Moved to the northern area 3 years ago at 58. I love my mixed age neighborhood and the older neighbors have been so friendly and helpful. Spanish Springs is a great area with several places open after 9 pm. So happy here - not moving.

It’s that old adage, grow where you are planted. Thankfully, we all don’t want to live on the same square of earth. Why not be happy for yourself and your neighbors for choices made? No need to run down any one’s decision.

Very true

Likely prices will drop in TV but probably not by 30%. Not because of a lack of interest but because many potential buyers will have difficulty selling their current home or will have to take a hit as the market nationwide contracts. Because TV is bit insulated to market swings, it may take a while to be noticed.

a very close friend of ours who works at a hospital about an hour away, just had a conversation with a hospital employee, (friend is in HR and does hiring) that she just bought a house in TV, and is moving in this sunday, dallas 49ers game day. . must be remote worker. . . but the migration continues from the north where cost of living and housing differentials allow leaving here and buying there in cash. . . when ready

ready is determined by "have enough and have had enough" snow and winter and other crap. .

Yep. But (sigh) we will always have those who try to make themselves feel better by trying to make others feel worse.

Boomer

None of that has changed. It's always been that way in TV...

Why should it change things now?

Yes...

Oh, and I also know someone who sold a house in Osceola Hills, only to buy the very same model, on a view lot, because she wanted to "watch the birds"...

People have their reasons to move wherever they want to move... Makes no difference to me...

In time seller will learn that if they are selling a home with very few upgrades
 

can and will learn the home they want to sell that buyers will pay only what it their worth and willing to pay. Munis the cost of upgrades which are very expensive to have completed.

wow if you think my comment is running down anyone's decision or that I am not happy for other's choices. did you even read my comment?

I’m sorry, I absolutely did not mean to run down your comment. Looking back, I see it could be interpreted that way.

For the record, I think your comment is truly benign and not maligning anyone.

How about the people who have had enough with “palmetto bugs”, termites, dirty palm trees, grass fungus, hurricanes and other crap…:icon_wink:

Well, why buy a new house….

-new houses and the items in them come with a warranty (including major things like roofs and a/c)

- the new homes have things that some preowned do not, such as higher ceilings, larger garages, more updated floor plans.

-much less traffic in the newer areas because there aren’t the volume of stores and offices like further north areas

Just a few of the reasons the sales of new homes continue to be hot.

I guess everyone is different. I don’t want all that shopping and the traffic it brings, being on my doorstep. I can drive to any of that in less than 30 minutes and not have to fight it every day. Grocery store is 5 minutes away by golf cart.

winter, sleet, snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . couple of bugs . . . .
snow, sleet, high fuel oil heating. . . some grass fungus . . . . .
snow , cold bomb cyclones . . . . . . . . rain, warm bomb hurricanes . . . . .

still think FL wins . . .