RB writes:

If the foundation has been around since 1969 and is still in good
condition I'd prefer it over a newer, probably lower quality foundation.

Old doesn't always mean bad.

Up here in Minnesota, I'd say a lot of the new basements are better than
the old. Many of them are now poured concrete instead of blocks. The
waterproofing seems to be better now. More drain tiling is required.

I'll have to say I have seen a few new homes with some pretty shoddy block
work, but that seems to be the exception, not the norm.

Brian Elfert