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> I don't know if my view reflects the majority It doesn't. For example this article expressing surprise: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-26/p
by chrisseaton 5y ago
> I don't know if my view reflects the majority
It doesn't. For example this article expressing surprise:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-26/previously-owned-u-s-homes-are-now-more-expensive-than-new-ones https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-26/previousl...
Even the term 'previously owned' for a house is baffling to UK ears. Of course a house is previously owned. Why would you be building your own?
- jjeaff 5y agoI have never seen a home listed as previously owned. In the US, homes are by default assumed "previously owned" unless specifically advertised as new. And only the very well off tend to demo and build fresh. Most people will remodel and add in to existing structures.
- chrisseaton 5y ago> I have never seen a home listed as previously owned. Ok but Bloomberg have.
- HeyLaughingBoy 5y agoYeah, but I concur with the gp: I've never seen the phrase "previously owned" applied to housing; it sounds made up. Listings either specify "new construction" or it's assumed that the house is currently occupied.