with a steady job can afford to buy a reasonable house.
That is very inexpensive.SAT area is a weird flying market. 5C1 (10-mins drive)hangar prices are at the link. They seem pretty stable, but there’s room to grow still.
https://boernestageairfield.com/hangar-rentals/
I meant disparity when you consider the distance between the national mean and the cost of single-family dwellings in (e.g.) the Bay area or NY/NJ/CT. I agree that the U.S. economy as a whole is doing great, but the economic variation from region to region must be pretty stark.Not really. It is just a relatively affordable economy. As an example, I live in Tampa FL, in a very nice suburban area with good schools and a 30 minute commute to downtown. Within one hour of beaches, boat ramps, world class fishing, Disney, and pro sports teams that were in the World Series, Super Bowl, and Stanley Cup last year. I have a 4 bedroom house with 3 car garage and swimming pool in a nice gated community built in the last 20 years. Until recently, comparable homes in my neighborhood ranged in the mid-300's.
Now they are in the low to mid 400's, which sounds like a shocking increase, until you consider that 20 years ago when I bought, they were in the low 200's. Taking a long term historical view, doubling of prices over 20 years is not unreasonable. All the Canadians buying second homes here seem to agree. It's not an accident that the Lightning won the Stanley Cup last year.
If you listen to the media, the US is a terrible place. In reality, our economy does a pretty good job of allocating resources and meeting demand. We have our issues, but just about anyone with a steady job can afford to buy a reasonable house.
I meant disparity when you consider the distance between the national mean and the cost of single-family dwellings in (e.g.) the Bay area or NY/NJ/CT.
Except that California alone has over 10% of the U.S. population, and when you add in other rich states, you're looking at big chunk of the American people living around the hot property markets, even if they occupy only a small portion of the U.S. geographically.Of course there is when comparing national mean to specific locality. IIRC, the average income in the bay area is something like 3x the national average. But that’s not the inly factor is housing prices. Not much land to build on in either of those places…limited supply…local restrictions may also play a factor.
Edge cases to averages.
Except that California alone has over 10% of the U.S. population, and when you add in other rich states, you're looking at big chunk of the American people living around the hot property markets, even if they occupy only a small portion of the U.S. geographically.
I meant disparity when you consider the distance between the national mean and the cost of single-family dwellings in (e.g.) the Bay area or NY/NJ/CT. I agree that the U.S. economy as a whole is doing great, but the economic variation from region to region must be pretty stark.

I meant disparity when you consider the distance between the national mean and the cost of single-family dwellings in (e.g.) the Bay area or NY/NJ/CT. I agree that the U.S. economy as a whole is doing great, but the economic variation from region to region must be pretty stark.
Most of the cost of RE in California, particularly the Bay Area, is self inflicted. Very restrictive zoning, rent control, eviction protection all add up to not a lot of incentive to build anything other than more expensive single family housing on the very limited land available. No one is building "affordable housing", unless it's government funded and then it costs multiples of what it would cost in other US regions. It becomes a bit of a vicious circle, no one can afford to live there, so only rich people do. (and a ton of homeless). Outside of the bay area and LA basin, it's a bit more sane and lower cost, always a California premium though.Except that California alone has over 10% of the U.S. population, and when you add in other rich states, you're looking at big chunk of the American people living around the hot property markets, even if they occupy only a small portion of the U.S. geographically.
Getting back to airplanes:
I already get the feeling the market is slowing down. I've lately seen aircraft listed with brokers who for the better part of a year were 'sold out'. A nice C182P model just changed hands for under 70k, it's only flaw: no ADSB.
My guess is, the market will now stabilize and over the coming months soften a bit. Then it will really tank in 3-5 years. Why? Many people who just bought planes were first-time buyers. A lot of them purchased in the wake of Covid. Many of them will realize in a couple of years that they don't use the plane as much as they thought, or their spouse doesn't like it, or it's just too expensive, or they'd rather use that money for a boat, or what-ever. Since they all bought a roughly the same time, many will come to this conclusion also at roughly the same time and the market will be flooded. It's a bold guess, I know. But I think it's a reasonable assumption of what's going to happen.