How much house can you get for $700,000?
Dyann Espinosa
Special to FineLife Home
Photos submitted
We live in a big country and housing prices vary tremendously from region to region, reflecting the diversity of real estate across the U.S. “Comps” is a regular feature in FineLife Home that takes readers on a virtual tour of properties across the country to offer a comparison (“Comp”) of what their dollars might buy in other cities and towns.
Boulder, CO
$698,000
Two-story, contemporary home nestled in quiet cul-de-sac backs onto a private park with deciduous and evergreen trees. Plentiful outdoor amenities, including tennis court and play structure. Light and spacious interior with vaulted ceilings, open floor plan, wood and cork floors on main level. Bathrooms feature a steam shower and jetted tub.
Wood frame
Lot size: .25 - .5 acre
Size: 4091 square feet
5 bedrooms
2.75 baths
Dining room
Living room
Family room
Great room fireplace
Cathedral/vaulted ceilings
Laundry room
Full basement
Central heat/AC/forced air/ceiling fans
Central Vacuum
Lawn sprinkler system
Contact: Lynne McDougal
800.825.7000
Re/Max of Boulder
Baton Rouge, LA
$699,900
Brand-new home with pine and ceramic tile floors. Haddad cathedral ceiling, cypress cabinets, slab granite island and countertops in kitchen. Master bedroom has a view of the pond; master bath and powder room have marble floors and marble vanity tops. Each bedroom has its own private bath. Computer/bonus room, study and two fireplaces. Crown molding and custom wood windows. Landscaped front and rear yards with plumbing and electrical set up for construction of outdoor kitchen.
Year Constructed: 2007
Brick and wood
Size: 3954 square feet
4 bedrooms
4.5 baths
Dining room
Breakfast room
Living room
Bonus room
Study
2 fireplaces
Cathedral/vaulted ceilings
Garage
Central air/natural gas heat/ceiling fans
Contact: Frankie Laborde
CJ Brown Sherwood
225.292.1000
Buffalo, NY
$749,000
An outstanding example of grand Tudor revival with a stucco exterior, trimmed in stone on a 300-foot-deep lot. Extensive architectural details throughout, from a formal winding staircase to oak-paneled living room walls imported from a castle in Wales; inlay plaster 10-foot ceilings; leaded glass windows and French doors.
Year constructed: 1928
Stucco
Lot size: 90.11 x 300
Size: 6043 square feet
6 bedrooms
4.5 baths
Dining room
Living room
Family room
Den/library
Maid’s quarters
Foyer/entry hall
2 fireplaces
10-foot ceilings
Laundry room
Full attic
Full basement
3-car garage
Steam heat
Security system
Contact: Suzanne Weathers
716.849.1234
Gurney Becker & Bourne
