I have news for you Jerseyites...when you think of high-priced homes most people will think of California -- with good reason. Five of the top 10 highest-priced markets for existing single-family homes are in the Golden State. Check it out here: http://www.bankrate.com/cnn/news/real-estate/reminiguide07/top-10-high-priced-homes-a1.asp?caret=3d And for the places with the highest cost of living, California leads the way again......look here: http://www.homesweethome.com/highest_cost_of_living_nation Washington, DC ranks 4th, and New Jersey only 6th...New York 8th, Virginia only 19th....these rankings are separated by tiny percentages (except for California)......and most of Virginia, for example, other than the Route 95 corridor, is quite rural......... and our vet care costs here in Richmond are more than twice as high as in Northern Virginia...which is the area that boosts the cost of living for the whole state. So everybody can stop crying..............since incomes are higher where the cost of living is higher, too.............! Peggy Iza Kabuska wrote: >In reference to Cyndy's post about "Marketing" (I still haven't learned to cut >& paste) - I don't know that marketing has all that much to do with it. A >home in Texas that sells for $350,000., sells for over $750,000. here in New >Jersey. Even in New Jersey, prices vary - South Jersey is cheap, Central & >North Jersey are expensive - the closer you are to New York city - the more >you will pay for homes and dogs ! >Iza Kabuska >http://www.karizmashepherds.com > > >============================================================================ >POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original >author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind >are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the >Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > >ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY >MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS >PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY >FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE >PROSECUTED. > >For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org >============================================================================ > > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================