Our house is now worth a lot more

Yes, we use that saying here. I will say that your housing sounds as costly as our real estate market is now. Our son's street doesn't have a home that would sell for less than 1 million dollars, that is outrageous, I cannot fathom paying off such a mortgage in my lifetime.

Yes, it is. A very common one, actually.

I wish my little section of earth would sell for $800,000 ..... then again, I like where I am so I wouldn't sell anyway

Is that a parrot near you? Gorgeous bird. Yup. Our house has doubled in value since we bought it.

I'm sure, your house is worth a lot lot lot more. I have not seen it but I have a picture of it in my mind. Yea, that idiom is very well used and understood among English speaking people in India.

This saying is not common here. Afterall, it's not an English-speaking place. Real estate's price here has dropped a little here.

It is and I am sure she was. It's nice when that happens My house would be worth about 100k more than I paid for it if it was in tip top shape..but the deck has big problems

Oh wow...that is interesting. No that is not a saying in our parts of the world...as yet. LOL The retirement homes, as you would call them, do not fetch much out here. Reasons are simple, we have rotten climate. By end of 20th year, lots of repairs are in picture because of rains etc. Added to that is poor quality construction. Most seniors buy those units because their kids are abroad, and they do not have either the energy or patience to exercise their rights, which anyway take ages if at all, to be established by the courts here. Who will live that long? So yeah, the sale price actually comes down. Newer units surface in the meanwhile, sorta dampening the prices of older units, partly because of the charm of the new facility apart form new amenities there. Finally, such facilities are located away from cities. Therefore, demand for rent is lower. As you have already mentioned, there is restriction related to age. In India, people will abuse their parents left and right, but will not send them to old age homes, or facilities such as these, fearing social denouncement. So demand for such units is low, consequently, so is capital appreciation. I sure am glad that you home prices are higher. I am drinking nice orange juice and will add two spoons of sugar to make it sweeter. :)

@judyev Here we’d say you were on the pig’s back - ar mhuin na muice.

@judyev An astute investment.

Yes, it's a saying here too. I'm glad it sold for more than she paid for it.

Interest rates on mortgages have gone up a bit over here and it is reported that prices have dropped

Yes, it is a saying here too. House prices are crazy here as well.

Yes, that is a saying here. With a little help from worldwide inflation real estate is an investment that most times increases in value. The bad news is the value of the money she received does not have the same purchasing power in an inflationary environment. Well, at least in the U.S. Hey, she made a nifty profit, so overall a great deal!

Real Estate prices in a lot of bigger cities have gone up dramatically. 30 to 40 % rise in many places. It is good for home owners who have sold their homes recently or Realtors selling or renting their owned places have benefitted, at times at others' expense. But well, that is the state of affairs.

You have an interesting mix of ages out there unlike what we have in this old age home close by where people are just waiting to die And what are those bricks doing in that birdbath - just curious.

Yes, I know the saying, I think it is good to live in a place with other people of the same age,

It is nice that there is a good demand for houses in your community. It is not easy in some places to sell for more than what we paid. She has every reason to be happy that resonates with the age-old idiom.

Whoa! That's quite a profit. At that price I could have a home in the Keys. Yes, we use that saying here. Have a good day.

No, I haven't heard this saying before. I don't live in the US.