Comments on: Mansion Monday: French Normandy Estate in Saratoga http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/06/mansion_monday_french_normandy_estate_in_saratoga_.html Redfin Bay Area Sweet Digs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Red http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/06/mansion_monday_french_normandy_estate_in_saratoga_.html/comment-page-1#comment-4865 Red Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:41:01 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/sfbay/2008/06/mansion_monday_french_normandy_estate_in_saratoga_.html#comment-4865 Um, Louis XVI meets the guillotine? Must've really hurt when there are comps for a million less. Found this one, (15200 Sobey Road, Saratoga; French Tudor, 6594 sq ft. ) with an interesting price history: Feb 08, 1990 $2,300,000 -- Aug 19, 1994 $2,000,000 -3.0%/yr Apr 10, 1997 $985,000 -23.5%/yr May 17, 2000 $4,500,000 63.2%/yr Asking $4,990,000. Talk about knife catchers, that '94 buyer must have thought they had quite a bargain. But don't worry, these high end homes won't drop like that THIS time.... Um, Louis XVI meets the guillotine?

Must’ve really hurt when there are comps for a million less. Found this one, (15200 Sobey Road, Saratoga; French Tudor, 6594 sq ft. ) with an interesting price history:
Feb 08, 1990 $2,300,000 —
Aug 19, 1994 $2,000,000 -3.0%/yr
Apr 10, 1997 $985,000 -23.5%/yr
May 17, 2000 $4,500,000 63.2%/yr
Asking $4,990,000.

Talk about knife catchers, that ’94 buyer must have thought they had quite a bargain. But don’t worry, these high end homes won’t drop like that THIS time….

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