tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post262197517548344725..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: It's All About HousingMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-83852918073133824832021-06-14T09:51:19.456-05:002021-06-14T09:51:19.456-05:00Marcia Grau, I'm sure you're right. Retire...Marcia Grau, I'm sure you're right. Retirees are moving from high price areas to low price areas, and regarding housing prices, Texas is one of those states where you can trade a high priced home for a reasonable priced one, provided you drive far enough out of the cities, which many retirees want to do in any case. It's one reason why Montana is booming, too. As for allergies, my aunt moved from Wisconsin to the southern California desert in the 1950s because of her husband's allergies. Soon everyone in southern California wanted lawns just like they were used to. Like you said, you can run but you can't hide.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-5658386527764802602021-06-13T21:32:08.507-05:002021-06-13T21:32:08.507-05:00It is anecdotal but I discussed this with a Califo...It is anecdotal but I discussed this with a Californian on an America Talks! meeting yesterday. He said many retirees from San Jose are relocating to Arizona, Texas and Nevada because the profits from selling extremely expensive homes in San Jose will go so much further in low-tax states. Whether they recognize what drove them out and restrain themselves from recreating the issue is open to debate.<br /><br />Back in the 1940's when my grandparents moved to Arizona it was because their children had severe allergies in Illinois. This was also a reason others migrated to the desert. However, they missed the familiar plants, replanted them and now Arizona is no longer good for people with allergies. There is a parallel to be drawn there, I think.<br /><br />Marcia GrauAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10636095311119311357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-84317791468235063652021-05-31T10:48:36.885-05:002021-05-31T10:48:36.885-05:00Which is why it’s not a safe assumption that those...Which is why it’s not a safe assumption that those liberal Californians are moving here to turn Texas into California. <br />Ginnyginnylaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277523879880037623noreply@blogger.com