Anger management part II--514 Westline Drive, Alameda, CA
Speaking of remembering last year's listings, you might recall one of my more impassioned pleas for typographical restraint. It appears agent Andrea Gordon either went to the same writing school as the boor who wrote that monstrosity last year, as evidenced by today's copywriting disaster describing the cat-puke-colored McMansion at 514 Westline Drive:
And about that property? Oh, right--well, what do you expect for a 2006 McMansion. Of course it's listed at a loss. Do I even need to post the sale history? Ok, I suppose I probably should.
long, painful sale quick escrow and full-price, all-cash sale, let's say, by Friday of this week. Or maybe even Thursday, what with the idiotic tax cuts that just passed the senate and will simply fix all ills overnight.
Update 4/25/09: Price dropped to $1,299,000.
Update 10/2/09: Dropped to $959,000 after a handful of other drops. Newish agent, too (Mark Playsted replacing Andrea Gordon).
We're now more than half a million dollars off the previous sale price 3 1/2 years ago. Not bad.
Update 10/25/09: Now down to $918,000. We're now $570,000 off the initial sale price (38%).
Update 1/10/10: New agent, new price ($909,900). Mike Silva is urging everyone to "hurry." Which begs the question: or what? Are you going to raise the price? Take it off the market to spite us all? This ochre elephant has been on the market for a year, and I have a hard time believing this latest $8,100 drop is what a thousand buyers had been waiting for.
4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, 3,741 sqft, 5,280-sqft lot, MLS(r) #40394468, $1,399,000In 10 years as a "real estate professional" you'd think Andrea might have picked up how to spell "amenities." I say, STOP THE INSANITY! Learn how to compose and properly capitalize promotional copy, or stay home. Although I guess that choice is probably soon going to be made for the agent, considering how great the real estate market is doing these days. Maybe she could use her free time to enroll into a writing class at Alameda College. Anything. Please.
[...] superb finishes and ammenties throughout. Close to Beach, Transportation, Shops, Restaurants, the Best ofAlameda!Hand hewn hardwood floors, Formal Dining Room, terrific Living Room, excellent Family rumpus room off Chef's Kitchen, beatiful Baths, great Master!
And about that property? Oh, right--well, what do you expect for a 2006 McMansion. Of course it's listed at a loss. Do I even need to post the sale history? Ok, I suppose I probably should.
Given how successful big, huge, expensive, giant McMansions have been at selling around $1M lately, this one is a shoo-in for aLast sale and tax info
- Sold 04/06/2006: $1,488,000
- 2008 Property Tax: $17,712
Update 4/25/09: Price dropped to $1,299,000.
Update 10/2/09: Dropped to $959,000 after a handful of other drops. Newish agent, too (Mark Playsted replacing Andrea Gordon).
We're now more than half a million dollars off the previous sale price 3 1/2 years ago. Not bad.
Update 10/25/09: Now down to $918,000. We're now $570,000 off the initial sale price (38%).
Update 1/10/10: New agent, new price ($909,900). Mike Silva is urging everyone to "hurry." Which begs the question: or what? Are you going to raise the price? Take it off the market to spite us all? This ochre elephant has been on the market for a year, and I have a hard time believing this latest $8,100 drop is what a thousand buyers had been waiting for.
Update 3/4/2010: Down to $889,000.
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