By The Tim on July 7, 2008
I realized we have beat the subject to death with a pair of posts and this week’s poll, but I had to at least point out a Rhodes piece in today’s Seattle Times on the issue of gas prices and home buying patterns: Will gas prices drive homebuyers away from suburbs?
The article starts off with [...]
Posted in News | Tagged commute, dead horse, gas prices, Rhodes, Seattle_Times
By The Tim on July 6, 2008
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Posted in Polls | Tagged gas prices, Polls, transportation
By The Tim on June 23, 2008
In a discussion last month where we discussed the relationship between gas prices and home purchase decisions, I made the following assertion:
…mathematically the decision to move closer just because of higher gas prices doesn’t really make sense.
In the last few days I’ve run across a few news articles that again make the contrary claim that [...]
Posted in Features | Tagged commute, gas prices
By The Tim on May 23, 2008
With gas prices passing another big round number lately, there’s been a fair amount of talk about how the high price of fuel is affecting people’s daily lives. When it comes to the real estate market, common knowledge says that higher gas prices will hit home prices in the suburbs and exurbs, while helping [...]
Posted in Opinion | Tagged commute, gas prices
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