tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5031807907878648583.post7594950438408881544..comments2023-09-01T12:35:14.881+02:00Comments on My Blue Streak: Here I go again: another uninvited harangueBluestreakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350399171607670916noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5031807907878648583.post-47938637431577151792008-06-04T10:44:00.000+02:002008-06-04T10:44:00.000+02:00Hi, I lived in Seville for 5 years and my English ...Hi, I lived in Seville for 5 years and my English husband spent almost 15 years there.... we moved up to North of Spain because we finally understood or convinced ourself that there was no way for us to buy something there and for me was impossible even to find a job... Now after 2 years here in Girona I did find a job but the chance to buy a house is still very far. For a "ruina" here they ask for 300.000 euros! Spanish people are prepared to do a mortgage of 40 years and now I'm starting to hear about 50 years mortgage.... then if you consider the bad quality construction they do....empordà experiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360533273490044485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5031807907878648583.post-67159451334487967032008-04-07T09:55:00.000+02:002008-04-07T09:55:00.000+02:00I can only DREAM about what I could have afforded ...I can only DREAM about what I could have afforded five years ago with the same salary I have now (even accounting for inflation). My husband and I used to rent a beautiful apartment on c/ Sierpes which is in the best part of town, with views of the cathedral, 5 balconies off to the street, hard wood floors....400€/month we paid and that was outrageous at the time. I used to compare it to prices at home and say "Damn this is the good life". Not anymore!Bluestreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350399171607670916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5031807907878648583.post-86033626698954581892008-04-06T18:20:00.000+02:002008-04-06T18:20:00.000+02:00hahaha, hilarious! love it! it's definitely not ...hahaha, hilarious! love it! <BR/><BR/>it's definitely not that bad in Chile. in fact, rent is one of the few things in this city that's actually affordable. I can never get over how cheap it is.Mamacita Chilenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00591882075295087687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5031807907878648583.post-48325115295515745382008-04-01T19:44:00.000+02:002008-04-01T19:44:00.000+02:00Ugh. We were lucky to get in when it was still pos...Ugh. We were lucky to get in when it was still possible (we bought our home in 2000, I think it was) but I don't know what we would do if we were looking now. Though I think you are right, prices are falling, and since it's harder to get a mortgage now, buyers are fewer. Hopefully you will find something affordable soon!<BR/><BR/>By the way, my high school sports teams (not MY teams-- I didn't play sports) were called the Blue Streaks...katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16975826433125245969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5031807907878648583.post-30389824838615167352008-04-01T13:41:00.000+02:002008-04-01T13:41:00.000+02:00Personally I like the 50-year mortgages you can ge...Personally I like the 50-year mortgages you can get - which I assume that you have to be under 30 to be eligible for.La Gatita Gringahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033338920464665552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5031807907878648583.post-70492965316985548102008-03-31T12:50:00.000+02:002008-03-31T12:50:00.000+02:00Hi from sunny (for now) Spain, Catherine. I don´t...Hi from sunny (for now) Spain, Catherine. I don´t recall how I came across your blog, but I like it! <BR/><BR/>Wow, and I thought our prices were bad! I understand, however, that there in Switzerland there is a culture of renting (and I can see why), that doesn´t exist, or I should say hasn´t existed here. My rental search is not going well, mainly because THERE ARE NO RENTALS, and if you chance upon a good one, it is usually so daintily furnished by a 75 year old. Huge culture here of buying your own home. People are afraid to rent because of damages, renters not paying, etc. <BR/><BR/>Nice to hear from you!Bluestreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350399171607670916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5031807907878648583.post-29009497138087847152008-03-31T11:03:00.000+02:002008-03-31T11:03:00.000+02:00Uninvited harangue maybe, but v. interesting.Try p...Uninvited harangue maybe, but v. interesting.<BR/><BR/>Try purchasing a property here in Switzerland. We are in our seventh year of renting/ pouring money down the drain, but as an average apartment costs over a million francs (£450,000+) then you understand the dilemma.<BR/>Thanks for linking to me. Hi from a drizzly Suisse. (How did you come across me btw?)Catherine Nelson-Pollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292389495117523090noreply@blogger.com