D&D and the rising pandemic

[Garthanos]

Many reasons...

1. NO snow...most of the time.

When I lived in Florida I missed crisp Nebraska mornings... but I did learn I could tan.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

When I lived in Florida I missed crisp Nebraska mornings... but I did learn I could tan.

I can't. No matter what I do.

 

[Zardnaar]

I can tan I just don't since I was a kid.

Good ol hole in ozone layer 15 minutes outside can burn you.

 

[Eltab]

I can't. No matter what I do.

I don't tan, or there is a very short window during which I am tan.
I just burn. The first tickle / itch I feel, it's already too late.

 

[Cadence]

Is there a big difference between north and south Carolina?

Watch a YouTube video on a city in North Carolina and it reminded me of NZ a little and housing is a lot cheaper. Looked mild but not to hot. It was up near the mountains around 100k population.

Temperature wise SC averages about 5 degrees warmer than NC, which is enough to give us alligators in, say, 1/3rd of the state.

Size wise SC is roughly 1/2 the area and 1/2 the population of NC. NC has the research triangle universities of UNC, NCState, and Duke which is a huge difference. Politically, our legislature seems to be a bit less extreme as a group lately, but our governor is a D and theirs is an R.

Housing in my area of central SC had been about $95-$115 per square foot until recently... it's gone crazy the past few months.

 

[Zardnaar]

Temperature wise SC averages about 5 degrees warmer than NC, which is enough to give us alligators in, say, 1/3rd of the state.

Size wise SC is roughly 1/2 the area and 1/2 the population of NC. NC has the research triangle universities of UNC, NCState, and Duke which is a huge difference. Politically, our legislature seems to be a bit less extreme as a group lately, but our governor is a D and theirs is an R.

Housing in my area of central SC had been about $95-$115 per square foot until recently... it's gone crazy the past few months.

25% in one-year crazy?

Covid bailouts along with some statements from the PM poured gasoline onto a raging fire.

So yeah housing crisis got a lot worse with Covid.

 

[Cadence]

25% in one-year crazy?

Covid bailouts along with some statements from the PM poured gasoline onto a raging fire.

So yeah housing crisis got a lot worse with Covid.

The automatic estimate site has ours up about 15% (of course it had just recovered from the 2008 crash late last year). Some other areas sound like they've gone completely crazy with some combination of lack of new housing starts (lumber costs), millennials getting to home buying stage, microscopic interest rates, and a raft of people with too much money starting to buy multiple houses as investments using cash.

 

[Zardnaar]

The automatic estimate site has ours up about 15% (of course it had just recovered from the 2008 crash late last year). Some other areas sound like they've gone completely crazy with some combination of lack of new housing starts (lumber costs), millennials getting to home buying stage, microscopic interest rates, and a raft of people with too much money starting to buy multiple houses as investments using cash.

Millennials here can't buy without bank of mum and dad.

2008 barely effected things here housing been going up since 2003/4 or so.

But hit critical mass last 5 years or so where they doubled in price. 15-25% tax free gains per year.

Think our house tripled in price less than ten years.

Now with Covid related supplies shortages and inflation I don't see that changing anytime soon.

Average price is around double the UK price last I looked and on social media people are looking at USA for cheap housing as Australia same things happening.

Other side effect is people aren't selling. If you sell up and it takes you six months to find a new house you might end up paying an extra 100k.

Google tells me the average house is 820k so 600k in USD. In the capital and Auckland add another couple of hundred grand.

Think we're just gonna renovate but idk how that will work with Covid shortages.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I just sold a 1000 sq ft two bedroom condo for $650K (Canadian which translates to $518K USD or $740K NZD for Zard). Our real estate is crazy.

 

[Zardnaar]

I just sold a 1000 sq ft two bedroom condo for $650K (Canadian which translates to $518K USD or $740K NZD for Zard). Our real estate is crazy.

Vancouver? I know parts of Canada are going crazy.

Cheap loans plus better gains than sharemarket.