@@xo2quilt on 10 acres?! We live in Seattle & bought our house for 329,000$ and only have 1,300 square feet. We could have got a really nice house compared to ours in the middle of the country for that price if you got that much for 125,000$
I live in California... right now a one bedroom apartment in Southern California near (25 min away) the coast costs around $700,000 to $800,000. Idk what renting is. Also, many homes don’t have backyards anymore. Finding a home with a large yard, like mine, is rare nowadays in California.
Just the size of the lawns and the closeness of the homes would drive me nuts. I just never expected it to be that different. Not worse by any standard, just different. Ive watched series on buying and renting homes and apartments in the UK and several other places and was amazed at how different the sizes were and cost from the states. I think we’re a spoiled nation! It’s not all big homes and lots. We have suburbs that run about the same house and lot sizes a lot of duplexes in some of the cities throughout the states. I’m just from South Carolina and used to wide open spaces. Anyway, thanks for this video. I truly enjoyed it.
Come to California... you’ll be even more broke!!! (Oh wait, there’s no way in hell you would want to come to California.) 😂😂😂 But ye in traditional Texas style, the houses are big af, just like everything else in Texas!!! 🙌🏻❤️
I was just thinking the same thing!!! We live in Oklahoma & our 2300+ sq ft house wasn’t even $250k brand spankin new & we live in a great area!!! That’s some crazy prices for a house!!! & rent… FOR A WEEK!!! Usually rent even in Edmond is between $700-$1200 A MONTH depending on the area of where you rent.
From Montana and the prices vary. You get over near Western side of the state and you're looking at $1,000,000 plus near the flathead lake area. Here in Billings I paid $97,000 for my 2400 sq ft rancher in 2003 it's now valued at $180,000. Rent for a house like mine is about $1300/month.
I've never heard the price of rent quoted on a weekly basis before. It's interesting how so many of the houses in all three suburbs have tall front fences with gates. It gives off a strong "go away" vibe.
You tend to see that in upper class USA as well. Loads of high walls, gates, and fences. Probably pretty universal worldwide. I guess high wealth comes high walls. 😅
@@aggilos9650 Lot easier to budget if you can pay off all the big bills like rent and the power/water bill together, to get them out of the way, and then budget the rest. I got paid every two weeks for the last 32 years I worked, and it was way easier than being paid once a week.
I don't about the weekly rent. Sounds more like a BNB. But fences and property lines are important. We've owned our property in the Midwest for 50 years. The houses here are 50 yards apart. No front yard fencing. A driveway big enough to park 12 cars. Only back yard fencing. A new neighbor bought the adjoining property and asked where the property line was. I think he would of been made aware of that before he bought the property, so I said "See this fence. The line is 1 foot on your side." I was informed by family later that it was only 6 inches on their side. But he helps me and I help him, so we are at peace. But living in big homes in the burbs. Is different. Your two story house next to another house with 10 feet of separation. That's my uncles place in the burbs in California. You need a wall or tall fence so you don't see you neighbor brushing his teeth. My sisters house in San Joaquin has 4 times the space, and they still added tall wood fencing, because the neighbor was encroaching on their property using their custom paved basket ball court. The neighbors kids would stop hanging on the basket ball rim even when my brother-in-law spoke to the neighbor. It was mean for his 8 year old son. Not to mention their previous neighbor at another property that like to slaughter goats for meals inside city limits. My girlfriends family are fighting with their neighbor in Venice California over an inch of property line. The fence is the property line, but the neighbor won't let them dig to fix the fence. The 3 bedroom 1 bath house is rented for $6800 a month. The house is a mile or two from Venice Beach, but the homeless own the neighborhood night, and the beaches by day. Here in the Midwest it easy. You talk with your neighbors. While typing this the storm has passed, but I think my neighbors are using this evening as target practice time. Yeah definitely my neighbors are doing some rapid fire target practice at night. Dogs barking everywhere. I'm not worried. It scares away the opossums and racoons from the garage.
Your daughter is absolutely bright and adorable. If I had a daughter, I would want her to be just like her. Your family is an inspiration and something to be cherished; especially in a world where the family is increasingly threatened. Keep up the good work and keep educating us on life in New Zealand. Greetings from Texas!
@@leahkelley8254 The family in the twenty-first century is threatened in that over half of all marriages end in divorce. With divorce comes seen and all often unseen consequences for the children involved in a divorce. As a classroom teacher, I see the effects of what broken and messed up families due to kids. No, kids from the traditional, stable two parent family do not mean that kids will not go through challenges, but kids from broken families turn to gangs, unhealthy romantic relationships, drugs, alcohol and other vices all too often.
@@frenchfan3368 I think you mean “do” not “due”. Anywho, I agree having a stable loving family is important but traditional no. I’m a psychologist and I can attest to you there the not only is no such thing, but even if there was, it doesn’t matter the category you place it under. Children need love. Period.
@@leahkelley8254 There have always been stable families throughout history. In the beginning of time God clearly defined what a family was in the book of Genesis. Since you are educated, surely you have heard of this and read this. By the way, what you do for a living to pay the bills has no importance to me.
My house 30 miles south of Atlanta, Georgia was 115k about 12 years ago. 2 cleared acres, three bedroom house, 1400 sqft, two car garage, front and back patio, and one small barn. No sea view though so that's a bummer but we've got lots of trees. Thanks for the video. It's great to see the little differences between groups of people and also to see how alike we all are. Your family is precious.
I have always been very cost conscious, (Read that as cheap) so we bought a 700 sq ft. fixer upper in 1979 for $8500. We spent another $40,000 over the next 40 years and were able to retire debt free. It was 4 rooms and a dirt floor basement. It now has concrete basement, 7 rooms and a 24 ft by 39 ft,shop/garage. The prices, and rentals!! in other places blow my mind!
I truly enjoy watching your videos. It is refreshing to see a genuine family spend quality time with each another and seemingly enjoy doing so! Keep 'em coming!
These neighborhoods could literally be anywhere in the us. So similar looking and I love that all of the store signs and what not are also very similar. I'd feel right at home visiting there. Other than the driving on the opposite side of the road.
In Central Texas, just outside of Austin: Husband and I bought 10 acres, 2800 sq. ft. home with full-wrap-around porch; guest cottage; stocked pond; cobbled driveway; in 2005, and it cost a fraction of what an average home costs in NZ. Crazy.
Thank you for sharing! Very interesting. You all do such a great job with your videos. Lovely family too! As a Midwestern American living here is much cheaper than the same size house and yard on either US coast. Agree with others, your prices are more inline with California real estate.
I live in the Pacific Northwest & I very rarely see front yards fenced. Quite a contrast to the places you showed us, like someone else remarked, like mini-fortresses.
You see front yard fencing more in California, and for a good reason. I lived in California for almost 40 years. A small iron fence followed by a taller iron fence would be good. I live in the Midwest now. There are no front yard fences. "Pity the Fool."
The most expensive neighborhood is so walled off. I think the middle class neighborhood was the most livable in appearance. There was a pretty big jump in quality from the least expensive to the middle class. Prices aren't too far off from Nashville, TN. We've had massive growth/increase in population over the last decade.
US housing prices vary a lot too, I live in the suburbs of NYC and houses around here cost about $550k USD, while the same house in somewhere like Montana would cost like $200k USD
Even more eye-opening, I've been looking at houses in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas or Tennessee. I can easily find 2 to 6 acres (0.8-2.5ha) , 6000 sq ft (560 sq m) homes for $500,000-600,000.
Wow. That was very eye opening! I live in in Ohio (USA) and there is a housing shortage here too. It's a sellers market. You can easily get into a bidding war and go far over asking price. Not only are house prices going up but there is a building boom going on which is raising lumber prices like crazy! Great video. :)
Absolutely true. Just sold our place (2100 sq. ft., 14 acres) in rural eastern Ohio for far more than I ever hoped we could get. $11k over list, and that wasn't the highest offer (just the best one).
I'm in Springfield, Ohio and a couple weeks ago the Wall Street Journal ranked Springfield as the third hottest housing market in the country....have no idea why other than the cost of living. The problem with the housing going up so high is finding another home once you sell yours.
@@tomboard1 Yeah, very low inventory. Better be ready to put an offer down the day you see the house. Great interest rates right now, tho. Under 4% at least a month ago. We lucked out & found one about perfect for us.
When we bought our house in New Mexico 5 years ago, we wanted to get out of Albuquerque (the largest city in New Mexico) but still be close enough to have access to everything a big city has to offer. Our city borders Albuquerque but is only about 100k people, with beautiful views and fairly comfortable weather year round. We ended up buying a lovely little one story home on a half acre lot with views of the city lights at night and the Sandia mountains by day. The front has 2 driveways with room for 4 cars, a boat AND a 34ft motor home, with room for 2 more cars The house
Thank you for sharing. So HAPPY I came across your channel. You guys are awesome! I love seeing the differences between the States and other countries. I am in Tennessee. Home prices are so much cheaper. Our 3 bedroom 2 bath home rents for $650 a month. Southern states typically have a cheaper cost of living.
I really enjoyed this! Thank you! In southeastern Pennsylvania, the costs of your most affordable housing is what we would pay for our middle tier, and your middle tier costs are what we would pay for our upper tier. However, your rent is less expensive. In our southeastern PA locations, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom apartments (not homes) which are in the range of 1100-1200 square feet, run around $2800-$3000+ per month.
In Alabama USA. We bought a 3 bed 2 bath house w a fenced in back yard in a good neighborhood and school system for less than 100,000. The prices there are outrageous!!!!!!
what stands out to me the most is it really reminds me of parts of Los Angeles, I'm in San Fernando Valley and the houses are similar, although, yes your houses are tiny compared to some here, and the housing is about the same as well! Very interesting. Nice to know I could afford to move to NZ if I wanted to!
Holy smokes! That's insane. The style of the houses intrigued me - sort of mod 60's. In Pittsburgh I'm used to 'old' houses (ours was build in 1924) with high ceilings, peaked roofs, large porches. Still, I'd chuck it all to live in New Zealand :)
The Richest House’s reminded me very much of Victoria BC. Even the shopping area looked like downtown Victory. Thanks y’all for sharing for us. Looked a lot like here in America. Your prices are a lot higher than it cost to live here in Texas.
Note that rents are weekly rates not monthly like in USA. Also we don't generally have basements or attics or central heating. Older homes lack insulation and double glazing has only recently become the norm.
@@iliketowatchnfl3515 our home was built in the thirties, 3 bed, I bath, wood Weatherboard house. With extensions added over time. When we bought it 14 years ago it had no insulation, no double glazing and a single gas heater. We have insulated ceilings and double glazed one set of windows. Retro double glazing is too expensive to do more but thermal drape curtains work well.
Also, no central cooling systems (I don't consider those hotel style air circulators to be the same) and no screens on windows! The absence of screens and acceptance of flies/bugs in the house and on food is a big adjustment for Americans who live there.
For what you pay for a lower class home, $500,000 USD, you can get 5 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths and 2 or 3 car garage on 3 or 4 acres in Texas. I have 2200 square foot,3 bedroom, 2 bath and cover driveway and 1 1/2 acres and it’s worth about $200,000 USD
Watching this makes me realize how somewhat 'excessive' our houses can bee in the U.S when compared to the rest of the world. And how much more affordable it is, but that is starting to change in most of the larger cities. Here is Nashville they are still alright, but they are trending towards the crazy side of thing. Guess that goes with the insane population growth we've had over the last 20 years.
Houses seem so close together there, which makes sense. Even in the expensive area, houses seem right next to each other. In the US, expensive area usually have lots of land attached to the property. Houses can be really far away from each other.
Great video! I concur with others regarding the variance in prices around the United States. I live in one of the most expensive communities (Palo Alto) in one of the most expensive areas (San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley) located in one of the most expensive states (California). The average price of a middle tier home in our town is $3.1 Million. High priced outliers (and there are many of them) aren't included in this average either. Yet, I have been in more rural areas like Tennessee or Texas where a person could buy a modest 3 bedroom home on 5 acres of beautiful land for less than $100,000.
I'm in South Carolina and people sell their homes in California for millions and come here and out jade a home that's five times bigger than what they had for less than $300,000 in some of the nicest areas here. Northerners do the same. We've had a lot of people that sold inherited homes from their parents and come here and purchase a home that is a lot nicer and then have enough money left over to retire early on.
10:45 One of the things that really stuck with me from my trip to NZ in 2017 was how fit everyone is and how much physical activity is integrated into normal everyday life. I highly doubt you'd find random exercise stations in parks here in Canada. I'm sure there are some, but they would only be known by the locals near it as they mostly walk past it.
Wow! at those prices, it won't be long until van (camper) life becomes popular, lol. Being an island, I imagine that land and construction materials come at a premium. Great video!
We have chunky fruit popsicles in NYC, the brand is FrozFruit - in pineapple, mango, strawberry, lime, coconut, etc. You can usually find them in a "bodega" which is a 24 hour minimarket selling soda, beer, lots of snack food like chips & popcorn & cookies, a small number of staples like bread, peanut butter & jams, canned soups, condiments, juices, a freezer section for ice cream, sometimes they have a small section for frozen foods like pizzas, they may also has a small deli section where you can order sandwiches, some carry prepared salads, they have take out coffee and usually buttered rolls/bagels ready to grab on your way to work.
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Wow we built a 2,600 sf 4 bedroom 3 car garage house right outside of Hershey Pa, USA for around $220,000 in 2003. I renovated the basement for about 20K and now our house is valued at around $450,000. That still is way cheaper than living in Auckland and we can get to Hershey Park and Chocolate World in 10 minutes lol.
Wow. The housing situation has really gotten bad. When I visited back in the early 90s we took a guided tour of Auckland and the tour guide was bragging on how New Zealanders can afford a house before they can afford a car while in the USA that is the opposite. Times sure have changed.
I have family that live in Manuku and I understand the differences in prices and living. In the Poway, which is the San Diego area it's a little bit more expensive but I love visiting NZ and come two to three times a year.
@Hayden Cook No aside from housing inflation has been very low in NZ and the median household income is US$51,000, compared to US$69,000 in the US. So we earn less but housing is much more expensive.
@@1badsteed Everyone I know who bought a home either got help from parents who already had property or they bought a small house in a poor or distant suburb for $650k to $800k to get on the property ladder.
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Thank you for sharing. I live in FL and the prices are super high right now, but those prices are insane!!! You can buy a home here cheaper than you can rent one there and have a lot of land. We bought 11.5 acres 10 years ago with a huge barn, pond, and a trailer for 150k. We are currently building a home on it. We bought it with that intention after the market crash here years ago and broke ground about a month ago FINALLY!!! I appreciate the tour!
Home prices are going in the US because the price of lumber has gone up due to supply chain issues. There is a supply chain issue globally however I think it will be resolved in 8-12 months.
@@noahremnek3615 I hope so. It’s criminal. I work next to a lumber yard. They have stacks upon stacks of lumber just sitting there. Have been for months because no one can afford it.
@@noahremnek3615 I occasionally watch this family from NZ on YT. They did a tour of low/mid/high priced homes. I could not believe it. You’re absolutely right.
@@sashleymo4 The reason why New Zealand home prices have gone up is because New Zealand has no capital gains tax making it a good place to invest. So people from China go to New Zealand and outbid locals.
The expensive neighborhood reminded me a lot of Santa Monica, and some of Brentwood in L.A….but it still looks a bit different. Not sure what it is - maybe the English influence.
It’s amazing how differently things are from place to place! When we moved to Germany for 3 years when my husband got orders it to me quite awhile to even adjust a little
I'm screaming at these prices!! Are you freaking kidding me?! In my city, I can get a 4 bedroom, 2,000+ sq foot home (190sq meters) for $250,000. In most states you can get a literal mansion for $500,000 (New York and California excluded of course because they sadly have *terrible* policies that drive up the cost of living). I currently live in a home that has 5 bedrooms and 3 baths, (doesn't sound like it, but it's a very average family home) and it's appraised at around $230,000. Wow, you guys are really making me feel how blessed I am.
You guys are truly blessed and I love your whole family. We are blessed to live in the largest gated community in the US. Hot Springs Village in Arkansas. If you google it, you'll see why I love it here. Very affordable homes - although we're in a housing crisis too right now so there's not much available. Watching your videos makes me want to visit New Zealand.
I'm from the states and I love how everything so close to the water for you guys that at least you know cuz like me for me to get to any large body of water or any kind of beach it's at least a seven and a half hour drive
I have friends in Weymouth and Herne Bay area’s. I spent most of my time in Palmerston North at Linton Camp training NZ soldiers. During my 21 years in the US military, New Zealand was my last and favorite deployment. It reminded me of my home state of Utah, you can drive through a big city and be in the country in the matter of minutes. I hope visit again some day.
(at the 19:27 point on your video You stated a 3 bedroom home rents for about $1357/week) ... In the Minneapolis Minnesota suburbs we pay about $1100 for a months rent. Houses very greatly depending where you live.. Our home is large ( 4200 sq ft and a large 4 car workshop and another 2 car garage also with 17 acres of land about 30 miles west of Minneapolis) it is worth about $450,000 .. if it was in the Minneapolis suburbs it would be worth $1.5million ... The average 3 bedroom in the suburbs cost between $250K and $300K . New homes a bit more... In rural minnesota it would be $125K-$150K .
Holy crap! I live in Orlando Florida in a four bedroom Lakehouse on the border of the city and a 10 minute drive to downtown and all the theme parks and four years ago we paid $186,000. It is very expensive there !!! I had no idea and I’ve been watching your videos this whole time! A half US$1 million will buy a house there in the most affordable suburb that’s bonkers! I would have to have a hut in the woods LOL
Here in the US we include bathrooms as well as bedrooms...so, you talked about a 3 bedroom house but how many bathrooms does that include? And does it have a garage? Just curious. Love your videos!
wow the US is also going through housing crisis, a 3/2 house here in Orlando Florida will range from $350 to $500K. I was supposed to visit NZ in 2021 but have had to push that off until 2022 at the earliest for obvious reason. Great video series and a great family!!
It is very hard for many people here. Foreign investors have played a huge part in destroying our housing market. There is a serious shortage in housing in NZ and wages are still terrible. They have barely moved while the cost of living has sky rocketed.
My house in Omaha Nebraska is 2100 sq ft. I paid 48,000$ USD. I had to spend another 35,00$ USD to upgrade and remodel the interior, and it’s going to cost about the same when I upgrade the exterior. I’ve done all the labor myself. So I’ll be around 138,000 USD when finished. Four bedroom two bathrooms.
@@yournewzealandfamily We are commuting distance to Washington DC and Baltimore so are probably more of an apples to apples comparison to Auckland. We purchased our lot (2 acres) 4 years ago for just under $250,000 usd and spent approximately $690,000 building the home. At completion (2 years ago) it appraised for $1.2 million. The house is just under 5,000 square feet above grade (typical for newer homes in the area due to land value) with another 3,000 square feet in a walk up basement and 1,800 square foot 4 car garage. Above grade has 4 suites (bedroom/bathroom and walk in closet) and a 2 piece bathroom. Below grade is another suite and a 2 piece bathroom. So 5 bedroom, 7 bathroom. This home is not atypical for the area: www.zillow.com/homedetails/25103-Highland-Manor-Ct-Gaithersburg-MD-20882/97462974_zpid/
Our house in Amarillo, Tx is 3000 square feet on a large 3/4 acre lot and is valued at $260,000 now. It is a 1969 built ranch home. (All one level) To rent it would be about $2000 a month.
Wow we just bought a house and 5 acres about 10 miles outside of town with a 2 story barn 2 outbuildings and a pond for $150,000 we could not stand living in town anymore
My jaw literally dropped when you said the average price in the most affordable. It's so crazy how different areas of the world fluctuate in cost of living and the sort. The most affordable there, is like the really bad part of town that would've been a fraction of that cost.. like $100k for those houses. For the $500k house you can get like a 5 bedroom 3 bath house with a 3 car garage where I live.. Mind blowing. Thank you for sharing! It's always so interesting seeing things like this
all of the older houses are also small in u.s. as well, newer house are bigger i would say houses past 1950s but denver colorado house for sale are priced around $400,000 for cheapest cheapest i can see is Active $315,000 Beds 3 Baths 1 $328 /sqft 960 sqft Lot: 6,000 sq feet but majority of houses there are selling for $500-$600
I'm a realtor in Texas, your home prices are ridiculous. Most of my clients purchase homes from as low as $130,000 for a single mother with a low paying job, to middle class homes around $250,000 (median here where I live). A nicer home will run from $300k - $400k, which is why Californians are moving here.
god save texas cause ya know they will break it and mess it up just like they did to their crazy liberal/communist state they left. Entitlement galore follows them too. smh
I'm in Australia, just bought a run down (junkies lived there prior) 3 bed townhouse 1340 sq ft (124sqm), 1.5 hrs away from city of Sydney (where i work & all the jobs are) for $670k AU ($500k US). Im spending about $50k in reno so its decent to live in. Our housing market just does not stop. Whether GFC, IT Bubble, covid, whatever. Growing divide between mums & dads with hundreds of thousands / millions in equity buying multiple properties VS those without. I should have bought last year but stupidly kept on saving to get at least 20% deposit to avoid $10-15k in lenders mortgage insurance fees (mandatory if less then 20% deposit). Since beginning of year its just had its biggest jump in history. So i missed out on $100k -150k growth in 6 months. My brother is currently selling 1 of his investment houses he bought for $520k in 2009 for ~$2.4mill. His current house backs onto the beach. All from property, not job salary $. Credit Suisse ranked Australians as richest median wealth on earth, but i dont think thats fair as its all tied up in housing. Its absolute insanity, we desperately need scaled tax on multiple properties, but so much $$$ is being made by gov that it wont happen. Hear of some people waiting on sidelines for decades expecting a crash or correction. It just does not stop. Median house price now for sydney is over $1.4 mill.
This reminded me of touring Southern Florida, Ft Lauderdale to Miami. If you’re by the water these house are equal in size, price and even look to Florida.
I've seen nearly every episode of your You Tube series, and as an American I envy the closeness of your family! I feel as if I know you folks. You guys are terrific, and don't ever change a thing. Much love and respect from Kentucky U.S.A. "Semper Fidelis"
After watching all new videos still doing older videos(love the older ones also!)Live in San Diego and prices are close to us. However our “cheaper suburbs” have hardly any lawns and sidewalks. Looks way cleaner and nicer with a bonus of no homeless tents everywhere! Cannot wait for more new videos from USA trip if you have anymore and cannot wait for rv trip!!! I have 23ft class C rv for just me and my wife and two little dogs, just big enough.
Dang these houses expensive AF I assumed they would be more expensive then America just because theres way more land in America but I didn't think they would be this expensive
Wow! I can't believe these high prices for homes! I live in Kentucky. We bought our home here in October 2018. Our home is 2-story cedar home with 1,980 square feet. We paid $152,000 for it.
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One of the things that caught my attention is the fact that you were saying rent per week, and not per month. Another thing that caught my attention was the diversity of styles of homes, apartments, and businesses, that makes the scenery more interesting. And of course the last thing that caught my attention was the beauty of the beaches and water.
Damn, that's crazy i got a 3000 acre property plus 4 bedroom 2 bathroom house for only 250k in the middle of nowhere Texas. Those houses are so small. Houses are extremely expensive there.
Well you live in a South Pacific paradise. I live near Atlanta, Georgia. It’s nice here here but far from paradise. My best friend is stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii. He’s a Captain in the Army and his house he just bought is a 1.3 million dollar home. It’s nice, but nothing to write home about. It’s the fact he’s a couple miles from the ocean that makes it so nice, but in his own words, "It’s far too over crowded, traffic is a nightmare, and the locals don’t want anything to do with the mainlanders." He’s also separated from his gun collection, which currently is in one of my safes. 😏 We’re gun nerds. I can’t imagine being separated from my gun collection, but honestly I have 10 times as many guns as my buddy. So as he says, he’s putting in his time and then he’ll be moving his family back to Georgia, which he calls home. So as much as I’d like to come live in New Zealand for a couple months, I fear I’d get home sick very quick. I fear the same thing with Hawaii. I truly appreciate your sharing your life with us, and I look forward to your next video. Be safe and have fun.
For perspective So we just bought a brand new house in Missouri... it's what we consider modest. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms, 2100 square feet, 2 car garage we paid $245k which breaks down to $1100 USD per month. The lot we are on is large at .25 acres.
small housing lots-- i have 3465 sq ft, 4 bed, 3.5 baths great room large kitchen, formal dining room, great room with fire place, mud room 3 car garage, 18x36 ft inground pool on 1 arce of land. thanks for sharing
The housing in new zealand look similar to housing in the US. The spacing just seems a bit smaller and closer. The housing market in the US is actually good right now for those who are buying because the rates in real estate are pretty low right now from so many foreclosing and selling their homes due to covid. I actually was thinking about buying a single family home by jan 2021 because my lease in my apt was going to end in march 2021, but then things happened and screwed up my credit. But my budget was buying a 2bedroom, 2bathroom, with a garage & fenced in backyard for about $240k at the most. Especially because i’m a first time homebuyer and is still paying off student loans as I graduated in 2018 from college. So i’ve been saving up money for a down payment and trying to get all my other stuff together and hopefully by 2022 sometime, i will be able to finally move into a home.
I lived abroad in Sydney and then Hong Kong for 10 years. When I moved home to Indiana (US Midwest). I bought a home for $155,000 in January of 2018, that is 1300 SF built in 2001. Recently the real estate market has gone into overdrive. My house is worth about $210K now but that’s still pretty inexpensive compared to a lot of places. My mortgage with insurance is $1,030 a month. I paid $2,300 rent in Hong Kong in 2011 for a 250 SF apartment.
This is insane. I live in Michigan in what is becoming one of the more expensive cities to live in, and my house is over 2800 square feet with a fenced in back yard for my dogs and it was $356k USD. I also have a two car garage
I live in Missouri (it's in the middle of America, next to Oklahoma) and here at least, rent for the average homes you've shown, we would pay per month not per week. However lots of people here are switching to tiny homes. That's 600 square feet or less. It's like building a house on the trailer you used for moving.
Coming from the SF Bay Area, the house sizes are as small, if not smaller than those in the first neighborhood you toured. The selling price would be 2x that price too. Rent would be 3000USD per month (around $700per week). I know you’re going through a housing crisis, but it seems like paradise to me!
The opening shot of you guys on the beach playing looks just like the beaches in Oregon. Especially when you drive from California north into Oregon. Only thing is the ocean on our west coast is cold due to the Humbolt current that flows down from Alaska to Southern California. Whereas our east coast waters along the coast are warmer due to the Gulf Stream Current that runs from parts of upper S America and the Gulf of Mexico northward from Florida to Massachusetts wear it starts to bend toward Greenland & British Isles.
The average size house in my neighborhood is 1400sq ft was selling for 60-70,000$ now it’s 85-95,000$.We have a neighborhood less than 1 mile from mine and the 500,000$ homes are all over 3,000 sq ft and brick or stone.I bought my current home in 1994 it’s 1432 sq ft paid 37,000$ then with 2 car garage and 2 acre lot.It now appraises for 139,000k.My lot size is 230 feet wide by 380 feet deep.
In the US the average single family home has gotten larger in terms of square footage even compared to the 1950's. In the nearest large city to my parents (Sioux City), the old residential neighborhoods from the 1890's had large Queen Anne Style houses taking up usually two average sized lots, making one large lot. With this large lot, one could easily fit the massive main residence, a barn (carriage house), and other smaller structures such as a gazebo (pavilion) or a Conservatory. On top of all of the beforementioned structures, room for a small outside garden, walking paths, and driveway could easily be added with space to spare. This was common more the nation expanded westward. It does exist on the East Coast though, in cities like Newport, New York City, and Philadelphia.
One thing I noticed is the difference in the value of a house versus the cost of rent. A lower end home costs considerably more there but the rent for that same house is less than it Is here. A home that costs around $280k here rents for about $1600.00 where as a $550k home there rents for about that same amount.
I am watching this a year after the posting of the video and live in Los Angeles county, just south of LAX airport. I live in a beach community where housing/rental prices are out of control. For anything under a 1/2 million dollars you live a hour and a half drive from the beach. I live just 15 minutes from the beach and properties in my area with no view of the ocean and maybe 5’-6’ space for a backyard are selling for 1.2+ million. That means you share a lot that was originally a 2-3 bedroom with a 1 1/2 bathroom home with a nice backyard. A home with a waterfront view (with the strand which is a bake, roller skating walking sidewalk in front of it) can be 4.5 million for a 3 bedroom 3 bathrooms with a one car garage with means you pay for parking for any other cars you have. In the same city walking distance with or without a view a 3bed/2bath starts a 1.3 million but those homes are limited because the beach cites are very small. A gated home in Palos Verdes starts at over 3 million and goes up. The only waterfront homes in Los Angeles are in Malibu and the very wealthy and celebrities live in these homes. A 6 bed/ 6 bath in Malibu at the water is 28 million! Even our poorest housing is out of reach for the average working person.
Okay, so I live in Upper Michigan. We purchased a log cabin home on 7 acres--6 are fully wooded and 1 is where the cabin sits and we use for our greenhouse, garden, chickens and a rabbit colony--that borders about 200 acres of state land. It has a 25 foot diameter pond just off from the cabin, which makes the morning coffee and watching the sunrise unbelievably perfect. The nearest town is about 20 minutes away and the nearest city is 1 hour away. The total cost of all of this was $72,000.00. We pay $537.00 a month, so hearing the prices down there per week....that is insane. We would most definitely be homeless I would think.
I understand, when settling the US a lot of the settlers built and lived in a one room cabin - while those who settled on the prairie lived in a one room sod hut. We also know what it's like to start small as a matter of fact when my Dad was young, 5-6 years old, he lived in a one room house with a dirt floor in Texas!
Well over a year since that video was up loaded. I can only imagine what the prices are now, mostly because you have not made an updated video, lol. Seriously though, housing prices right now are insane everywhere I would imagine. I bought a 3 bedroom house in the middle of a major city USA, It would be comparable to the first suburb you showed. I purchased the home 4 years ago, and could not afford to buy it now. Also cannot afford to sell it. Keep the amazing video coming! you guys are awesome!
I am from Augusta Ga and for a million you can live in any of top gate community. Or buy some land on our lake called Clarks Hills Georgia's largest reservoir at 71,535 acres and still build a nice house and boat dock Its where they play The Masters Golf tournament at the National Golf Course. I like the family orientated style you do family is big in the southern United States .
I live within walking distance to a major university in Arizona and that adds to it's value! Our house is a four bedroom 2 and a half bath. It is valued at $495,000 U.S. Dollar's. It is just over 2,000 square feet. 185.81 square meters. I love this series that you are doing!!! Our housing market here is weird. At first they over build and then there is a shortage!!! I don't care. I own my house and even though it needs some improvements she has good bones!!!!
Your park was 100x better than ours! I live in suburbs of Tennessee, USA. Our 3BR homes probably average 2000 sq ft and $250,000. But we don’t get the beautiful beaches!!!! Loved seeing more of your life ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I live in Oklahoma, which is in the middle of the US. The cheapest home in New Zealand compares to huge homes in Oklahoma.
So right!! I bought a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house in OK on 10 acres for $125,000!
Yeah oklahoma is super cheap but I definitely wouldn't want to live there
@@xo2quilt on 10 acres?! We live in Seattle & bought our house for 329,000$ and only have 1,300 square feet. We could have got a really nice house compared to ours in the middle of the country for that price if you got that much for 125,000$
I live in California... right now a one bedroom apartment in Southern California near (25 min away) the coast costs around $700,000 to $800,000. Idk what renting is. Also, many homes don’t have backyards anymore. Finding a home with a large yard, like mine, is rare nowadays in California.
I'm in Broken Arrow and house is 4 bd 3ba 2600sqft 124k.
Just the size of the lawns and the closeness of the homes would drive me nuts. I just never expected it to be that different. Not worse by any standard, just different. Ive watched series on buying and renting homes and apartments in the UK and several other places and was amazed at how different the sizes were and cost from the states. I think we’re a spoiled nation! It’s not all big homes and lots. We have suburbs that run about the same house and lot sizes a lot of duplexes in some of the cities throughout the states. I’m just from South Carolina and used to wide open spaces. Anyway, thanks for this video. I truly enjoyed it.
Keep in mind that The US is a relatively new Country compared to the rest of the World. There was no ancient infrastructure here.
N.E.R.D. Hahahahaha.. I love that!!! That makes sense. Thank you for reminding why some of the differences may exit.
@@401Impala I believe the US gained independence far before New Zealand did so if we’re talking modern infrastructure, I would say the US came first.
@@LexiRobinson-mj5pw I didn't say Independence, and i specifically said ancient infrastructure. And then there is the obvious, It's. An. Island.
@@LexiRobinson-mj5pw New Zealand is still under the British though so I'm confused about what you mean about independence 🤔
A 300k house in Texas is bigger than the upper class houses damn , I’d be broke in New Zealand.
Come to California... you’ll be even more broke!!! (Oh wait, there’s no way in hell you would want to come to California.) 😂😂😂 But ye in traditional Texas style, the houses are big af, just like everything else in Texas!!! 🙌🏻❤️
@@baileypaliolonga5620 No one in their right mind would want to go to California.
@@jonadabtheunsightly Absolutely!!! There’s some nice areas still, but you gotta have a ton of money because everything is so expensive here!!!
I was just thinking the same thing!!! We live in Oklahoma & our 2300+ sq ft house wasn’t even $250k brand spankin new & we live in a great area!!! That’s some crazy prices for a house!!! & rent… FOR A WEEK!!! Usually rent even in Edmond is between $700-$1200 A MONTH depending on the area of where you rent.
From Montana and the prices vary. You get over near Western side of the state and you're looking at $1,000,000 plus near the flathead lake area. Here in Billings I paid $97,000 for my 2400 sq ft rancher in 2003 it's now valued at $180,000. Rent for a house like mine is about $1300/month.
I've never heard the price of rent quoted on a weekly basis before. It's interesting how so many of the houses in all three suburbs have tall front fences with gates. It gives off a strong "go away" vibe.
The whole Southern Hemisphere is that way.
Same never heard of that before. What's the purpose if people only get paid once a month?
You tend to see that in upper class USA as well. Loads of high walls, gates, and fences. Probably pretty universal worldwide. I guess high wealth comes high walls. 😅
@@aggilos9650 Lot easier to budget if you can pay off all the big bills like rent and the power/water bill together, to get them out of the way, and then budget the rest. I got paid every two weeks for the last 32 years I worked, and it was way easier than being paid once a week.
I don't about the weekly rent. Sounds more like a BNB. But fences and property lines are important. We've owned our property in the Midwest for 50 years. The houses here are 50 yards apart. No front yard fencing. A driveway big enough to park 12 cars. Only back yard fencing. A new neighbor bought the adjoining property and asked where the property line was. I think he would of been made aware of that before he bought the property, so I said "See this fence. The line is 1 foot on your side." I was informed by family later that it was only 6 inches on their side. But he helps me and I help him, so we are at peace.
But living in big homes in the burbs. Is different. Your two story house next to another house with 10 feet of separation. That's my uncles place in the burbs in California. You need a wall or tall fence so you don't see you neighbor brushing his teeth. My sisters house in San Joaquin has 4 times the space, and they still added tall wood fencing, because the neighbor was encroaching on their property using their custom paved basket ball court. The neighbors kids would stop hanging on the basket ball rim even when my brother-in-law spoke to the neighbor. It was mean for his 8 year old son. Not to mention their previous neighbor at another property that like to slaughter goats for meals inside city limits. My girlfriends family are fighting with their neighbor in Venice California over an inch of property line. The fence is the property line, but the neighbor won't let them dig to fix the fence. The 3 bedroom 1 bath house is rented for $6800 a month. The house is a mile or two from Venice Beach, but the homeless own the neighborhood night, and the beaches by day.
Here in the Midwest it easy. You talk with your neighbors.
While typing this the storm has passed, but I think my neighbors are using this evening as target practice time.
Yeah definitely my neighbors are doing some rapid fire target practice at night. Dogs barking everywhere.
I'm not worried. It scares away the opossums and racoons from the garage.
Your daughter is absolutely bright and adorable. If I had a daughter, I would want her to be just like her. Your family is an inspiration and something to be cherished; especially in a world where the family is increasingly threatened. Keep up the good work and keep educating us on life in New Zealand. Greetings from Texas!
Children are a reflection of their parents... So yes, depends on what kind of person and parent you are as to what your children will be.
Trying to figure out how and why the family is "threatened"?
@@leahkelley8254 The family in the twenty-first century is threatened in that over half of all marriages end in divorce. With divorce comes seen and all often unseen consequences for the children involved in a divorce. As a classroom teacher, I see the effects of what broken and messed up families due to kids. No, kids from the traditional, stable two parent family do not mean that kids will not go through challenges, but kids from broken families turn to gangs, unhealthy romantic relationships, drugs, alcohol and other vices all too often.
@@frenchfan3368 I think you mean “do” not “due”. Anywho, I agree having a stable loving family is important but traditional no. I’m a psychologist and I can attest to you there the not only is no such thing, but even if there was, it doesn’t matter the category you place it under. Children need love. Period.
@@leahkelley8254 There have always been stable families throughout history. In the beginning of time God clearly defined what a family was in the book of Genesis. Since you are educated, surely you have heard of this and read this. By the way, what you do for a living to pay the bills has no importance to me.
Really love the vibe of you guys’ channel fam. My gf is from New Zealand and we’ve been numerous times. Will probably end up there at some point.
I love it too. NZ is so pretty! That'd be cool if you did.
My house 30 miles south of Atlanta, Georgia was 115k about 12 years ago. 2 cleared acres, three bedroom house, 1400 sqft, two car garage, front and back patio, and one small barn. No sea view though so that's a bummer but we've got lots of trees. Thanks for the video. It's great to see the little differences between groups of people and also to see how alike we all are. Your family is precious.
I have always been very cost conscious, (Read that as cheap) so we bought a 700 sq ft. fixer upper in 1979 for $8500. We spent another $40,000 over the next 40 years and were able to retire debt free. It was 4 rooms and a dirt floor basement. It now has concrete basement, 7 rooms and a 24 ft by 39 ft,shop/garage. The prices, and rentals!! in other places blow my mind!
I truly enjoy watching your videos. It is refreshing to see a genuine family spend quality time with each another and seemingly enjoy doing so! Keep 'em coming!
These neighborhoods could literally be anywhere in the us. So similar looking and I love that all of the store signs and what not are also very similar. I'd feel right at home visiting there. Other than the driving on the opposite side of the road.
The prices seem about the same as in Orange County, California. I.E., insane...👴
Not in Wisconsin.
@@tonyaduvall49 Massachusetts too
As someone who lives at the beach in south coast of the OC I can confirm. Prices.
In Central Texas, just outside of Austin: Husband and I bought 10 acres, 2800 sq. ft. home with full-wrap-around porch; guest cottage; stocked pond; cobbled driveway; in 2005, and it cost a fraction of what an average home costs in NZ. Crazy.
There are areas in the United states that you can buy small houses like those in the beginning for $75,000 some states houses are very cheap.
I live in a small town in Missouri and you wouldnt have an issue finding a decent house around that size for 75k-100k. Cheaper if it needs some work.
@@Thepaintrain2013 Detroit Michigan is pretty affordable cost of living
@@Thepaintrain2013 Yeah but then there's no decent jobs in those areas unless you want to work at a factory
Thank you for sharing! Very interesting. You all do such a great job with your videos. Lovely family too!
As a Midwestern American living here is much cheaper than the same size house and yard on either US coast. Agree with others, your prices are more inline with California real estate.
Hey KansasCity Represent!!!
I live in the Pacific Northwest & I very rarely see front yards fenced. Quite a contrast to the places you showed us, like someone else remarked, like mini-fortresses.
You see front yard fencing more in California, and for a good reason. I lived in California for almost 40 years. A small iron fence followed by a taller iron fence would be good. I live in the Midwest now. There are no front yard fences. "Pity the Fool."
The most expensive neighborhood is so walled off. I think the middle class neighborhood was the most livable in appearance. There was a pretty big jump in quality from the least expensive to the middle class. Prices aren't too far off from Nashville, TN. We've had massive growth/increase in population over the last decade.
This was amazing to see!! Thank you!!
Looks so similar to midwest suburbs. I've lived in the suburbs of Chicago and also in Lake County area and it is so similar, amazing
It’s very interesting to see the price differences between the US and New Zealand!
The architecture and vibe feels like Southern California meets Hawaii.
Correct California was the influence of the design in NZ
except with lower crime and less homelessness
US housing prices vary a lot too, I live in the suburbs of NYC and houses around here cost about $550k USD, while the same house in somewhere like Montana would cost like $200k USD
I live in suburb outside if NYC and it us quite expensive. Real estate taxes are the highest in the country.
Likely far less. I live in Wisconsin average house is 220k. in town 130k or less. in the country 190k+
It would be in the millions or close to it in California
Even more eye-opening, I've been looking at houses in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas or Tennessee. I can easily find 2 to 6 acres (0.8-2.5ha) , 6000 sq ft (560 sq m) homes for $500,000-600,000.
I'm in mn suburbs houses are 600k-1m
I love seeing you outside and playing in the park. You have an such a wonderful family.
Wow. That was very eye opening! I live in in Ohio (USA) and there is a housing shortage here too. It's a sellers market. You can easily get into a bidding war and go far over asking price. Not only are house prices going up but there is a building boom going on which is raising lumber prices like crazy! Great video. :)
Absolutely true. Just sold our place (2100 sq. ft., 14 acres) in rural eastern Ohio for far more than I ever hoped we could get. $11k over list, and that wasn't the highest offer (just the best one).
I'm in Springfield, Ohio and a couple weeks ago the Wall Street Journal ranked Springfield as the third hottest housing market in the country....have no idea why other than the cost of living. The problem with the housing going up so high is finding another home once you sell yours.
@@tomboard1 Yeah, very low inventory. Better be ready to put an offer down the day you see the house. Great interest rates right now, tho. Under 4% at least a month ago. We lucked out & found one about perfect for us.
@@Fridge56Vet I believe I heard that right now the average time on market is seven days and the majority of offers are over list.
Lumber and building supplies are not high because of building. They’re high because of Biden’s inflation!
When we bought our house in New Mexico 5 years ago, we wanted to get out of Albuquerque (the largest city in New Mexico) but still be close enough to have access to everything a big city has to offer. Our city borders Albuquerque but is only about 100k people, with beautiful views and fairly comfortable weather year round. We ended up buying a lovely little one story home on a half acre lot with views of the city lights at night and the Sandia mountains by day. The front has 2 driveways with room for 4 cars, a boat AND a 34ft motor home, with room for 2 more cars The house
Thank you for sharing. So HAPPY I came across your channel. You guys are awesome! I love seeing the differences between the States and other countries. I am in Tennessee. Home prices are so much cheaper. Our 3 bedroom 2 bath home rents for $650 a month. Southern states typically have a cheaper cost of living.
Loved this very informative housing video, greatly appreciate y'alls time, energy and effort! Such a gorgeous country ☺️
The prices of these houses are insane lol. Here in Wisconsin, an average home is nowhere near that
I really enjoyed this! Thank you! In southeastern Pennsylvania, the costs of your most affordable housing is what we would pay for our middle tier, and your middle tier costs are what we would pay for our upper tier. However, your rent is less expensive. In our southeastern PA locations, 3 bedroom 2 bathroom apartments (not homes) which are in the range of 1100-1200 square feet, run around $2800-$3000+ per month.
In Alabama USA. We bought a 3 bed 2 bath house w a fenced in back yard in a good neighborhood and school system for less than 100,000. The prices there are outrageous!!!!!!
Is that reflective of the low wages in Alabama though?
what stands out to me the most is it really reminds me of parts of Los Angeles, I'm in San Fernando Valley and the houses are similar, although, yes your houses are tiny compared to some here, and the housing is about the same as well! Very interesting. Nice to know I could afford to move to NZ if I wanted to!
Holy smokes! That's insane. The style of the houses intrigued me - sort of mod 60's. In Pittsburgh I'm used to 'old' houses (ours was build in 1924) with high ceilings, peaked roofs, large porches. Still, I'd chuck it all to live in New Zealand :)
The Richest House’s reminded me very much of Victoria BC. Even the shopping area looked like downtown Victory. Thanks y’all for sharing for us. Looked a lot like here in America. Your prices are a lot higher than it cost to live here in Texas.
Note that rents are weekly rates not monthly like in USA. Also we don't generally have basements or attics or central heating. Older homes lack insulation and double glazing has only recently become the norm.
I live in old home and it's great in usa
@@iliketowatchnfl3515 our home was built in the thirties, 3 bed, I bath, wood Weatherboard house. With extensions added over time. When we bought it 14 years ago it had no insulation, no double glazing and a single gas heater. We have insulated ceilings and double glazed one set of windows. Retro double glazing is too expensive to do more but thermal drape curtains work well.
@@eileenhildreth8355 mine 1960
Also, no central cooling systems (I don't consider those hotel style air circulators to be the same) and no screens on windows! The absence of screens and acceptance of flies/bugs in the house and on food is a big adjustment for Americans who live there.
For what you pay for a lower class home, $500,000 USD, you can get 5 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths and 2 or 3 car garage on 3 or 4 acres in Texas. I have 2200 square foot,3 bedroom, 2 bath and cover driveway and 1 1/2 acres and it’s worth about $200,000 USD
Watching this makes me realize how somewhat 'excessive' our houses can bee in the U.S when compared to the rest of the world. And how much more affordable it is, but that is starting to change in most of the larger cities. Here is Nashville they are still alright, but they are trending towards the crazy side of thing. Guess that goes with the insane population growth we've had over the last 20 years.
Houses seem so close together there, which makes sense. Even in the expensive area, houses seem right next to each other. In the US, expensive area usually have lots of land attached to the property. Houses can be really far away from each other.
Great video! I concur with others regarding the variance in prices around the United States. I live in one of the most expensive communities (Palo Alto) in one of the most expensive areas (San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley) located in one of the most expensive states (California). The average price of a middle tier home in our town is $3.1 Million. High priced outliers (and there are many of them) aren't included in this average either. Yet, I have been in more rural areas like Tennessee or Texas where a person could buy a modest 3 bedroom home on 5 acres of beautiful land for less than $100,000.
I'm in South Carolina and people sell their homes in California for millions and come here and out jade a home that's five times bigger than what they had for less than $300,000 in some of the nicest areas here. Northerners do the same. We've had a lot of people that sold inherited homes from their parents and come here and purchase a home that is a lot nicer and then have enough money left over to retire early on.
@@kiki29073 That’s great for them as long as they don’t vote for the same policies that made their previous state so expensive.
10:45 One of the things that really stuck with me from my trip to NZ in 2017 was how fit everyone is and how much physical activity is integrated into normal everyday life. I highly doubt you'd find random exercise stations in parks here in Canada. I'm sure there are some, but they would only be known by the locals near it as they mostly walk past it.
Wow! at those prices, it won't be long until van (camper) life becomes popular, lol. Being an island, I imagine that land and construction materials come at a premium. Great video!
I live in Mobile Alabama and for 300.000$ I could buy a 4 bedroom 3 bath 2500sq.ft house with pool
We have chunky fruit popsicles in NYC, the brand is FrozFruit - in pineapple, mango, strawberry, lime, coconut, etc. You can usually find them in a "bodega" which is a 24 hour minimarket selling soda, beer, lots of snack food like chips & popcorn & cookies, a small number of staples like bread, peanut butter & jams, canned soups, condiments, juices, a freezer section for ice cream, sometimes they have a small section for frozen foods like pizzas, they may also has a small deli section where you can order sandwiches, some carry prepared salads, they have take out coffee and usually buttered rolls/bagels ready to grab on your way to work.
In your first vlog you talked about traveling via videos. I have a recommendation for you. It’s called Itchy Boots, it’s about a women from the Netherlands who is traveling all over the world on motorcycle alone. It’s adventure & travel vlog all rolled into one. 🇺🇸❤️🌵
Wow we built a 2,600 sf 4 bedroom 3 car garage house right outside of Hershey Pa, USA for around $220,000 in 2003. I renovated the basement for about 20K and now our house is valued at around $450,000. That still is way cheaper than living in Auckland and we can get to Hershey Park and Chocolate World in 10 minutes lol.
Wow. The housing situation has really gotten bad. When I visited back in the early 90s we took a guided tour of Auckland and the tour guide was bragging on how New Zealanders can afford a house before they can afford a car while in the USA that is the opposite. Times sure have changed.
I have family that live in Manuku and I understand the differences in prices and living. In the Poway, which is the San Diego area it's a little bit more expensive but I love visiting NZ and come two to three times a year.
With such high prices I imagine there is very little money left in the average household budget to spend on fun things.
@Hayden Cook No aside from housing inflation has been very low in NZ and the median household income is US$51,000, compared to US$69,000 in the US. So we earn less but housing is much more expensive.
@@amerikiwi8343 How do you afford a middle class income home at over a million dollars???
@@1badsteed Everyone I know who bought a home either got help from parents who already had property or they bought a small house in a poor or distant suburb for $650k to $800k to get on the property ladder.
I wish Americans realized how good we have it and would stop saying stupid things like, we should be like australia,NZ,UK,etc. We are the most prosperous, and more importantly most free people in history. 🇺🇸💖🥳💖🇺🇸
@@seanoconnor4236 Please tell me you're joking/being sarcastic.
Thank you for sharing. I live in FL and the prices are super high right now, but those prices are insane!!! You can buy a home here cheaper than you can rent one there and have a lot of land. We bought 11.5 acres 10 years ago with a huge barn, pond, and a trailer for 150k. We are currently building a home on it. We bought it with that intention after the market crash here years ago and broke ground about a month ago FINALLY!!! I appreciate the tour!
Home prices are going in the US because the price of lumber has gone up due to supply chain issues. There is a supply chain issue globally however I think it will be resolved in 8-12 months.
@@noahremnek3615 I hope so. It’s criminal. I work next to a lumber yard. They have stacks upon stacks of lumber just sitting there. Have been for months because no one can afford it.
@@sashleymo4 At least our situation isn’t like New Zealand’s those prices are really high for small homes.
@@noahremnek3615 I occasionally watch this family from NZ on YT. They did a tour of low/mid/high priced homes. I could not believe it. You’re absolutely right.
@@sashleymo4 The reason why New Zealand home prices have gone up is because New Zealand has no capital gains tax making it a good place to invest. So people from China go to New Zealand and outbid locals.
The expensive neighborhood reminded me a lot of Santa Monica, and some of Brentwood in L.A….but it still looks a bit different. Not sure what it is - maybe the English influence.
It’s amazing how differently things are from place to place! When we moved to Germany for 3 years when my husband got orders it to me quite awhile to even adjust a little
I'm screaming at these prices!! Are you freaking kidding me?! In my city, I can get a 4 bedroom, 2,000+ sq foot home (190sq meters) for $250,000. In most states you can get a literal mansion for $500,000 (New York and California excluded of course because they sadly have *terrible* policies that drive up the cost of living). I currently live in a home that has 5 bedrooms and 3 baths, (doesn't sound like it, but it's a very average family home) and it's appraised at around $230,000.
Wow, you guys are really making me feel how blessed I am.
A lot of the NE and Mid Atlantic are pretty pricy.
Not anymore you can't, in Utah the average home price is nearing 500,000, that includes all homes like apartments, townhouses and single family.
You guys are truly blessed and I love your whole family. We are blessed to live in the largest gated community in the US. Hot Springs Village in Arkansas. If you google it, you'll see why I love it here. Very affordable homes - although we're in a housing crisis too right now so there's not much available. Watching your videos makes me want to visit New Zealand.
What's up with the fences, never saw so many mini-forts in my life!
I'm South African and for me it's weird not to see fences
I'm from the states and I love how everything so close to the water for you guys that at least you know cuz like me for me to get to any large body of water or any kind of beach it's at least a seven and a half hour drive
I have friends in Weymouth and Herne Bay area’s. I spent most of my time in Palmerston North at Linton Camp training NZ soldiers. During my 21 years in the US military, New Zealand was my last and favorite deployment. It reminded me of my home state of Utah, you can drive through a big city and be in the country in the matter of minutes. I hope visit again some day.
(at the 19:27 point on your video You stated a 3 bedroom home rents for about $1357/week) ... In the Minneapolis Minnesota suburbs we pay about $1100 for a months rent.
Houses very greatly depending where you live.. Our home is large ( 4200 sq ft and a large 4 car workshop and another 2 car garage also with 17 acres of land about 30 miles west of Minneapolis) it is worth about $450,000 .. if it was in the Minneapolis suburbs it would be worth $1.5million ... The average 3 bedroom in the suburbs cost between $250K and $300K . New homes a bit more... In rural minnesota it would be $125K-$150K .
Loved tho see this and can you continue this series
Holy crap! I live in Orlando Florida in a four bedroom Lakehouse on the border of the city and a 10 minute drive to downtown and all the theme parks and four years ago we paid $186,000. It is very expensive there !!! I had no idea and I’ve been watching your videos this whole time! A half US$1 million will buy a house there in the most affordable suburb that’s bonkers! I would have to have a hut in the woods LOL
Here in the US we include bathrooms as well as bedrooms...so, you talked about a 3 bedroom house but how many bathrooms does that include? And does it have a garage? Just curious. Love your videos!
A standard 3 bedroom most usually only has one bathroom in nz and maybe a extra toilet of your lucky
wow the US is also going through housing crisis, a 3/2 house here in Orlando Florida will range from $350 to $500K. I was supposed to visit NZ in 2021 but have had to push that off until 2022 at the earliest for obvious reason. Great video series and a great family!!
Home prices are going up in the US too but home prices in NZ are twice as much for half the space.
How do you afford to live there? Housing cost are insane.
It is very hard for many people here. Foreign investors have played a huge part in destroying our housing market. There is a serious shortage in housing in NZ and wages are still terrible. They have barely moved while the cost of living has sky rocketed.
@@yournewzealandfamily we built a new house and moved in March of 2020, it's 2,603 Sq feet or 242 Sq meters, house payment is $1,640 monthly.
That is just crazy from my perspective, my 1500 sq. ft. home, 3 bedroom 2 bath home cost $98,000 USD!!!
My house in Omaha Nebraska is 2100 sq ft. I paid 48,000$ USD. I had to spend another 35,00$ USD to upgrade and remodel the interior, and it’s going to cost about the same when I upgrade the exterior. I’ve done all the labor myself. So I’ll be around 138,000 USD when finished. Four bedroom two bathrooms.
@@yournewzealandfamily We are commuting distance to Washington DC and Baltimore so are probably more of an apples to apples comparison to Auckland.
We purchased our lot (2 acres) 4 years ago for just under $250,000 usd and spent approximately $690,000 building the home. At completion (2 years ago) it appraised for $1.2 million. The house is just under 5,000 square feet above grade (typical for newer homes in the area due to land value) with another 3,000 square feet in a walk up basement and 1,800 square foot 4 car garage. Above grade has 4 suites (bedroom/bathroom and walk in closet) and a 2 piece bathroom. Below grade is another suite and a 2 piece bathroom. So 5 bedroom, 7 bathroom.
This home is not atypical for the area: www.zillow.com/homedetails/25103-Highland-Manor-Ct-Gaithersburg-MD-20882/97462974_zpid/
Our house in Amarillo, Tx is 3000 square feet on a large 3/4 acre lot and is valued at $260,000 now. It is a 1969 built ranch home. (All one level) To rent it would be about $2000 a month.
Wow we just bought a house and 5 acres about 10 miles outside of town with a 2 story barn 2 outbuildings and a pond for $150,000 we could not stand living in town anymore
lucky
Where do you live?
@@G-grandma_Army central Ohio
Wow insane prices! Love the family and videos!
My jaw literally dropped when you said the average price in the most affordable. It's so crazy how different areas of the world fluctuate in cost of living and the sort. The most affordable there, is like the really bad part of town that would've been a fraction of that cost.. like $100k for those houses. For the $500k house you can get like a 5 bedroom 3 bath house with a 3 car garage where I live.. Mind blowing. Thank you for sharing! It's always so interesting seeing things like this
all of the older houses are also small in u.s. as well, newer house are bigger i would say houses past 1950s
but denver colorado house for sale are priced around $400,000 for cheapest
cheapest i can see is
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$315,000
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but majority of houses there are selling for $500-$600
I'm a realtor in Texas, your home prices are ridiculous. Most of my clients purchase homes from as low as $130,000 for a single mother with a low paying job, to middle class homes around $250,000 (median here where I live). A nicer home will run from $300k - $400k, which is why Californians are moving here.
I get the feeling that houses here in Arkansas run the same as in Texas. Which is weird. lol
god save texas cause ya know they will break it and mess it up just like they did to their crazy liberal/communist state they left. Entitlement galore follows them too. smh
I'm in Australia, just bought a run down (junkies lived there prior) 3 bed townhouse 1340 sq ft (124sqm), 1.5 hrs away from city of Sydney (where i work & all the jobs are) for $670k AU ($500k US). Im spending about $50k in reno so its decent to live in. Our housing market just does not stop. Whether GFC, IT Bubble, covid, whatever. Growing divide between mums & dads with hundreds of thousands / millions in equity buying multiple properties VS those without. I should have bought last year but stupidly kept on saving to get at least 20% deposit to avoid $10-15k in lenders mortgage insurance fees (mandatory if less then 20% deposit). Since beginning of year its just had its biggest jump in history. So i missed out on $100k -150k growth in 6 months. My brother is currently selling 1 of his investment houses he bought for $520k in 2009 for ~$2.4mill. His current house backs onto the beach. All from property, not job salary $. Credit Suisse ranked Australians as richest median wealth on earth, but i dont think thats fair as its all tied up in housing. Its absolute insanity, we desperately need scaled tax on multiple properties, but so much $$$ is being made by gov that it wont happen. Hear of some people waiting on sidelines for decades expecting a crash or correction. It just does not stop. Median house price now for sydney is over $1.4 mill.
This reminded me of touring Southern Florida, Ft Lauderdale to Miami. If you’re by the water these house are equal in size, price and even look to Florida.
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After watching all new videos still doing older videos(love the older ones also!)Live in San Diego and prices are close to us. However our “cheaper suburbs” have hardly any lawns and sidewalks. Looks way cleaner and nicer with a bonus of no homeless tents everywhere! Cannot wait for more new videos from USA trip if you have anymore and cannot wait for rv trip!!! I have 23ft class C rv for just me and my wife and two little dogs, just big enough.
Dang these houses expensive AF I assumed they would be more expensive then America just because theres way more land in America but I didn't think they would be this expensive
also in the US it verys a-lot based on were you live so its probably closer in the Big citys then were I live
We actually have about twice the population density in the US that New Zealand has.
Wow! I can't believe these high prices for homes! I live in Kentucky. We bought our home here in October 2018. Our home is 2-story cedar home with 1,980 square feet. We paid $152,000 for it.
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One of the things that caught my attention is the fact that you were saying rent per week, and not per month. Another thing that caught my attention was the diversity of styles of homes, apartments, and businesses, that makes the scenery more interesting. And of course the last thing that caught my attention was the beauty of the beaches and water.
Damn, that's crazy i got a 3000 acre property plus 4 bedroom 2 bathroom house for only 250k in the middle of nowhere Texas. Those houses are so small. Houses are extremely expensive there.
Great video! Thank you. It's pretty wild how much your daughter looks like dad and son looks like mom.
Well you live in a South Pacific paradise. I live near Atlanta, Georgia. It’s nice here here but far from paradise. My best friend is stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii. He’s a Captain in the Army and his house he just bought is a 1.3 million dollar home. It’s nice, but nothing to write home about. It’s the fact he’s a couple miles from the ocean that makes it so nice, but in his own words, "It’s far too over crowded, traffic is a nightmare, and the locals don’t want anything to do with the mainlanders." He’s also separated from his gun collection, which currently is in one of my safes. 😏 We’re gun nerds. I can’t imagine being separated from my gun collection, but honestly I have 10 times as many guns as my buddy. So as he says, he’s putting in his time and then he’ll be moving his family back to Georgia, which he calls home. So as much as I’d like to come live in New Zealand for a couple months, I fear I’d get home sick very quick. I fear the same thing with Hawaii. I truly appreciate your sharing your life with us, and I look forward to your next video. Be safe and have fun.
But. America is better. Let’s get real
@@josephkempinger I can only say yes. I’ve never been out of the continental US. I do love America so I can only say yes.
For perspective So we just bought a brand new house in Missouri... it's what we consider modest. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms, 2100 square feet, 2 car garage we paid $245k which breaks down to $1100 USD per month. The lot we are on is large at .25 acres.
small housing lots-- i have 3465 sq ft, 4 bed, 3.5 baths great room large kitchen, formal dining room, great room with fire place, mud room 3 car garage, 18x36 ft inground pool on 1 arce of land. thanks for sharing
The housing in new zealand look similar to housing in the US. The spacing just seems a bit smaller and closer. The housing market in the US is actually good right now for those who are buying because the rates in real estate are pretty low right now from so many foreclosing and selling their homes due to covid. I actually was thinking about buying a single family home by jan 2021 because my lease in my apt was going to end in march 2021, but then things happened and screwed up my credit. But my budget was buying a 2bedroom, 2bathroom, with a garage & fenced in backyard for about $240k at the most. Especially because i’m a first time homebuyer and is still paying off student loans as I graduated in 2018 from college. So i’ve been saving up money for a down payment and trying to get all my other stuff together and hopefully by 2022 sometime, i will be able to finally move into a home.
I lived abroad in Sydney and then Hong Kong for 10 years. When I moved home to Indiana (US Midwest). I bought a home for $155,000 in January of 2018, that is 1300 SF built in 2001. Recently the real estate market has gone into overdrive. My house is worth about $210K now but that’s still pretty inexpensive compared to a lot of places. My mortgage with insurance is $1,030 a month. I paid $2,300 rent in Hong Kong in 2011 for a 250 SF apartment.
This is insane. I live in Michigan in what is becoming one of the more expensive cities to live in, and my house is over 2800 square feet with a fenced in back yard for my dogs and it was $356k USD. I also have a two car garage
I live in Missouri (it's in the middle of America, next to Oklahoma) and here at least, rent for the average homes you've shown, we would pay per month not per week. However lots of people here are switching to tiny homes. That's 600 square feet or less. It's like building a house on the trailer you used for moving.
Coming from the SF Bay Area, the house sizes are as small, if not smaller than those in the first neighborhood you toured. The selling price would be 2x that price too. Rent would be 3000USD per month (around $700per week). I know you’re going through a housing crisis, but it seems like paradise to me!
The opening shot of you guys on the beach playing looks just like the beaches in Oregon. Especially when you drive from California north into Oregon.
Only thing is the ocean on our west coast is cold due to the Humbolt current that flows down from Alaska to Southern California. Whereas our east coast waters along the coast are warmer due to the Gulf Stream Current that runs from parts of upper S America and the Gulf of Mexico northward from Florida to Massachusetts wear it starts to bend toward Greenland & British Isles.
Some of those homes look like southern plantation homes. Very beautiful.
The average size house in my neighborhood is 1400sq ft was selling for 60-70,000$ now it’s 85-95,000$.We have a neighborhood less than 1 mile from mine and the 500,000$ homes are all over 3,000 sq ft and brick or stone.I bought my current home in 1994 it’s 1432 sq ft paid 37,000$ then with 2 car garage and 2 acre lot.It now appraises for 139,000k.My lot size is 230 feet wide by 380 feet deep.
In the US the average single family home has gotten larger in terms of square footage even compared to the 1950's.
In the nearest large city to my parents (Sioux City), the old residential neighborhoods from the 1890's had large Queen Anne Style houses taking up usually two average sized lots, making one large lot. With this large lot, one could easily fit the massive main residence, a barn (carriage house), and other smaller structures such as a gazebo (pavilion) or a Conservatory. On top of all of the beforementioned structures, room for a small outside garden, walking paths, and driveway could easily be added with space to spare.
This was common more the nation expanded westward. It does exist on the East Coast though, in cities like Newport, New York City, and Philadelphia.
I live in SW Arkansas. My house is about 1400 Sq ft. It would sell for less than 75 K. Around 7 miles from Wal Mart store # 33. One of the first.
One thing I noticed is the difference in the value of a house versus the cost of rent. A lower end home costs considerably more there but the rent for that same house is less than it Is here. A home that costs around $280k here rents for about $1600.00 where as a $550k home there rents for about that same amount.
I live in Michigan and there's a 3bed 2bath next door for sale for $80000.00 and it's been fully renovated
USA also is in a housing crunch too. Prices are insane in Hawaii. The most expensive suburb still looks like Hawaii.
NZ is so beautiful. Amazing neighborhoods
I am watching this a year after the posting of the video and live in Los Angeles county, just south of LAX airport. I live in a beach community where housing/rental prices are out of control. For anything under a 1/2 million dollars you live a hour and a half drive from the beach. I live just 15 minutes from the beach and properties in my area with no view of the ocean and maybe 5’-6’ space for a backyard are selling for 1.2+ million. That means you share a lot that was originally a 2-3 bedroom with a 1 1/2 bathroom home with a nice backyard. A home with a waterfront view (with the strand which is a bake, roller skating walking sidewalk in front of it) can be 4.5 million for a 3 bedroom 3 bathrooms with a one car garage with means you pay for parking for any other cars you have. In the same city walking distance with or without a view a 3bed/2bath starts a 1.3 million but those homes are limited because the beach cites are very small. A gated home in Palos Verdes starts at over 3 million and goes up. The only waterfront homes in Los Angeles are in Malibu and the very wealthy and celebrities live in these homes. A 6 bed/ 6 bath in Malibu at the water is 28 million! Even our poorest housing is out of reach for the average working person.
Okay, so I live in Upper Michigan. We purchased a log cabin home on 7 acres--6 are fully wooded and 1 is where the cabin sits and we use for our greenhouse, garden, chickens and a rabbit colony--that borders about 200 acres of state land. It has a 25 foot diameter pond just off from the cabin, which makes the morning coffee and watching the sunrise unbelievably perfect. The nearest town is about 20 minutes away and the nearest city is 1 hour away. The total cost of all of this was $72,000.00. We pay $537.00 a month, so hearing the prices down there per week....that is insane. We would most definitely be homeless I would think.
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I understand, when settling the US a lot of the settlers built and lived in a one room cabin - while those who settled on the prairie lived in a one room sod hut. We also know what it's like to start small as a matter of fact when my Dad was young, 5-6 years old, he lived in a one room house with a dirt floor in Texas!
I have to say the people settling the US weren't exactly on vacation!
Well over a year since that video was up loaded. I can only imagine what the prices are now, mostly because you have not made an updated video, lol. Seriously though, housing prices right now are insane everywhere I would imagine. I bought a 3 bedroom house in the middle of a major city USA, It would be comparable to the first suburb you showed. I purchased the home 4 years ago, and could not afford to buy it now. Also cannot afford to sell it. Keep the amazing video coming! you guys are awesome!
I am from Augusta Ga and for a million you can live in any of top gate community. Or buy some land on our lake called Clarks Hills Georgia's largest reservoir at 71,535 acres and still build a nice house and boat dock Its where they play The Masters Golf tournament at the National Golf Course. I like the family orientated style you do family is big in the southern United States .
I live within walking distance to a major university in Arizona and that adds to it's value! Our house is a four bedroom 2 and a half bath. It is valued at $495,000 U.S. Dollar's. It is just over 2,000 square feet. 185.81 square meters. I love this series that you are doing!!! Our housing market here is weird. At first they over build and then there is a shortage!!! I don't care. I own my house and even though it needs some improvements she has good bones!!!!
You gotta love a house with good bones!
Such a beautiful country! Thanks for the tour!
Your park was 100x better than ours!
I live in suburbs of Tennessee, USA. Our 3BR homes probably average 2000 sq ft and $250,000. But we don’t get the beautiful beaches!!!! Loved seeing more of your life ❤️❤️❤️❤️