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

Comments

ZipRealty.com

[progressnerd.livejournal.com]

The best sites to research housing prices and details are ziprealty.com (http://www.ziprealty.com/) and redfin.com (http://www.redfin.com/). They are two of the few sites that give you basically all the MLS details on every home, including the complete address. If you end up using one of their agents, then you get money back from the commission they receive -- good deal. We used an agent through ZipRealty.com who was great.

Re: ZipRealty.com

[duffless2323.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Re: ZipRealty.com

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we used Brian Christopher with ZipRealty and we were satisfied. He's knowledgeable about the local market and has a decent eye for things that might be issues on inspection. Better, none of us have an instinct for negotiating and he does -- we paid 10% under the list price (which had already been lowered before we made an offer). Woot!