"Roger (K8RI)" wrote in message
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 05:50:22 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote:
Actually, what you describe was a starter home in the 1970s (except for
the
whirlpool tub), and it still cost only about 1.5 times a person's annual
salary.

As I remember it that era was the start of the big expensive starter
homes.

That would depend on the employment/income market in the area.