There is a shortage of housing with ground-floor living space, older buyers feel left out and no one seems to care! The cost of property is so high that new homes are tall with bedrooms placed upstairs – no matter how old you are. Convenience for the disabled is slim. Tiny building lots start at $125,000 and builders say they cannot build smaller homes with such high lot prices. They must build skinny tall homes and you must sleep upstairs.
We may have to move from Snohomish County, even though this is home and our families and friends are here. Not one elected official ever asks, “Have we required a percentage of ground-floor living in our subdivisions?” “Should we encourage patio home communities?”
They know that no matter what type of housing is built in this market, it will sell, so who cares? Build huge homes, overload our schools and our roads, as long as everyone makes money. I think, however, for the few that are meeting these needs we must say thank you so much and please keep us in mind! This is my 35th year in real estate, and I am saddened by our inability to prepare for the coming market.
DENNY PERRIGOUE
Snohomish
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