Two houses on the National Register were put up for sale this week. The John Randle House, circa 1800, on Lake Tillery near Norwood has 27 acres, a richly detailed history and a million-dollar price tag. The J.L. Hemphill House in Wilkesboro is an 1895 Queen Anne with just about the shortest National Register nomination you’ll ever see. Those things usually read like the writers got paid by the word.
This 1979 Mid-Century Modern home in Asheboro is an outstanding example of the style, which isn’t too common in the region’s smaller towns but does keep popping up here and there, now and then.
A foreclosure auction is scheduled for Tuesday August 12 for an 1875 house in Greensboro’s Southside neighborhood. It’s described as “one of the best examples of the Italianate style in the city.” Let’s hope someone can save it.
This 1920 house in Greensboro’s Westerwood neighborhood is a lovely home with a tragic past. It’s amazing how frank newspapers used to be about a subject that now can’t even be named. (Can you imagine any newspaper running this today?)
Sale of the Week: This 1924 bungalow in Winston-Salem’s West End was listed for $319,900. It sold for $332,800.
Secret Sale of the Week: A 1925 mansion in Sedgefield sold for $1.3 million without being listed on MLS.
Sale of the Month: Also in Winston-Salem and also in the West End, a 1923 bungalow was listed at $799,000 and sold for $875,000. And it went from listing to closing in 18 days. Some people have all the luck.
And some people don’t: A 1951 house in Greensboro’s Irving Park was listed in May for $995,000. It’s still for sale but now at $695,000. It’s an extreme example, but this isn’t the only house whose seller has gotten a jolt of reality lately after misreading the market or way overestimating the value of their house.
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