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talldean t1_j0jl1le wrote

Reply to comment by Guilty-Owl-8041 in NY Times lists Pittsburgh as having some of the most affordable homes in the country as compared to household income. (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/realestate/where-are-the-most-and-least-affordable-homes.html) by Far_Room23

Or repair debt on the houses.

If you need a new roof, repointing, a furnace, have knob and tube electrical, and the sewage line is coming up on it's 100 year lifespan, that's a loooot different than a house that didn't rely on boomers to keep it up to date.

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dehehn t1_j0m1mf9 wrote

That's everywhere though.

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talldean t1_j0m3zus wrote

I mean, most of the western US was built after 1960. It's not everywhere, and it's pretty bad in our pocket of Appalachia.

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dehehn t1_j0maxtb wrote

Ok sure. There's a lot of newer homes out west. And modern infrastructure in newer suburbs. But most big cities on the east coast are built on old infrastructure.

But I mostly meant you're going to need repairs everywhere. Even a house built in 1960 is going to be showing its age. Pittsburgh isn't unique when it comes to housing repair needs.

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