How much house can you get for $500,000?
Dyann Espinosa
Special to FineLife Home
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We live in a huge country and housing prices are vastly different from region to region, reflecting the diversity of real estate across the U.S. “Comps” is a new feature that will appear regularly in FineLife Home, taking readers outside of Sonoma to offer comparables (comps) of what their dollar buys in other cities and towns.
Seattle, WA
$500,000
Modern style and a well-designed floor plan highlight this urban two-bedroom home. An expanded great room incorporates the living room, dining room and kitchen. An updated kitchen with slab granite and stainless appliances; a master suite with walk-in closet and view deck; custom built-in work area/storage. Murphy bed in guest room. Two decks, two parking spaces and a rooftop deck with panoramic views of the city.
Year constructed: 1994
Stucco exterior
Size: 942 square feet
3 bedrooms
2 baths
Walk-in closet
Balcony/deck/patio
Fireplace
Insulated windows
Vinyl flooring/wall-to-wall carpeting/slate floor
Forced air electric heat
Mountain view/city view
Lobby
Elevator
Pet restrictions
Assigned parking spaces: 2
Unit floor: 4; Condo Level 1
Total number of units in complex: 37
Contact: Michael Ackerman
206.322.8711
Kansas City, KS
$454,950
This new home is located in the desirable community of The Colony at Canaan Lake has never been lived in. A full story-and-a-half home with fireplace, four bedrooms, dining room, family room with wet bar and hardwood floors. Outdoor enclosed porch, lake access and privileges, community clubhouse, pool and recreation. Only minutes away from the 400-acre Village West entertainment and tourism district.
Year constructed: 2006
Size: 4,200 square feet
Stucco exterior
4 bedrooms
4.5 bathrooms
Dining room
Breakfast room
Family room/wet bar
Fireplace/gas
Cathedral ceilings
Central air/AC
Laundry room
Basement/3-car attached garage
Thermal windows
Contact: Graham Welch & Associates
Office 913.647.5700
Atlanta, GA
$499,000
A gracious two-story, five-bedroom home with stucco trim. Spacious open kitchen with granite counters and large island. Master suite with fireplace. Crown molding and white wood trim, abundant natural light. Intercom system and three-car garage. Located in an intimate, upscale custom subdivision.
Year constructed: 2004
Brick exterior
Lot size: .75 acre
5 bedrooms
4.5 baths
Dining room
Living room
Family room
Library
3 fireplaces
Central air/electric
Hardwood floors
9-foot ceilings/two-story foyer
3-car garage
Contact: Jenny Pruitt & Associates
770.394.5400
