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[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 46 points 1 year ago

$154k and it's not visibly falling apart. Is there something wrong with Rochester? Or is it bumfuck nowhere?

[-] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago

It's probably more stagnant/shrinking population that necessarily something explicitly wrong with it. It's like a midsized city and what's nearby are other midsized cities with probably similar population trends. Not close enough to NYC to be a commuter city. I think the usual pressures for housing prices are regional population growth or getting somehow becoming another city's de facto suburb.

[-] hglman@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago

Its not a growing place, but it is probably due for ppl to move back. Its got an old town core and low prices.

[-] pezhore@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

I went to college in Rochester and stayed for a total of about 15 years - the housing market didn't crash in 2008 because it never was booming in the first place.

Now I'm in the Midwest with racist assholes and over priced homes. If it weren't for the 9-10 months of non-stop overcast weather, I'd strongly consider moving back to Rochester and keep working remotely.

[-] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago

yeonmi-park IN COMNUMUNST KORTH NOREA ALL HOUSING BORING GREY

[-] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 1 year ago

I don't get why grey is bad? People can...decorate their homes with colourful stuff, paintings and rugs and things?

Also, that price, wow. That seems very cheap for the US, I thought houses over there routinely went up into the 7 figure range.

[-] HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

it's like having light mode on but for your entire house

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

oh god oh fuck 🤮

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

most of us don't want to live in what looks like a mental health ward. i agree with the other poster who said the floor is the real problem. my childhood home was off white walls and a white ceiling in the main rooms but we had carpet, curtains, and doors that were different colors

[-] thirtymilliondeadfish@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

I'm lining the walls and floors with mattresses and you can't stop me

[-] thirtymilliondeadfish@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

That's half the price you see here in aus, wild

[-] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's what's blowing my mind. I always thought their houses were way more expensive than ours.

[-] Aryuproudomenowdaddy@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

It varies wildly by location. My grandma's home is valued at like 600k~ and is a modest 3 bedroom home that was built in the 50s.

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

That would be like $1.5M here lol.

Oh no we've been in a bubble for decades tbh, shit's overvalued to the extreme. I think gearing the market toward investment rather than home ownership has gone a long way to putting housing up on this financial pedestal. Fuck, $150k wouldn't even get you a deposit on some places here

[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

I like grey, but that shade of light gray is kind of an eyesore. Granted, I can barely afford my apartment in an "eehhhh" part of town.

[-] barrbaric@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

In fairness photos on real estate sites are typically photoshopped to shit to look brighter, so it's almost certainly not that bright.

And hell, after living in landlord specials (all white all the time, baybeeeee) for my adult life I'd take that in a heartbeat.

[-] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

The only thing I find offputting is the floor. I think grey and off-white are fine for walls. I find that strong colors on walls hurt my eyes and just give like almost a burn-in effect. I prefer off-white with just paintings and decorations, so really see not much wrong with this. The fact that it's empty is really what stands out. Throw on a persian rug, a few paintings and some furniture and it'll look fine.

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

a few paintings

So my tasteful Gundam Wing wall scrolls?

[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago
[-] regul@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago
[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

surprised-pika-messed-up Trowa coming in with the hook shot

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago
[-] wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

@Cromalin@hexbear.net Gundam has been mentioned, you must be summoned!

[-] booty@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

Monochromatic? More like achromatic. Jesus.

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

The beige exterior looks worse than the interior IMO.

[-] invo_rt@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

$154K? Cool. Now you can clear PMI in my area.

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

Why is it called millennial grey? This is the minimalist shit Boomers and Gen X have been doing since 2008

[-] Riffraffintheroom@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Pretty cheap to live in Pleasantville.

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