Midwood Victorian: One Year and 35% Later
What a difference a year (and a well-manicured lawn) can make. Last April we remarked upon the speed at which (one day) this charming Midwood Victorian sold last year for $20,000 over the asking price. That was then, when it was priced at $1 million. Now it’s back on the market asking $1.375 million. It…
What a difference a year (and a well-manicured lawn) can make. Last April we remarked upon the speed at which (one day) this charming Midwood Victorian sold last year for $20,000 over the asking price. That was then, when it was priced at $1 million. Now it’s back on the market asking $1.375 million. It looks like it could have had a tune up and there’s plenty of hyperbolic language in the listing to that effect (“XXX mint”), so presumably part of the price increase reflects that. Somehow we doubt there was $350,000 of work done. Sure is a beaut though. All you gawkers can take a gander from 12 to 2 on Sunday. While you’re at it, check out this house just down the block.
636 East 19th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
Bidding War in Midwood [Brownstoner]
wallpaper…I think those details were there last year as was the bathroom…it doesn’t look very different. I’m just saying that the kitchen looks the same but painted and some new appliances. Maybe the plumbing and a/c was done…ok…but 300K seems like a lot of money that I can’t quite see from the pictures at least where it went.
That house is about as “flipper” as the Guggenheim renovation. Anyone who thinks that a house with wallpaper on the walls was meant as a quick turn-over doesn’t understand the struggle inherent in finding just the right wallpaper. That’s something only a nutty nest-maker would get involved in.
There are probably more honest brokers than there are honest sellers. A lot of brokers get suckered by sellers to ask unreasonable prices, only to find out after much time invested, that the seller wasn’t really serious, and only wanted to find out what his/her house could get.
Good luck, nicole! Hope your spawn turns out to be equally savoury and scrupulous!
” I think buyers have some power now to stand up for themselves if they really want to buy and stop sellers from asking random sky high prices out of the blue. ”
Ahem, buyers let’s revolt and bring socialism back to the housing market. Lemme get my Starbucks latte before gathering before an assembly.
Small point, but this house is not located in Midwood, as the intro says… It’s located in Midwood Park. Like West Midwood and South Midwood, it’s part of what we have come to call Victorian Flatbush, and is indeed part of Flatbush, and not Midwood.
now all you naysayers can shut your trap about “awful” brokers! good ones are out there like nicole and many others at corcoran and bhs, i can’t say much for aguayo and huebner, they seem a little “awful” to me.
I was actually just kidding. 🙂
Well this realtor is actually “really nice”. She sold my house and was a “dream-come true”. A house is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
I’m not falling for the nice realtor shtick. It isn’t actually possible.