29 September 2005It's getting expensive around hereWhile following up on this, I poked through some of the local records, and for the first time I can remember, we've had a house in this neighborhood bring over $80 a square foot. I'd characterize said house as "pretty but unremarkable," but still: eighty? Apparently this trend started a couple of years before I moved in, and accelerated when I got here. I'd attribute the acceleration, not to my presence (duh), but to the neighborhood's ascent into Urban Conservation District status, according to legend the next-best thing to Actual Historic, which took place right before I bought in. The last time I marveled about such a thing was eight months ago. That house was more than 10 percent larger, and sold for almost exactly the same money. I have the smallest house on the street; I'd probably be amazed if someone offered me this kind of money for it. Posted at 7:00 AM to Surlywood |