[Clemenza]

Here's the deal. Joe the truck driver or John the junior analyst at Commerce Bank want to own a home, but don't want a fixer upper, a condo, or to gentrify a sketchy neighborhood. They want the same house as a senior executive on a large plot of land. Can't get that in Jersey, so they go to eastern PA.

Then they find that the house they bought is of sh-t construction, traffic remains hellish, they spend half their day commuting, and half their disposable income on gasoline. Not too smart IMHO.

[Huck]

I agree completely. But don't worry! They're gonna put in a commuter train to PA any decade now! Or so the real estate agents will say. LOL.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

Here's the deal. Joe the truck driver or John the junior analyst at Commerce Bank want to own a home, but don't want a fixer upper, a condo, or to gentrify a sketchy neighborhood. They want the same house as a senior executive on a large plot of land. Can't get that in Jersey, so they go to eastern PA. Then they find that the house they bought is of sh-t construction, traffic remains hellish, they spend half their day commuting, and half their disposable income on gasoline. Not too smart IMHO.

The Easton, PA suburban area has been taken over by expensive housing developments in recent years. Then Route 33 to Route 78 was finished in PA, and there are more commuters, developments, and shopping centers in Bethlehem Twp. Trans-bridge Bus Lines runs many buses back and forth to NYC everyday. Commuters can get new houses here for $350,000 and they think that's dirt cheap.