A spectacular creekside house built by “world-renowned translators of the works of Søren Kierkegaard” is asking $850,000, which probably means you’ll pay less than that. You can hear the creek from the house.
[It’s] constructed with native limestone, is on 2 acres, and has more than 4,323 square feet. Natural light pours through large windows on the main floor, which has an open floor plan and a walk-out deck. The lower level has stone floors and opens onto a patio.
There are three full kitchens, five fireplaces (a mixture of decorative, wood-burning and gas), a sauna and a hot tub. It contains at least four full bedrooms, along with other versatile rooms.
Northfield (site of St Olaf College) isn’t that far from St Paul/Minneapolis, so urban life is also available…
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Zillow, OTOH, currently lists petite chez UD for over a million, which tells you all you need to know about location, location, location.
March 30th, 2025 at 4:05PM
Zillow’s estimate for my 2-bedroom house is $1.66million, and Redfin’s is $1.87million. Location is indeed important—I’m in what sometimes appears as the most expensive place in the country (though generally for renters, rather than owners).
March 30th, 2025 at 8:31PM
gasstation: Yes, variations in price based on location are often dramatic, and Santa Cruz is a case in point. Around these parts, with federal workers being fired left and right, we’ve begun to wonder about the stability of our house prices.