{"id":9857,"date":"2010-03-04T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=9857"},"modified":"2010-06-02T08:47:51","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T15:47:51","slug":"cheapest-seattle-homes-march-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/04\/cheapest-seattle-homes-march-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheapest Seattle Homes: March Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s check in again on the cheapest homes around Seattle proper.  For methodology and a brief explanation of the reasoning behind this series, <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/03\/cheapest-seattle-homes-april-edition\/\" title=\"Cheapest Seattle Homes: April Edition\">hit the April 2009 post<\/a>.<\/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<td>Address<\/td>\n<td>Price<\/td>\n<td>Beds<\/td>\n<td>Baths<\/td>\n<td>SqFt<\/td>\n<td>Lot Size<\/td>\n<td>Neighborhood<\/td>\n<td>$ \/ SqFt<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/11020-Beacon-Ave-S-98178\/home\/178040\">11020 Beacon Ave S<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$124,777<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>760<\/td>\n<td>4,480 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/2246\/WA\/Seattle\/Rainier-Valley\">Rainier Valley<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$164<\/td>\n<td>Short Sale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/14342-Wallingford-Ave-N-98133\/home\/103036\">14342 Wallingford Ave N<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$149,000<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>660<\/td>\n<td>5,250 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/1181\/WA\/Seattle\/Haller-Lake\">Haller Lake<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$226<\/td>\n<td>Short Sale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/10025-32nd-Ave-SW-98146\/home\/155816\">10025 32 Ave SW<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$152,000<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>740<\/td>\n<td>6,300 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/63\/WA\/Seattle\/Arbor-Heights\">Arbor Heights<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$205<\/td>\n<td>Short Sale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>I believe this is the first time we&#8217;ve done this exercise and all of the top three have been short sales.<\/p>\n<p><b>Stats snapshot for Seattle Single-Family Homes Under $200,000<\/b><br \/>\nTotal on market: 54<br \/>\nAverage number of beds: 2.3<br \/>\nAverage number of baths: 1.1<br \/>\nAverage square footage: 1,027<br \/>\nAverage days on market: 78<\/p>\n<p>Although the three cheapest homes are more expensive than <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/03\/cheapest-seattle-homes-december-edition\/\" title=\"Cheapest Seattle Homes: December Edition\">our last update in December<\/a>, the number of homes available under $200,000 shot up by 60% and the average square footage rose 11%.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the three cheapest homes in terms of dollars per square foot:<\/p>\n<table class=\"CNNTable\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr class=\"top_row\">\n<td>Address<\/td>\n<td>$ \/ SqFt<\/td>\n<td>Price<\/td>\n<td>Beds<\/td>\n<td>Baths<\/td>\n<td>SqFt<\/td>\n<td>Lot Size<\/td>\n<td>Neighborhood<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/9053-9th-Ave-SW-98106\/home\/475547\">9053 9 Ave SW<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$91<\/td>\n<td>$254,900<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2,790<\/td>\n<td>4,780 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/1246\/WA\/Seattle\/Highland-Park\">Highland Park<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Bank Owned<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/8131-49th-Ave-S-98118\/home\/174555\">8131 49th Ave S<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$98<\/td>\n<td>$205,000<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2,090<\/td>\n<td>4,750 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/778\/WA\/Seattle\/Dunlap\">Dunlap<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Short Sale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/9215-39th-Ave-S-98118\/home\/480297\">9215 39th Ave S<\/a><\/td>\n<td>$102<\/td>\n<td>$249,950<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2,450<\/td>\n<td>4,000 sqft<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/neighborhood\/27925\/WA\/Seattle\/Beacon-Hill\">Beacon Hill<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Short Sale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>This home didn&#8217;t quite make either of our lists this month, but I just had to mention it&#8230;  Here&#8217;s an excerpt from the listing description for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/736-S-Southern-St-98108\/home\/477508\">736 S Southern St<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nicely landscape and exterior is in great shape, tile and hardwood floring. Planty of parking<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a good shot that demonstrates that last feature they mentioned:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width:400px; margin: 0 auto;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/736-S-Southern-St-98108\/home\/477508\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/planty-of-parking.jpg\" style=\"border:0;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>That&#8217;s right, folks.  For just $200,000, you could park four (count &#8217;em, four) cars in tandem next to your very own Seattle home.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the last bonus:  The lowest dollars per square foot on a house priced above $500,000: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redfin.com\/WA\/Seattle\/11310-3rd-Ave-NW-98177\/home\/25670451\" title=\"11310 3rd Ave NW\">11310 3rd Ave NW<\/a> at $157 $\/sqft.  $599,950, 5 beds, 4 baths, 3,828 square feet.  &#8220;Dynamic custom built home.&#8221;  Decent looking view on the listing photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s check in again on the cheapest homes around Seattle proper. For methodology and a brief explanation of the reasoning behind this series, hit the April 2009 post. Please note: These posts should not be construed to be an advertisement or endorsement of any specific home for sale. 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