May 9, 2008

Small Space or Big Digs - Same Price!

Recent posts on Sweet Digs Seattle:

• Freezes on Home Equity Lines of Credits
• East Bellevue Still Hot (Relatively Speaking, of Course)
• Sleepless in Seattle Houseboat for Sale
• King County Sales Summary for April 

This little piece was inspired by Neha Grey’s fabulous post on the Divine Caroline blog on “Colossal Castle or Humble Home? Same Price – Your Choice”. In real estate they say the three key things are “location, location, location” and here are few Seattle examples to add to Neha’s.

Lynnwood vs. Queen Anne - $500,000

In Lynnwood you could have this 5 bedroom 3.5 bath castle that even features a “bill pay station” in the kitchen. When you have a big house like this you’ll need a station for all those heating, water, and housekeeping bills.
In Seattle the same dough will buy you a teeny weenie one bedroom one bath condo on Queen Anne with a great view of the Space Needle and your refrigerator from the living room sofa.

  

Woodinville vs. Downtown - $1,000,000

In Woodinville you could own majestic views of your expansive 1.2 acre lot and emerald green front lawn or you could drop a cool mil in Downtown Seattle and look out onto the entire Puget Sound. In Woodinville you get four times the living space and probably about one fourth the traffic but it will take you four times as long to get to the Symphony or Barney’s.

 

Open houses this weekend:

• Open House: 4BR Sammamish Home with Large Rec Room
• Open House: 3BR Phinney Home with Great Views
• Open House: 3BR Tri-Level in Federal Way
• Open House: Price Reduced 4Br in Woodinville
• Open House: 4Br in Sammamish with a Deluxe Master Bedroom
• Open House: 3Br Newport Hills Home
• Open House: 4Br Seattle Home with Gourmet Kitchen
• Open House: 4Br Home in Bothell 

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