The Under A Thousand Dollar Homes Sears Sold Until The 1940s
🏡📦 Between 1908 and 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Company sold more than 70,000 mail-order homes, with some kits costing as little as $938—about $32,600 in today’s dollars. Everything you needed arrived by rail, ready to be assembled by the homeowner or a local builder. Imagine buying an entire house for the price of a modest used car today. What would $32,000 get you now? Certainly not a brand-new home delivered to your doorstep. 🚂🔨🇺🇸
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From 1908-1940, Sears sold over 70,000 mail-order homes for around $938, shipped by rail for easy assembly by owners or local builders.
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 11, 2026
$938 in 1910 is equivalent in purchasing power to approximately $32,604 today.
What would that get you now?pic.twitter.com/ISPaTgdQiq