Warm on the Inside, Blueberry on the Outside

The most active property on Redfin in the last 24 hours was a condo-sized bungalow in the Greenwood district of Seattle: $369,000 list price, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, and 1,000 square feet. It’s located on a decent sized lot (5,100 square feet) with storage space in the utility room, basement and garage to alleviate some space concerns. A look into the past sales history reveals a 161% hike in appreciation from December of 2003 to March of 2005. Some serious renovation happened during that time, you think? If Redfin was around back then, you could’ve found this property with our new fixer-upper search capability. As it stands now, you can buy a nice little home that someone else has done all the hard work on.

The house has a puppy dog charm that can’t be ignored. It’s one of those homes, where if you walked into an open house with your girlfriend, you might end up walking out $300,000 in debt. Lots of soft colors and cushy pillows inside. You couldn’t hurt yourself if you tried.

I’m a bit surprised by the median list price of Greenwood, at $379,950, which seems very down-to-earth considering that Sweet Digs are usually at the bargain end of a neighborhood’s range. The Zillow Value Range for this property is $347,173 to $444,058. A house next door, 470 square feet bigger, sold for $447,000 last year.