JULY 2003

A Publication of ELLIOTT® & Company Appraisers

 

NAHB Releases Housing History Brochure

 

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), a Washington-based trade organization representing over 205,000 members, recently published a report that reviewed gains in U.S. housing throughout the 20th century, entitled “A Century of Progress.”

According to the report, in 1900 most houses were purchased with cash because long-term amortized loans were not available. Houses were typically two-story and tended to range from 700 to 1,200 square feet of floor space. They tended to have two or three bedrooms, but only one bathroom – if any.

Most houses built in 1950 had two bedrooms and one bath and were 1,000 square feet or less – all on one story.

Now the typical new house is back to two stories. They are larger than ever, averaging about 2,265 square feet, three or more bedrooms, 2 ½ baths and a garage for two or more automobiles.

Homes in 1900 averaged less than $5,000 in cost. In 1950 the average price of a new home was about $11,000. That figure had risen to $206,400 in 2000.

 

VA Appraisal Bill Faces Lack of Support

 
A proposal to let military veterans decide on the appraisers who perform assignments is having its problems in the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, according to a report from the Appraisal Institute.

The Veterans Appraiser Choice Act was introduced last spring with Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) as its sponsor. If passed, this bill (H.R. 1500) would give veterans the right to choose the appraiser when they apply for a home loan that would be guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Both the Appraisal Institute and the American Society of Appraisers testified in opposition to the bill before the committee last month. They alleged that, if enacted, the legislation would jeopardize the independence of the appraiser, add additional risk to the transaction at the veteran’s expense and, perhaps, slow down the loan process.
 

Quotes of Wisdom and Wit

 

“Just as houses are made of stone, so is science made of facts. But a pile of stones is not a house, and a collection of facts is not necessarily a science.”
                                      – Jules Henri Poincare

“Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.”
                                     – Albert Szent-Gyorgi

“The pen is mightier than the sword, and considerably easier to work with.”       – Marty Feldman

“All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions is called a philosopher.”
                                    – Ambrose Bierce

“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”            – Dwight Eisenhower

 

 

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