Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Home Price Comparisons and the Candidates


A candidate comparison: Barack Obama’s primary residence is Chicago, Ill., where the average home price is $863,300, whereas John McCain lives in Phoenix, Ariz., which averages $288,000.
Swing states: Both candidates are likely to spend a large amount of time campaigning in several key “swing states” between now and November. The national economy and the housing market represent critical issues for many of these voters. The average price in each of those states is as follows: Colorado ($402,497), Florida ($357,596), Indiana ($224,906), Iowa ($196,134), Michigan ($201,291), Missouri ($212,850), Nevada ($287,375), New Hampshire ($401,697), New Mexico ($478,343), Ohio ($191,051), Pennsylvania ($332,955), Virginia ($309,070) and Wisconsin ($231,044).
This may not impact the election, but it will be interesting to see how it all plays out. By the way, the prices in Alaska are: Juneau $402,873 and Anchorage $337,725.

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