Affordability is different for everyone. Sure housing is relatively less expensive the farther you get from Allegheny county but then you may spend thousands more in gas and many hours in time commuting. Unless it's a depressed neighborhood, housing does not decrease in value.
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It's a bit ironic that government programs/decisions (rt65 and rt279) basically killed the Northside then helped to revitalize it. Areas like Allegheny West and the War Street will never slip back imo because of the people who now live there and it's location. As mentioned before The $650 million Esplanade development will likely push the housing values up a lot from where they are today.
Sold our 100 year old farmhouse on 2 acres in Wexford 10 years ago. Retired and taxes kept increasing. Bought a 2 year old custom home in Cranberry for $40k more than we got for the Wexford home, taxes are half as much, hardly any up keep and just found out Cranberry is #9 in the country for the safest communities in the US.
you never own property, we just rent it from the government. The moment you miss a payment, they work on seizing it , along with all the equity.
Tongue in cheek, I'd say that the reason it's so safe is that the traffic is so awful, no criminal can ever get away from the scene of the crime. So they don't bother.
I'm very skeptical that the Esplanade thing will ever happen. There's too many moving parts.
Yeah, North Lincoln or Western Avenues, I forget. I knew the house well, because I'd walk by on the way to Steelers' games and just shake my head when Dan and his wife were living there 30 years ago. It's a lot nicer now, of course.
Dan Rooney was a man of the people, in many ways. Mt. Lebanon Art is not the same guy.
Why anyone would want to live in Allegheny county is beyond me. But to each their own. Love Penn Trafford school district area where we live.
That's a great area for sure. But if you need to regularly be in Pittsburgh during busy times you are usually not choosing there to live.
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But do you have to have it all? I know what you are saying but do you need an 800K house in the suburbs when you can have a similar house for 300K in Fayette County? Yea, the commute would be horrendous but not everyone works in Pittsburgh and that longer commute saves you 400K-500K. And get an electric vehicle. No gas needed. Listen, I wouldn't do this. But I just dont like people crying that homes arent affordable. Yes, they arent affordable in the popular places. I think it would be cool to live in Southern California but my house there would cost $5 million at least and I am not paying that. And I'm not getting a shack. But I am also not crying that SoCal isnt affordable. Its not affordable because its a super popular place to live and there's plenty of other affordable places in the country
OK. And to be fair, I have only been back to that area less than 10 times since 2004 but my view of it then was its like a really bad slum. Now you guys are saying it went from Homewood to Shadyside in 20 years. I'll take your word for it. To me, that is extremely shocking.
For sure. But I don’t work anywere near the city and neither does my wife. Which makes PT convenient.
That's somewhat like saying that Stalin wasn't as bad as Hitler.
Defund the traffic! I used to ask my South Hills friends how in the reck they put up with the traffic. They all would say you needed to know the back roads and the time to travel.
Cranberry- where you leave the city to sit in worse traffic...
It’s actually not that bad now that they’ve added lanes going to 228 and Freedom Rd. The lights are timed as well.
I wished they would defund the traffic. I have said before they should use eminent domain to rip down a bunch of houses and build a thru-way through Bethel Park. It has to be the most densely populated town in PA without a major road.
Why ?
People are living there for a reason
This idea of making driving easier into cities is soem
Bone headed thinking
Increasing lanes doesn't reduce traffic- typically it encourages more people to utilize the roadway which creates more traffic..
The fact that his suggestion is “ make car travel better “
Instead of - eliminate the need for cars with public transit -
Says everything .
Who said anything about driving into the city? I cant be taking 20 minutes to get from one end of BP to the other for weeknight youth sports. I dont know why anyone would live there. You get all the traffic that comes with the city and slightly bigger yards
I lived in Cranberry for 33 years and it is busy at times but I would not trade that traffic for anything in the South Hills. I never considered living in the SH for that very reason.
In the Northside's Allegheny West neighborhood, if anyone is interested in moving and getting away the awful traffic in the suburbs... They should get close to their asking price.
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911 Beech Ave, Pittsburgh PA, is a Single Family home that contains 5872 sq ft and was built in 1897.It contains 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms.This home last sold for $525,000 in October 2019. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $1,627,700, which has increased by $17,735 in the last 30...
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My wife has a car, but I don't own a car. I like public transportation and would never be able to rely on the public transportation options in Fayette, or even Washington or Westmoreland or Butler County, which are limited. To me, my time is extremely valuable and I don't want to spending hours and hours a week sitting in a car to be getting to and from work or other places.
I get that and there are reasons to live in the city or the nicer suburbs. I just hate when I hear people complain about the lack of affordable housing in cities or the ritzier suburbs. Dont live there then. You cant have it all. Stop complain that you cant get a house for 350K in Upper St. Clair. There's a reason for that. A lot of people want to live there. Look at this house in Masontown. Its a fine house for 172K. Would be 572K in USC. But people complain that they cant afford to buy a house. Buy this house in Masontown then and find a company that allows you to work from home. Or buy it in USC for 572K and STFU. Affordable housing in cities and ritzier suburbs is done. The economy is too good and too many people can afford expensive houses.
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218 Sterling Ave, Masontown PA, is a Single Family home that was built in 1976.It contains 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.This home last sold for $150,000 in April 2024. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $156,600, which has increased by $1,180 in the last 30 days.The Rent Zestimate for this...
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I wouldn’t drive my car thru that sh@t hole neighborhood.
Keep thst filth out of the suburbs though, please. As long as I don’t see it, let ‘em be
People are so different. Urbanites that dont own cars or drive, suburbanites and rural folks. No right answer and no one size fits all. Growing up in the country on 5 acres surrounded by farms on 3 sides, I can't handle living in an urban setting. I need land and wide open spaces and a big backyard. But that's just me. For some, that probably sounds like hell.
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I get that and there are reasons to live in the city or the nicer suburbs. I just hate when I hear people complain about the lack of affordable housing in cities or the ritzier suburbs. Dont live there then. You cant have it all. Stop complain that you cant get a house for 350K in Upper St. Clair. There's a reason for that. A lot of people want to live there. Look at this house in Masontown. Its a fine house for 172K. Would be 572K in USC. But people complain that they cant afford to buy a house. Buy this house in Masontown then and find a company that allows you to work from home. Or buy it in USC for 572K and STFU. Affordable housing in cities and ritzier suburbs is done. The economy is too good and too many people can afford expensive houses.
218 Sterling Ave, Masontown, PA 15461 | Zillow
218 Sterling Ave, Masontown PA, is a Single Family home that was built in 1976.It contains 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.This home last sold for $150,000 in April 2024. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $156,600, which has increased by $1,180 in the last 30 days.The Rent Zestimate for this...
I'm not sure if Google maps even knows where Masontown is located... You might of posted a link to the ugliest house in PA for Hobbits. Is that a 6 ft ceiling?
Now that I think about it, you probably could fix that place with a bulldozer.
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Modular homes offer a solution to Pittsburgh's housing shortage
Harry Vine Homes, a modern modular home building company, prefabricates houses in a climate-controlled warehouse before transporting them to a specific address — a practice that can be a viable solution to the housing shortage. According to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh, there is a...
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Did anyone notice the amount of Polynesian players that Washington had or generally the amount of Polynesian players on Pac 12 rosters. Most didn't go to HS in Hawaii or American Samoa. There has been a mass exodus of Polynesians from Hawaii, especially to the Western states. Why? Cost of living. Hawaiian land became very valuable after statehood and with rich folk moving in, it helped drive the prices of homes and everything else way up. So a whole lot of natives left.
This reminds me of what's going on now. There is no more affordable housing in the cities or richer suburbs. Those days are over and they are never coming back. Everyone wants to live in these places and while some want to blame interest rates or a housing bubble, those are just minor accelerants. There has been a generational shift to the suburbs and cities from rural America. You would think that after Covid 19, the opposite would hold true as people would rethink the idea of living in crowded areas.
But here's my point. Move to rural America. You cant have it all. Many Polynesians left Hawaii in search of lower housing costs and lower cost of living. Its time that Americans realize that instead of complaining about it, they are going to have to move to rural America and make that longer once a week or once a month drive into the city for work.
First time watching a pac10 team ?Modular homes offer a solution to Pittsburgh's housing shortage
Harry Vine Homes, a modern modular home building company, prefabricates houses in a climate-controlled warehouse before transporting them to a specific address — a practice that can be a viable solution to the housing shortage. According to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh, there is a...
Did anyone notice the amount of Polynesian players that Washington had or generally the amount of Polynesian players on Pac 12 rosters. Most didn't go to HS in Hawaii or American Samoa. There has been a mass exodus of Polynesians from Hawaii, especially to the Western states. Why? Cost of living. Hawaiian land became very valuable after statehood and with rich folk moving in, it helped drive the prices of homes and everything else way up. So a whole lot of natives left.
This reminds me of what's going on now. There is no more affordable housing in the cities or richer suburbs. Those days are over and they are never coming back. Everyone wants to live in these places and while some want to blame interest rates or a housing bubble, those are just minor accelerants. There has been a generational shift to the suburbs and cities from rural America. You would think that after Covid 19, the opposite would hold true as people would rethink the idea of living in crowded areas.
But here's my point. Move to rural America. You cant have it all. Many Polynesians left Hawaii in search of lower housing costs and lower cost of living. Its time that Americans realize that instead of complaining about it, they are going to have to move to rural America and make that longer once a week or once a month drive into the city for work.
No. But it was probably about 15 or so years ago when I realized that very few of them went to HS in Hawaii. Used to wonder why they didnt stay home. They never lived there because there families were "priced out." Washington did seem to have an unusually high number though
Sounds like they are about 6 months away from starting this project.
Developers release new renderings for North Shore "Esplanade" featuring giant Ferris wheel
The plans for the $600 million development include a swimming pool, a splash pad that turns into an ice rink, and a giant Ferris wheel.
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Not a chance. They don't even have approval yet.Sounds like they are about 6 months away from starting this project.
Developers release new renderings for North Shore "Esplanade" featuring giant Ferris wheel
The plans for the $600 million development include a swimming pool, a splash pad that turns into an ice rink, and a giant Ferris wheel.
