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Re:The $3500 Shirt – A History Lesson in Economics by justincormack on Saturday January 24, 2015 @06:40PM (#8941493)
Land is the main cost of buildings in most of the developed world, not building.
Re:The $3500 Shirt – A History Lesson in Economics by patcheudor on Saturday January 24, 2015 @06:57PM (#8941538)
Not quite. Land is the main cost of buildings in the most desirable places in the developed world. In the US Pacific Northwest as an example, outside of major metro areas people will spend about 1.5-4x the cost of land on the actual structure. If you buy a $150K lot in Boise Idaho as an example it's pretty standard to then spend between $200K-$400K on the structure and landscaping.
Re:The $3500 Shirt – A History Lesson in Economics by querulous on Saturday January 24, 2015 @06:52PM (#8941532)
in vancouver it costs about a million dollars for a house on a standard lot in the city. it's about a million two for a lot without a house