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What You Get for the Money

What You Get for the Money

"How much did that house cost?" That invasive question is asked and answered without reservation in each episode of this series, which compares what the same amount of money can buy in various cities across the country. How far does that paycheck stretch? Or does it shrink?
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Season 113 of 13 Episodes

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $400,000 in 2005; a woodsy, high-design home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, an industrial loft in Kansas City, Missouri, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $800,000 in 2005; a contemporary, family-friendly home in Seattle, a Spanish Colonial in Glendale, California, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $500,000 in 2005; a renovated, ranch-style home in San Antonio, Texas, a Cape Cod classic in Atlanta, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $900,000 in 2005; a traditional rancher in Glendale, California, a tropical, Art Deco house in Miami, Florida, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $200,000 in 2005; there's a mid century, metal prefab home in Minneapolis, a downtown loft in Kansas City, Missouri, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $700,000 in 2005; a downtown loft with a high-rise view in Chicago, a renovated, ranch-style home in Miami, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $400,000 in 2005; a one-bedroom, high-rise condo in Kansas City, Missouri, a modern duplex in Denver, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America and checking out homes that were valued at $1 million in 2005; there's a contemporary house with artistic flair in Seattle, an ultra-modern, custom-designed home in Denver, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $600,000 in 2005; a tri-level loft in San Francisco, a renovated, ranch-style house in Boston, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $800,000 in 2005; a high-design, ninth-floor condo in Chicago, an art gallery-style loft in Denver, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $2 million in 2005; there's a five-bedroom, custom home with luxury features in Denver, a tailor-made house for modern-living in Atlanta, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $300,000 in 2005; there's a modern, energy-efficient home in Seattle, a mid century marvel in Atlanta, and more.

  • Mike Siegel tours America checking out homes valued at $1.5 million in 2005; there's a Mediterranean, revival-style home in San Francisco, a loft-like apartment in New York, and more.
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"How much did that house cost?" That invasive question is asked and answered without reservation in each episode of this series, which compares what the same amount of money can buy in various cities across the country. How far does that paycheck stretch? Or does it shrink?

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