My second home purchase was in the early eighties for 35,000. A three bedroom ranch. The first one was a small bungalow foe about 15,000. Those days are probably gone.
No one here is building houses under 2500 sf or 500k. It’s stupid. They’re too big for the lots, all the same, poorly constructed. I don’t know why anyone needs that unless you have 10 kids. Instead of making cars that shut off at stop lights and outlawing gas stoves - outlaw houses with two-story foyers and great rooms.