What you can get for… $500,000
Home prices in King County keep plummeting (the median dropped another 10 percent between the third quarter of 2007 and the same period in 2008), meaning that anyone out there digging for deals is bound to get more for their money. Unless they wait until the next quarter, when they might even get more…
Greenwood $474,950
Details 651 NW 89th St; 1,480 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, built 1937.
Selling points Brazilian cherry wood floors throughout the living spaces on the main floor; additional building in the backyard can be converted to a playhouse or office.
Listed by Bob Melvey, Windermere
Redmond $499,950
Details 6218 154th Ave NE; 2,790 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2½ baths, built 2004.
Selling points For the techie who spends more time in the bedroom than the basement: minutes from Microsoft and, not one master suite, but two.
Listed by James Vert, John L. Scott
Maple Valley $499,990
Details 25044 235th Ct SE; 4,243 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3¼ baths, built 2000.
Selling points Lower level doubles as an entertainment area with a wet bar and home theater; possible fifth bedroom on the upper level.
Listed by Christopher Stone, Coldwell Banker Bain
Published: January 2009
