{"id":13609,"date":"2010-12-09T08:47:53","date_gmt":"2010-12-09T16:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=13609"},"modified":"2010-12-09T08:47:53","modified_gmt":"2010-12-09T16:47:53","slug":"cheapest-homes-december-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/09\/cheapest-homes-december-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheapest Homes: December 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\/11762-Beacon-Ave-S-98178\/home\/178774\">11762 Beacon Ave S<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$119,900<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<td>1,500<\/td>\n<td>4,500 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/2246\/WA\/Seattle\/Rainier-Valley\">Rainier Valley<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$80<\/td>\n<td>bank owned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/8816-12th-Ave-S-98108\/home\/477571\">8816 12th Ave S<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$127,000<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<td>940<\/td>\n<td>4,500 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/2558\/WA\/Seattle\/South-Park\">South Park<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$135<\/td>\n<td>bank owned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/7941-15th-Ave-SW-98106\/home\/475956\">7941 15th Ave SW<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$130,000<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1,240<\/td>\n<td>4,000 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/1246\/WA\/Seattle\/Highland-Park\">Highland Park<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$105<\/td>\n<td>bank owned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Numbers one and two above are carry-overs from last month, but with new, even-lower prices.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/749-S-Rose-St-98108\/home\/477501\" title=\"749 S Rose St\">The third home<\/a> that made the cut last month is still on the market, but since they haven&#8217;t dropped their price, they dropped off the list.<\/p>\n<p><b>Stats snapshot for Seattle Single-Family Homes Under $200,000 (excluding short sales)<\/b><br \/>\nTotal on market: 113<br \/>\nAverage number of beds: 2.5<br \/>\nAverage number of baths: 1.3<br \/>\nAverage square footage: 1,143<br \/>\nAverage days on market: 89<\/p>\n<p>Even while the overall inventory of homes on the market decreases, the number of homes below the $200,000 mark continues to grow&mdash;up 18% since <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/03\/cheapest-homes-november-edition\/\" title=\"Cheapest Homes: November Edition\">last month<\/a>.  The average square footage of the cheapest homes grew again as well.<\/p>\n<p>Here are cheapest homes in Seattle that <em>actually sold<\/em> in the last month, regardless of condition (since most off-market homes don&#8217;t have much info available on their condition).<\/p>\n<table class=\"CNNTable\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr class=\"top_row\">\n<th>Address<\/th>\n<th>Price<\/th>\n<th>Beds<\/th>\n<th>Baths<\/th>\n<th>SqFt<\/th>\n<th>Lot Size<\/th>\n<th>Neighborhood<\/th>\n<th>$ \/ SqFt<\/th>\n<th>Sold On<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/5147-S-Creston-St-98178\/home\/179027\">5147 S Creston St<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$53,035<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>910<\/td>\n<td>7,449 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/2246\/WA\/Seattle\/Rainier-Valley\">Rainier Valley<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$58<\/td>\n<td>11\/10\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/8454-9th-Ave-SW-98106\/home\/474046\">8454 9th Ave SW<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$120,000<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1,950<\/td>\n<td>4,880 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/1246\/WA\/Seattle\/Highland-Park\">Highland Park<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$62<\/td>\n<td>11\/17\/2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/1918-S-Waite-St-98144\/home\/168080\">1918 S Waite St<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$150,279<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>700<\/td>\n<td>4,000 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/37324\/WA\/Seattle\/Greater-Duwamish\">Greater Duwamish<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$215<\/td>\n<td>11\/22\/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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