City or Suburb?

Currently, I am living in a suburb area after been long time living in city center shrouded with hustle-bustle city community activities really made me hard to feel the serenity and tranquility living. As resistant is otiose or futile, sold that house and bought one new house in suburb area more or less about 20 km. from the city center. I think you got the perfect timing to purchase new house during this global gloomy economy period of time, where the interest rate is much lower compare to previous time and you can enjoy choosing the appropriate selling price by making comparison method for your final selection. At the same time, I do believe that you also spare some extra money for mobilization costs on move-in into your new house. That's true saying, yina24; continuous renting one house doesn't end you with property ownership although there is no interest bearing factor included. But, your new house will generate great future market value in the next twenty (20) years and it does covers your interest bearing attached to your borrowing. Congratulations! in advance, new house with new life and make your new house as your perfect home as well as happy family. I only remember two (2) proverbs when we do talking about home taught by my late mother; Home and hearth* and Home is where you lay your hat**. [i]*'Home and hearth' is an idiom evoking warmth and security. **Home is where you lay your hat ~ Wherever you are comfortable and at ease with yourself is your home, regardless where you were born or brought up.('Home is where you lay your head' and 'Home is where you hang your hat' are also used.) [/i] Property Ownership

i am living in a city and i have been in this city since i was born. in the past, i think living in the city is a lot better than living in countryside or suburb because it is more convinient. but now, my perception have changed. now the city I am living in getting more and more crowded, a lot of problems surface, such as traffic jams, too packed on public transportation vhiecles... so i prefer suburb, which is not as crowded as urban area and less pollution, not as inconvinient as countryside.

I am living in the city right now. It is much more convenient to go to work or go out for some entertainment. But when I am retired, perhaps I will try to live in the suburb as the air will be fresh. And the house can be bigger. Probably I can have my own garden to grow some plants. I love China

Living environment is better in suburbs, and in that sense, a house is usually the preference. If you can afford the payment, and can find social facilities nearby, say the schools, hospitals, and malls, a house in the suburbs is a better choice. But living in downtown might be convenient, for lively people who loves going shopping or other social activities.

Due to financial crisis i'm actually moving from suburbs to the city because it's like you said "this is where difficult things are getting easier to happen".It's not that i don't like the city, it's just that i consider myself a quiet/calm person and i never liked many people in one place.Sometimes you can't even walk straight in big cities,it's all a mess.But the countryside is too dull for me too.So for me,the suburbs are the best.

Hi Yina, I have lived in London all my life and when I had children I moved to a suburb an hour away from London. I did this as I wanted a better life for my kids as London is getting a bit rough with gangs and crime. Its been over two years now and I am happy but for the first year I hated it and missed city life. I'm not 100% sure I made the right move as my partner has to travel to London everyday for work which gives us less quality time and all our friends and family live in London so we don't see much of them lately. It depends on a lot of things, work, friends, family and money. Try and imagine living where you are thinking about and do you see yourself happy there. I wish you all the best with your move:)

Y'know...yina24, there's an old saying "you can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl." I grew in the country, moved & lived in several cities...but I could never find real peace, until I moved back to rural environment! But it's to each his own real decision...and shud be based on your life, & life style! I only rely on Mother Nature for stimulus..shopping, etc does not appeal to me. Happy house hunting!

hello yina my family and myself right now live in the city like you do. for the most part of my life, i have always lived in the city. i do not know what it would be like to live out in the country, living miles away from town. and i only takes me minutes to get to wherever that i want to go where that i live and i love it. the grocery stores, post office, restaurants, movies, stores, and even the mall is just minutes from where that i live. and the interstate also runs right by my house and i live close by to the airport. so there is lots of different things that one can enjoy living in the city like that to find to do. take care and have a beautiful evening.

well, we live in a city....and i like it here.....we have also been in a town once.....and we had also lived in a bigger city than this..(in the capital of India)...........my grandparents live in a village and we keep visiting them often......so, i can adjust to any place easily...:-) and for you,....i am sure you'll decide to get a home in the city and live there,....because your daughter's education will be good there. have a nice day...:-)

i like city it is convince