Our daughter graduated from high school three years ago, and we should have sold our suburban home then. But my parents sold our home two days after I graduated. I never really had a home again, so I wanted to spare our daughter that experience. And frankly, I was just too busy getting ready to change jobs, and to continue to work in the suburbs, so we missed that opportunity. Now only a single home has sold this entire year--2009--in our village. And the average home price is down by about a third.
Yes, I dream about an apartment in Manhattan, although frankly, I would love to be able to afford a little get-away place, too, where I could escape from the heat of the summer and plant things. My garden is important to me, and the thought of not having one is daunting. I kill most indoor plants, but my gardens thrive.
So, when I learned that Timothy Geitner, Secretary of the Treasury, couldn't sell his home in suburban Westchester, I was heartened, and had a great laugh. Watch John Oliver's segment on Wednesday night's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
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