November 2007
The 20 Best Affordable Suburbs in the West
If I move back to the states, these are my targets:
Originally from: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/05/0510_affsub_west/index_01.htm, from bestplaces.net
Anchorage, Alaska 99516
Metro: Anchorage
Nearest city with pop. 200,000-plus: Anchorage
Median Home Price: $550,000
Cost of Living Index: 135.4
Primary School Test Score Index*: 143
Violent Crime Index: 50
Average Commute Time: 23.7 minutes (more…)
I love these lists: “The world’s top 10 most liveable cities”
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I have no idea how they came up with the list, but I’ve been to Sydney, Tokyo & Honolulu & they were all great. I don’t think these people (who are rating these cities) have really visited Seattle or Vancouver, B.C. or rather these guys must be from Austria, Germany or somewhere in central Europe because having 50% of the list from that area and 2 others from the Scandanavian part of the continent seems a little biased…
Nevertheless, I still like the list from here:
http://www.iht.com/slideshows/2007/06/18/travel/web-0621Toptencities.php
#1 MUNICH. After much tire-kicking, data-sifting and deliberation, Munich emerged as Monocle magazine’s most liveable city in the world. A winning combination of investment in infrastructure, high-quality housing, low crime, liberal politics, strong media and general feeling of Gemütlichkeit make it a city that should inspire others. (more…)
International Real Estate Update: The Korean Real Estate Market in a slump
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This bit of news was relatively predictable, but the Korean Real Estate market is finally cooling down…in a big way. According to the JoongAng Daily from October 31st, 2007, “The Ministry of Construction and Transportation said yesterday that sales of existing apartments totaled 29,612 in September compared to 56,580 a year ago.” “Gangnam, Seocho and Songpa — dropped to 445 in September compared to 1550 a year ago.” (more…)