| Just to add to what cg posted. For those reading in China, they should remember that New York is not representative of a normal N. American city. Certaintly if you are middle-class, then there's no way you'll have a house in this city. The average apartment price in Manhattan (i.e. what most people in China know as New York city) is around 1 million USD. I forgot what the townhouse prices are (maybe someone can correct me?) but I remember it to be something close to 4 million USD. Sucks, but true, you have to be unquestionably rich to afford a house in a white neighbourhood in the city. Even Hollywood celebrities only have apartments in Manhattan. |