{"id":11163,"date":"2010-06-02T09:18:27","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T16:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=11163"},"modified":"2010-06-02T16:33:56","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T23:33:56","slug":"cheapest-homes-june-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/02\/cheapest-homes-june-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheapest Homes: June Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s check in again on the cheapest homes around Seattle proper.  Here&#8217;s our methodology: I search the listings for the cheapest homes currently on the market, <b>excluding short sales<\/b>, in the city of Seattle proper.  Any properties that are in obvious states of extreme disrepair based on listing photos and descriptions will be excluded.  This includes any listing that uses the phrases &#8220;fixer,&#8221; &#8220;rehab loan,&#8221; or &#8220;value in land.&#8221;  I post the top (bottom) three, along with some overall stats on the low end of the market.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please note<\/b>: These posts should not be construed to be an advertisement or endorsement of any specific home for sale.  We are merely taking a brief snapshot of the market at a given time.  Also, just because a home makes it onto the &#8220;cheapest&#8221; list, that does not indicate that it is <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/27\/strategies-for-finding-the-best-value-in-todays-market\/\" title=\"Strategies for Finding the Best Value in Today\u2019s Market\">a good value<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are this month&#8217;s three cheapest single-family homes in the city limits of Seattle (according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/\" title=\"Search Seattle Homes\">Redfin<\/a>):<\/p>\n<style>.CNNTable {margin: 5px auto 15px;} .CNNTable td {padding: 0px 5px; text-align: center; font-size: .9em;} .top_row {font-weight: bold;}<\/style>\n<table class=\"CNNTable\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr class=\"top_row\">\n<th>Address<\/th>\n<th>Price<\/th>\n<th>Beds<\/th>\n<th>Baths<\/th>\n<th>SqFt<\/th>\n<th>Lot Size<\/th>\n<th>Neighborhood<\/th>\n<th>$ \/ SqFt<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/744-S-Kenyon-St-98108\/home\/476981\">744 S Kenyon<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$174,900<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>740<\/td>\n<td>4,000 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/2558\/WA\/Seattle\/South-Park\">South Park<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$236<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/8809-24th-Ave-SW-98106\/home\/473544\">8809 24th Ave SW<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$175,000<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1.75<\/td>\n<td>1,040<\/td>\n<td>7,440 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/682\/WA\/Seattle\/Delridge\">Delridge<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$168<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/1226-S-Cloverdale-St-98108\/home\/477066\">1226 S Cloverdale St<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$175,000<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1.75<\/td>\n<td>1,440<\/td>\n<td>6,000 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/2558\/WA\/Seattle\/South-Park\">South Park<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$122<\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>8809 24th and 1226 Cloverdale both mark their third month in a row on the top three list.  744 Kenyon has been on the market for almost two months, but just dropped the price from 200k about a week ago to shoot to the front of the list.<\/p>\n<p><b>Stats snapshot for Seattle Single-Family Homes Under $200,000 (excluding short sales)<\/b><br \/>\nTotal on market: 32<br \/>\nAverage number of beds: 2.0<br \/>\nAverage number of baths: 1.1<br \/>\nAverage square footage: 820<br \/>\nAverage days on market: 83<\/p>\n<p>Here are the three cheapest homes in terms of dollars per square foot:<\/p>\n<table class=\"CNNTable\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr class=\"top_row\">\n<th>Address<\/th>\n<th>$ \/ SqFt<\/th>\n<th>Price<\/th>\n<th>Beds<\/th>\n<th>Baths<\/th>\n<th>SqFt<\/th>\n<th>Lot Size<\/th>\n<th>Neighborhood<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/311-26th-Ave-S-98144\/home\/144508\">311 26th Ave S<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$86<\/td>\n<td>$299,000<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3,480<\/td>\n<td>3,600 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/103\/WA\/Seattle\/Atlantic\">Atlantic<\/a><\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/8622-42nd-Ave-S-98118\/home\/479871\">8622 42nd Ave S<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$95<\/td>\n<td>$240,000<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2,520<\/td>\n<td>6,627 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/2500\/WA\/Seattle\/South-Beacon-Hill\">South Beacon Hill<\/a><\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/13732-37th-Ave-NE-98125\/home\/111949\">13732 37th Ave NE<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$96<\/td>\n<td>$299,900<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1.75<\/td>\n<td>3,120<\/td>\n<td>8,146 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/1451\/WA\/Seattle\/Lake-City\">Lake City<\/a><\/td>\n<td>&#8211;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Only one holdover from last month&#8217;s list.<\/p>\n<p>The lowest dollars per square foot on a house priced above $500,000 is the same as the last two months: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/210-29th-Ave-S-98144\/home\/148606\" title=\"210 29th Ave S\">210 29th Ave S<\/a>, but the price has dropped $75,000 since our last update, bringing it down to just $117 per sqft.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a new bonus for you.  The cheapest homes in Seattle that <em>actually sold<\/em> in the last month, regardless of condition (since most off-market homes don&#8217;t have much info available on their condition).<\/p>\n<table class=\"CNNTable\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr class=\"top_row\">\n<th>Address<\/th>\n<th>Price<\/th>\n<th>Beds<\/th>\n<th>Baths<\/th>\n<th>SqFt<\/th>\n<th>Lot Size<\/th>\n<th>Neighborhood<\/th>\n<th>$ \/ SqFt<\/th>\n<th>Sold On<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/1025-S-Donovan-St-98108\/home\/477695\">1025 S Donovan St<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$105,000<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1,380<\/td>\n<td>6,000 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/2558\/WA\/Seattle\/South-Park\">South Park<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$76<\/td>\n<td>05\/21\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/719-N-101st-St-98133\/home\/98760\">719 N 101st St<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$115,000<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>690<\/td>\n<td>3,844 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/1166\/WA\/Seattle\/Greenwood-Seattle-WA\">Greenwood<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$167<\/td>\n<td>05\/14\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/6708-S-116th-Pl-98178\/home\/176244\">6708 S 116th Pl<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$119,900<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>840<\/td>\n<td>14,375 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/2246\/WA\/Seattle\/Rainier-Valley\">Rainier Valley<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$143<\/td>\n<td>05\/04\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s check in again on the cheapest homes around Seattle proper. Here&#8217;s our methodology: I search the listings for the cheapest homes currently on the market, excluding short sales, in the city of Seattle proper. Any properties that are in obvious states of extreme disrepair based on listing photos and descriptions will be excluded. 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