Curious: Prices of Houses where you live

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Location: Suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska (not technically inside city limits, but within the 3 mile radius)
House: 1 1/2 story, full unfinished basement, ~1900 sq ft finished living space
Age: 3 years old (we built new and moved in April 14th, 2006)
Land: Lot size is ~74x125
Bdrms: 3
Bathrooms: 2 full, 1 half, + rough out for another full in the basement when it is finished out
We have a great room, formal dining room (isn't being used atm, we aren't formal dining room people), eat in kitchen, two sided fireplace (one side great room other side kitchenette), master suite with corner jacuzzi tub, kitchen height double sinks, custom waterfall faucets, and large walk in closet.

Cost: New it was $225ish, now we'll be lucky to get $195 out of it, most likely $175ish

The front upstairs window is the room our computers are in. Hello!



Eat in kitchen


Back yard (needed a trim lol)




My flower bed in front of the house
 

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I am smack dab right in the middle of cottage country, so the housing prices are pretty much off the wall..
Most houses even the older ones go for between 250 and 350 thousand. You can find bargains but these are fixer-uppers so you would have to add the cost of renovations on top of the sale price.
However the really crazy prices are the cottages along the shores of Georgian Bay most start at 400 thousand and upwards. It is nuts, you get people spending more on their weekend getaways then their own homes in the city.
 

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3 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath, 3500 square feet on a lake with a couple of acres: $250K range. Our neighbors listed their house for $400K right before the house crash. They can't give it away for $300 now. We're watching their selling price closely, but suspect that they might eek out about $225K - they just separated so there will be a divorce sale. They're across the street from us and are not lakeside.

I've seen homes for sale in Kansas City proper for under $50K. Average house is probably $100K. A typical close in suburb 3 BR, 2 bath, 2000 sf house is going for about $125K.

Missouri side of Kansas City is usually less expensive than the Kansas side of Kansas City.
 

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The median house price for a single-family dwelling in Victoria BC went down from $508K in December (2008) to $475K last month.


This is for a 2-3 bedroom, 1 bath, in a not-great neighborhood. Victoria is extremely expensive! We hope to buy a house soon!

edit: Oops I don't answer the question. A house like that would be about $650K here in Victoria. We have the most expensive prices in Canada, after Vancouver (worse than Toronto even). In a recent survey of seven countries, Victoria was listed as 7th most unlivable becaue of high prices.
 

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Almost 1700 sq. ft., 2 floors; oversized (yeah, for Matchbox cars!) garage (1-car), .13 acre, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large, eat-in kitchen, dining room, laundry room, living room, family room, linen closet (TINY!), 2 largish closets in master bedroom, 1 closet in the others, hall closet, under-stairs pantry, bay window, family room fireplace, large foyer, large, 2-level deck. This is what would've been on the original real estate ad. =$229,000 (we paid $230,000, 5 years ago last month).

We've since added: new heat pump, new hot water heater, all new flooring, except for 2 baths (mostly laminate and ceramic tile); a shed, new kitchen appliances, entirely new kitchen (last year), with Silestone countertops, new, solid maple cabinets, new tile floor, crown moulding. Added more crown moulding in other rooms. New chandeliers in kitchen & dining room. New interior doors, entirely new full bath (sink, toilet, vanity, tub, wall tile, faucets, etc.). New French doors, replacing the sliders in the study. New fireplace surround. Laundry sink in garage. New closet doors in master bedroom (we had to build headers to be able to install the tallest bi-fold doors we could find!). New baseboard moulding in every room. New carpet in 2 bedrooms. New paint in neraly every room, but 1. New vanity and granite counter, new high-end faucet in 1/2 bath. New washer & drier. New wire shelves in pantry, some landscaping (done by yours truly!
). Replaced 2 ceilings (they were cracking).

What we plan to do this year: new oak stair treads (we tore up the carpet, leaving the plywood stairs). New balusters and bannisters (now ugly '70's wrought iron; will be wood). New fence (desperately needed!); new floorboards on the deck; insulating and walling the garage, plus epoxy-finish flooring paint (as this is used for storage and the cats' bathroom, not for cars). Install more crown moulding.

Not to brag, but except for the heat pump and Silestone counter, we did everything ourselves, which is how we could afford it! I have a very talented hubby, too!

Now, with all of the improvements, and given a good market (which it is not right now), I wonder what we could charge if we sold the house? I would estimate, when all of the projects are done, maybe another $50,000+.

The county we live in here is the most expensive one in PA, and the housing prices were ridiculous, esp. compared to DH's home (100 miles away). When we bought the house, and his parents heard the price, they envisioned a much fancier, larger house!
 
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Originally Posted by MargeCat

Not to brag, but except for the heat pump and Silestone counter, we did everything ourselves, which is how we could afford it! I have a very talented hubby, too!

Now, with all of the improvements, and given a good market (which it is not right now), I wonder what we could charge if we sold the house? I would estimate, when all of the projects are done, maybe another $50,000+.
Brag away
We are in the same boat.... everything we do ourselves, whether its reno's, vehichles, gas fitting/electrical work, you name it we do it.

It saves soooo much
In the upgrades we've done, we only paid someone to do the driveway. We have no problem with spreading concrete and a brush finish, but the driveway is stamped.... that takes alot of time if you don't have the experience.

Just the desk and driveway alone has brought the price up by 18K.

All my prices are gauged from back when we bought... Now, we'd probally only get 240 for the house...

Good thing we don't plan on moving LOL.
 
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Originally Posted by kara_leigh

Eat in kitchen


My flower bed in front of the house
Your house is gorgeous. I love the kitchen and garden
 

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Location: Summerville, about 30 miles from Charleston, SC

House: 1712sqft, 1 story brick ranch, 3 bed, 2 bath. Built in 2008. Master bedroom and bath, HUGE master closet, foyer, living & dining room open to one another, large kitchen with island, pantry and a million cabinets. Utility room, guest bathroom, and 2 other bedrooms at the end of the house. Small deck on the back we're going to add on to, and a front porch with a saddle roof overhang.

Property: 1.56 acres, cleared.

Currently valued at $220k according to the mortgage documents we just signed. We're paying $188k on it, the land was already given to us by my FIL. About a year ago, that land would have been worth at least $70k, but now that the market is in the toilet, it's way down.

We're going to add a concrete driveway, and a 2-car carport to the side of the house. The builders quoted us $25,000 for the carport alone, which is ridiculous. But we know a mason as well as a guy who lays concrete and they'll be much cheaper than our homebuilders. The brick exterior on our house was a big upgrade, but mandatory for us, so we decided to hold off on the carport for now.
 

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Originally Posted by Snake_Lady

Your house is gorgeous. I love the kitchen and garden
Thank you! Everything but the big shrub (Juddi Vibernum) was transplanted from our last house or my mother's house. I got the Lily of the Valley (the spread out green things in the middle of the bed) from my mother. The Stargazer Lilies (the tall things next to the stairs) and the Candy Lilies (the group in the corner by the garage) are HUGE here compared to at our last house. The soil here is so much better.

I'm going to be so depressed when I can't take them with me when we move to Texas. They bloom so pretty and smell wonderful.
 
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Originally Posted by kara_leigh

Thank you! Everything but the big shrub (Juddi Vibernum) was transplanted from our last house or my mother's house. I got the Lily of the Valley (the spread out green things in the middle of the bed) from my mother. The Stargazer Lilies (the tall things next to the stairs) and the Candy Lilies (the group in the corner by the garage) are HUGE here compared to at our last house. The soil here is so much better.

I'm going to be so depressed when I can't take them with me when we move to Texas. They bloom so pretty and smell wonderful.
I LOVE lillies. I'll have to try to get some good pics when they are in bloom. I have different colours of lilies, Asiatic and Oriental lilies....have some lily of the valley but found it spread too much, some solomon's seal that goes well with the hostas.

I can't wait for spring
Hopefully lots of people will post pics of their flowers/plants/gardens.
 

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Originally Posted by Snake_Lady

ah yes....the houses I've quoted, 95% of them have central air, central vac. Usually a combo of brick and siding.

When we built, we did not have central air or central vac. We had the piping for central vac... we didn't have a driveway either, just gravel and an unfinished basement.(saved money by doing that. We also did the electrical work ourselves, saved a good chunk of money plus got what WE wanted
) Over the 5.5yrs we've been here, we added the central air, central vac, a stamped colored concrete driveway, and our deck. Next on the list is finishing the lower level....all that's left is the bathroom, and carpeting the rec room... for now we just have some carpet remnants on the floor.

Here's a couple pics to give an idea:

Front:



Back:
Depending on the neighborhood, in the very far suburbs of atlanta this house would be at the least $250,000, the closer it gets to midtown it would be around $500,000-$1,000,000.
 

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Originally Posted by Snake_Lady

I LOVE lillies. I'll have to try to get some good pics when they are in bloom. I have different colours of lilies, Asiatic and Oriental lilies....have some lily of the valley but found it spread too much, some solomon's seal that goes well with the hostas.

I can't wait for spring
Hopefully lots of people will post pics of their flowers/plants/gardens.
I love lilies also, they are my favorite flower. We had miniature calla lilies at our wedding and they were gorgeous. I had TONS of day lilies (the popular yellow one, and a dark purple) at our last house but I figured I should leave something behind since I took all the hostas. They completely ignored everything and let it all overgrow, so now they are all dead. I should have taken them anyway.


I love my candy lilies. They are so colorful, but petite. http://www.wiseacre-gardens.com/plan...candylily.html I get 3 or 4 different colors. At our last house they grew MAYBE 6" tall and only about 1/2 of them bloomed. Here they are almost two foot tall and they all bloom gorgeous. They are spreading too, which is great.

I got the lily of the valley specificly for the spreading purpose. I still need to plant another bush as soon as I can in the spring, and (before I knew we were going to move) I wanted the lily of the valley to fill it all in. My mom had it as a ground cover at her house and it was so pretty. It keeps the rabbits away too. I can't bring any cut flowers in, though, b/c I'm afraid Nora would try to drink the water I put them in and poison herself.


My mom has a degree in Horticulture, and I worked at a nursery and garden center for four years during high school and after. My mom worked there for many many years and then got fed up and quit. Now it isn't there anymore. She was the wholesale manager, and got me most of my plants at cost. I loved it.
 

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The house we're living in is on the tax rolls as about $120,000. We probably couldn't get that if we sold it, and someone looking in the area could get a similar one for less than that, too.

It's 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage. Very small lot (which I like; I hate mowing). Very open plan, 1800 sq. ft.

The house we owned on the other side of this little town 25 years ago is a 2 br 2 ba 1 car garage attached garden home. We really liked it, and it was a nice layout for us. We paid about $50K for it, kept it 3 years, and sold it for $55K but had to take a second back on it ourselves. Today it's valued at about $70K, but you could probably get it for $60K.

We have multi-million-dollar houses in town, including one owned by one of the Dallas Cowboys. Obviously, I went into the wrong line of work. $2,000,000 here will get you a huge house (probably 10,000 sq ft), plus a 2+ acre lot and a pool.
 

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yours do to lot size would likely be 175-200k

mine is right around 200k ( way more than we paid for it about 6 yrs ago ) ... it is 10 yrs old . 1/4 acre lot 3 bed 2 bath 1600 sq ft ....
 

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Originally Posted by kara_leigh

I can't bring any cut flowers in, though, b/c I'm afraid Nora would try to drink the water I put them in and poison herself.
I've had cats all my life and cut flowers. No cats have died from the water... I think a few of them have been out to get us. Nothing like slipping in a puddle from a tipped over vase to wake you up on the morning!
And that's pretty much the worst that will happen, tipped over flowers or a broken vase. Just remember, no lilies.



It sounds like Texas and Oklahoma are fairly close on house prices - not too surprised there.
 

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Originally Posted by strange_wings

I've had cats all my life and cut flowers. No cats have died from the water... I think a few of them have been out to get us. Nothing like slipping in a puddle from a tipped over vase to wake you up on the morning!
And that's pretty much the worst that will happen, tipped over flowers or a broken vase. Just remember, no lilies.
I mean b/c lily of the valley are poisonous, and even the water you put the cut flowers in is poisonous.
They are dangerous to humans, but more so to pets b/c they are smaller so the symptoms are more severe. That's what I meant when I said they keep the rabbits away. lol Sounds horrible, but I always cheer when I see a plant nibbled off. Less rabbits to eat my plants.

http://health.nytimes.com/health/gui.../overview.html
 

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Housing is cheaper than my home town--near the Kansas City area though I am told more expensive than houses in Tulsa and a bit cheaper than OKC. I bought a house last year for $75k. It's a bungalow built in 1920 (1020 sq ft) but gutted and redone in 2007. It only has one tiny bath, but it is walking distance to my university. Generally, a decent, but not new 2-3 br modest home with central is going to be $65-100k. It is definitely possible to find a decent home for under $100k around here. More or less impossible in my home town.
 

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Originally Posted by Snake_Lady

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For the same, in Toronto, cost would be approx. $600-700K (I'm guessing, and I could be very low in that)
Downtown Toronto would be high because there is limited stock (except for condos), High Park homes (west Toronto) go for around the $700K to $1 Million mark.

It really depends on neighbourhood, location to transit etc. etc. Most basic houses in north GTA (subdivision lot/area), 3bdrm, 2 or 3 bath, and finished basement go for basic estimate of $400K (give or take $50k). We've been looking at prices and most have come down about $40k over the last 4 months.

In comparison, my house:

Location: 30 minutes north of Toronto - historical area
House: 1.5 storey, unfinished basement
Age: Almost a century
Land: Lot size is 40 x 260
Bdrms: 2
Bathrooms: 1 - 3pc, 1 - 2pc
Living room, dining room, kitchen, 12 x 19 glass sunroom off back of house, 2 upstairs bedrooms, basement (laundry room and future family room/den and bedroom)
Cost: $420- $430K

This was the recent quote we received from a realtor. The prices in my area have come down about $20 - $40K in the last 6 months.

We've been renovating the heck out of this house (originally a handyman's special) for the last few years. Even though the house is very small, the lot is quite large and the neighbourhood is in high demand. If you wanted a fully finished house in this same area (3/4 bedrooms, 2 bath, finished basement etc.) you would easily be paying $600K+
 

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My 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom with double shower/seperate WC, top floor flat with no garden or balconies, in east London (rough inner-city area) is currently valued at £175k (GB pounds). That's down £5k from last year, but up £58k from when I bought it!
 
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