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HOUSING: Greed ruining market

| March 7, 2021 1:00 AM

I read an article last week about first-time homebuyers being priced out of the housing market and it made me laugh. Quite frankly, folks, I’m not sure who can afford a house right now.

My wife and I have been in the market for a house for a couple years and unless we want to be married to something, I’m not sure we are going to find something. I believe we make a pretty good income but with the gouging that some of the house builders are practicing now, locals simply can’t afford to compete.

What they are doing is putting a house on the market for a certain price and creating a bidding war. The shark with the biggest bankroll gets the house.

Greed is definitely the name of the game in the housing market around our area. Don’t know how they sleep at night. I guess it’s all about the money!

WILLIAM CODER

Post Falls