One Seattle couple is packing up their life here in Washington after they bought a house in Japan, but it wasn’t because they were priced out, at least not in the traditional sense.
Brandon and Leika Hansen live in Seattle with their newborn. They told FOX 13 they are getting ready to move to Japan this summer because they’re looking for a lifestyle change. "Leika really wanted chickens, like a hobby farm," Brandon Hansen said.The couple looked for property in Washington, but the price tags associated with what they were looking for were out of reach. "We kind of wanted that lifestyle now," Brandon Hansen said.
The couple currently owns a condo in Seattle, so they haven’t been priced out of the housing market in a traditional sense, but rather they told FOX 13 they’ve been priced out of their goals. "We can’t access comparable property," Brandon Hansen said. "I mean an acre of land, a move in ready house, walkable distance to schools and the train station, that’s not something you’re going to find here for $30k." The couple has ties to Japan.
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