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Subscribe to RSSEach week, TODAY's Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what homebuyers can get for their money. This week’s search goes from Hartford, Conn., to Reno, Nev., in search of truly unique properties you can get the keys to for $450,000 or less. Check out the links to the homes below.
Portland, Ore., for $430,000
Barbara says: "Take careful note of how beautiful the floors are in this spick and span contemporary house. They’re bamboo and Marmoleum, which is made of 100 percent natural and sustainable resources."
Hartford, Conn., for $425,000
Barbara says: "This 1918 Colonial has one of the most beautiful turned staircases I’ve seen, and the owners are smart enough not to have changed it."
Reno, Nev., for $439,000
Barbara says: "The arched windows and soaring ceilings take full advantage of the mountain views that surround this custom-built house."
Nashville, Tenn., for $446,900
Barbara says: "Believe it or not this is a 1933 Harris Kit home, shipped in pieces and assembled on the site. If you look close you can still see the kit numbers on the rafters!"
Crosslake, Minn., for $449,000
Barbara says: "Who wouldn’t fall in love with this log home with its own bunkhouse and dock?"
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How realistic is showing what you get for astronomical prices of these homes when the majority of the nation has average house values under $300k? or even $200k? Why not show what one gets for the money of say $175k? May offer a bit less sticker shock for the working peeps.
Kathy,
I totally agree. I thought I was pretty much in the minority because I really can not afford anything
unless it is under $200K
thanks for the input
Because the media likes to rub it in our faces. Something 85% of Americans will never be able to afford( during a recession is almost over- kill).
Who the hell has 450k to spend on a house?
A Republican lobbyist?
If most Americans had that kind of money, they wouldnt be wasting it on real estate.
The author is out of touch with reality and so is this article
I think one of the points is to show how much more you can get for the money than just a couple years ago. Highlighting homes under $200k, that might be $50k less than in the past, just isn't as dramatic as showing these that are more likely to be $100-150k less. It's not like the title didn't tell you what you were about to see...
Today and Corcoran are totally Out of Touch with average middle class americans; who cannot afford and 450K house. I just finished paying off my 20 mortgage 2 years ago. My house is only worth what I bougth it for back then. Not including the 50K in maintenance and just keeping up. What a crock! Shoving it down our throats again....