this post was submitted on 14 Oct 2024
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Housing Bubble 2: Return of the Ugly

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[–] PunnyName 60 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Every single one is over priced.

[–] assembly 39 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That’s what I was thinking. Like damn those are some high prices to play chicken with hurricanes and sea level rise.

[–] RalphWolf 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

But if global warming causes significant sea level rises, you can just sell your house and move somewhere else, right? I mean isn't that what Ben Shapiro advises? Not that anyone would buy underwater land, but Ben Shapiro thinks so.

[–] mumblerfish 8 points 2 months ago

Just one problem there, Ben! To whom? FREAKIN AQUAMAN?!!!

[–] barsquid 6 points 2 months ago

Ben is a dimwit for publicly insulting black mermaids, one of the potential homeowner demographics.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Anyone still living in Florida at this point thinks they've still got decades before things get really bad. These people think they're the "smart" ones getting ahead of the curve and selling before the prices drop. I hope they're wrong, but honestly, there are probably a decent amount of wealthy idiots that believe climate change is a hoax and are looking to grab some nice beachside property while the "suckers" are leaving.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

...And how many people are actively looking to buy a home in this area?

If you have 50x as many people that want to buy as there are people that want to sell, then yes, this is low inventory. And while I might think it's stupid as fuck to buy a house on the coast in Florida, people are--apparently--doing exactly that.

[–] RizzRustbolt 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Actually, Aquaman is the one buying up all those properties.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What about Namor the Sub-mariner? Has he been locked out of the Florida market due to the prices?

[–] RizzRustbolt 3 points 2 months ago

He's looking into upper east-coast properties in order to stay close to Sue Storm.

[–] Mango 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Buy the dip! Sell it when people forget about hurricanes!

[–] AnUnusualRelic 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So, early November should be good?

[–] Mango 2 points 2 months ago

If you can clean up the yard that quick!