It feels like half our town is moving. Three immediate neighbors have jumped ship for greener pastures in the last two months. And they get snapped up above last year's prices by those fleeing the city. It's insane.
Post by imojoebunny on Oct 27, 2020 18:02:22 GMT -5
$650. Intown suburb of Atlanta for renovated. For newer, more, dumpster is $450, but you would want to tear it down. A new townhome would run you $500K with 2,000 square feet in "a less desirable location", but still good.
I just did a search for my area and it looks like about $175-$250k, depending on age and location in the town.
We’re pretty LCOL Illinois, obviously.
This, in the Chicago suburbs. Some suburbs will be more expensive. Our house is a 3,000 sq ft 5 bed 2.5 bath with loft and we’re likely going to appraise around $315k.
ETA: I’m a Realtor, and just signed a listing agreement for a 1700 sq ft house for $250k. It’s likely a little on the high side, but with our current market we may just get it. I’m also working on a market analysis for a 2600 sq ft home, 5 beds with a loft, and comping out at $300k.
It feels like half our town is moving. Three immediate neighbors have jumped ship for greener pastures in the last two months. And they get snapped up above last year's prices by those fleeing the city. It's insane.
I know. I KNOW.
But we are paying for a combination of factors that I'm not sure exists anywhere else.
Blue. Diversity. Weather*. Culture.
What are we willing to give up? If you find this magic place where they have these things and for cheaper, let me know.
In Denver western/SW suburbs, 1969s-1980s houses are listed around $475k-$550. Some of the square footage may include finished basements, which is common to roll into the bed/bath and SF listings around here.
PDQ: ETA: DH grew up in Livermore CA and his dad still has the house. We have visions After FIL passes, of keeping it as a vacation home/rental until we retire and then spend time there as we wish. Not sure how realistic this is, but it’ll also be very hard to ever buy something in the future anywhere in CA we would want to be.
This is why I have not yet made it out of north Texas. $200k. No income tax. Plenty of people and things to do in DFW. Non stop flights around the world. Pockets can feel Blue. Mild winters. Not as crazy as FL. But still not a place I want to be in.
Apparently the real estate market here is such that there is almost nothing listed as far as single family homes right now. Odd!
I would guess a SFH like that would be between 400-500k, perhaps a bit more if there is something really desirable about it. Maybe a little less if it needs a lot of work. We are in a Baltimore/DC metro area suburb.
Listing about $475-490, selling $525-600. Ask me how I know? 😂
Where is live, that will run about $300. $600 for waterfront. But, the above is where we are house shopping. 🥴 Which I think is over near wildrice.
I remind myself of all the things HRH Queen Dick I, Orphan mentions above. I dream house shop in other areas, but then I think of stuff like having to shovel snow, rampant Trump supporters, creepy bugs, Florida man/woman, whatever.
Probably $5-$600k for a good one story. Real estate is pretty hot and we have TONS of Bay Area transplants, driving up the price. I know quite a few who still commute and/or kept their jobs and work from home.
Can vary between 100K-300K, it seems, depending on age of house and how updated it is. I'm LCOL, Trumpville Central PA though, you prob don't want to live here lol.
Apparently the real estate market here is such that there is almost nothing listed as far as single family homes right now. Odd!
I would guess a SFH like that would be between 400-500k, perhaps a bit more if there is something really desirable about it. Maybe a little less if it needs a lot of work. We are in a Baltimore/DC metro area suburb.
Listing about $475-490, selling $525-600. Ask me how I know? 😂
Where is live, that will run about $300. $600 for waterfront. But, the above is where we are house shopping. 🥴 Which I think is over near wildrice .
Yikes! I guess that's why we didn't even consider a single family home, lol. As first time homebuyers that would have been difficult to even pay for down payment/closing. There are some really beautiful homes around here though. I really hope you find something you love! I think you'd like living here. We do so far!
My parents/sister live in a suburb about 45 minutes outside of Houston. They both live in brand new, 2500ish square foot homes and paid around 230k. It kills me to think that we paid more than that for our little outdated townhouse. I would hands down rather live in the state and town where we do, though.
Listing about $475-490, selling $525-600. Ask me how I know? 😂
Where is live, that will run about $300. $600 for waterfront. But, the above is where we are house shopping. 🥴 Which I think is over near wildrice .
Yikes! I guess that's why we didn't even consider a single family home, lol. As first time homebuyers that would have been difficult to even pay for down payment/closing. There are some really beautiful homes around here though. I really hope you find something you love! I think you'd like living here. We do so far!
My parents/sister live in a suburb about 45 minutes outside of Houston. They both live in brand new, 2500ish square foot homes and paid around 230k. It kills me to think that we paid more than that for our little outdated townhouse. I would hands down rather live in the state and town where we do, though.
I was going to say, "but they have to live 45 minutes outside of Houston." Barf. And I say that as someone who lives 20 minutes outside of Dallas lol.
wildrice, I feel you. When we started looking, we were told the first time homebuyer market was about $550 and under. This just shocks me. We are looking in that price range, but it will be our 4th purchase. And selling two to get there. H is still blown away at the prices, and can’t quite swallow it.
It feels like half our town is moving. Three immediate neighbors have jumped ship for greener pastures in the last two months. And they get snapped up above last year's prices by those fleeing the city. It's insane.
I know. I KNOW.
But we are paying for a combination of factors that I'm not sure exists anywhere else.
Blue. Diversity. Weather*. Culture.
What are we willing to give up? If you find this magic place where they have these things and for cheaper, let me know.
*Except fires
I would have agreed with you until now so many big trends are pointing at WFH forever, please go to wherever you want to live and we’ll let go of our insane downtown real estate and it’ll take a while to get economy going in these vhcol cities where housing might drop.
$200,000. Yup, get out. I left CA 8 years ago. I don’t think I’ll ever go back. I moved to a place where houses range from $40,000 or so to a million dollars on the lake, but can also be way less on the lake. The quality of life here in N. WI is eight million times better then it was in CA.
I think stating quality of life in N.WI is 8million times better than CA is truly quite a statement. Lol
Strawberry I'm sure you're a very nice lady but snow plus purple-ish isn't better.
Post by aprilsails on Oct 27, 2020 20:21:44 GMT -5
I’m in Canada so CDN $ but that would go for $650,000 in my area. Which is insane. We sold our move in ready fully updates1700sq ft SFH for $475,000 1.5 years ago and real estate has jumped like crazy due to Covid.
Around $400K. It's ridiculous here. I'm a few hours away from Seattle and bought a new construction sfh for slightly more than 15-20 yr old sfh are going for (because bidding wars get them at least 10-15k over asking). Low inventory sellers market over here. But I got a 2.8 interest rate. So.
If I search on Zillow for houses with 1750-2250 sf located in my town, with no restrictions on number of beds/baths or other features, there are 26 homes for sale in a price range of $124,900 to $499,900. Most are in the $250-$375k zone. New builds are in the low $400ks.
Post by goldengirlz on Oct 27, 2020 20:47:54 GMT -5
Oh, and if I WERE going to leave California, I would wait till March. As much as I’ve been griping about the weather here (and the amount of griping I’ve been doing could be best described as a fucking shitton), my East Coast friends remind me that I will be singing a different tune in February when they’re stuck indoors or bundled up with several layers and we’re at the beach, hiking the bluffs in yoga pants and t-shirts.
We’re in the city, so they’re all row homes- no sfh near here. In the neighborhood we’re in now, that amount of space would be anywhere from 650k+ We just bought a 2,000 sq ft row home 5 blocks south for just under 500k and feel like we got a really good deal.
Philly has everything you want! Amazing restaurants, parks, museums, arts, lots of diversity, 4 seasons (and our winters have been more mild, take that how you will), and reasonably priced housing! This is my ad for philly! Lol