Condo costs in the greater Davis area

[duffless2323.livejournal.com]

Do any of you know the going rate for condos in the greater Davis area (by that I mean places where I could walk to Davis Square in under 20 min) but still be in a good/decentish area. I know right in the square would be very pricey - I'm just kind of exploring the idea with each rent check I flush down the toilet,  prices seem all over the place when I look on CL. 

What do you think would be a expected cost for 1 or 2 bed? Have any of you looked lately, if so what are you seeing?

Thanks

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[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

My friend is looking for a place right now in the Greater Davis Area and is having trouble finding something he likes for under $400k. Granted, he is willing to pay for a few things some people don't need, but still, it is pricey around here.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Really? We were looking about two years ago and didn't have a problem with that ceiling (though we ended up going in with a friend on a 2-family, which is a better deal, if you have a friend you trust & get along with very well).

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

Like I said, he has a few stipulations about driveways and square footage and stuff that others don't, so that can change things. He actually looked around here with the same stipulations 3 years ago and had trouble then, too. Anyway, it sounds like you got a pretty awesome deal! :)

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Two years ago prices were higher, but there were probably more choices. $400K is not an unreasonable ceiling for a 2BR depending on other requirements.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm finding that anything under $300K in Somerville tends to be more in the not-so-nice neighborhoods of Somerville. Certainly nowhere near Davis.

[winterhill.livejournal.com]

Just got a mailer about a very nice looking condo in Union Square that's listed at $274,900. Really nice looking reno from the pictures, but the glossies always look great. Property looks very dog friendly. Might be worth a call to the listing agent, Dana Finnegan at Hammond RE in Cambridge. 617-497-4400 x278

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Hmm...got the MLS number?

[canongrrl.livejournal.com]

the place beneath us is on the market - most likely mid 300k (sure they'd negotiate) with 1 car parking, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath and its all recently rebuild from the studs up - 4 years ago.

zillo.com is pretty good but it is a little low for the area.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I tend to use the MLS searches on nemoves.com and kw.com. We definitely, definitely need $300K or less (preferably less) since we don't have a huge amount available for a down payment.

[canongrrl.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna bet if its still on the market in 3-4 months (which it may be) you can get them to really come down. We can poke you off line later on if you are still looking and they are still looking (since they are 100% moving come augustish)

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

And we'd be looking to move in July-August. :)