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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 7, 2016 13:32:39 GMT
ashvegas.com/for-sale-asheville-house-that-was-remodeled-for-hgtvs-2015-urban-oasis-contestMy friends house was bought by HGTV last year and made into the Urban Oasis House. So now it it is being sold by the winners.... For about $200,000 over the Zillow estimate... interesting to see what they get... The thing that annoys the crap out of me is our local real estate agent... who brokered the deal to purchase the house from my friend and who is now selling the house is now calling his business a "boutique real estate company". DUDE you are a small real estate firm who sells houses in my neighborhood... I've been to your office.. I know you.. there is nothing boutique about anything you do!!! It is interesting that HGTV said the prize package was worth $500,000 and that included, a car, kayaks, and $50,000 and now they are trying to sell it for $490K... I know they have a buttload of taxes to pay... but I doubt they can get that much for the house... of course the "boutique" guy who sold the house to HGTV and now will make a commission off this sale is doing okay. (Full disclosure I'm not a fan of this guy.)
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Post by Kerri W on Apr 7, 2016 13:47:28 GMT
For about $200,000 over the Zillow estimate... interesting to see what they get... (Full disclosure I'm not a fan of this guy.) Really? I couldn't tell! lol 1. Zillow is hugely inaccurate. 2. My assumption is HGTV has improved the property. Why wouldn't they list it higher than what it was purchased for? ETA: I work in a real estate office so I'm always interested in real estate in other parts of the country. I took a peek at his listings and the HGTV house seems in line with pricing in that area. But I *totally* get just not liking somebody. There is a broker in our small town who is just an outright bitch. Should could be giving away houses to the homeless for free and I'd find fault because I just can't deal with her nasty ass attitude. |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Apr 7, 2016 13:54:01 GMT
Plus they have to recoup the costs for the cars, kayaks, prizes!!
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Post by Crack-a-lackin on Apr 7, 2016 13:56:04 GMT
Just curious, do you feel your friend was ripped off when she sold to HGTV? Does that fuel your dislike of him?
How is the housing market in your area? $200K over is a pretty big premium to pay just to have a house that's fully decorated, although...does it come furnished? The winner gets the home furnished, right? If they are including that with the house that could explain some of the additional cost. It will be interesting to see the final sale price - report back to us when you hear.
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Post by perumbula on Apr 7, 2016 14:28:36 GMT
Zillow isn't accurate. It could easily be giving an estimate based on the pre-remodel home. Zillow can't see into the house and doesn't know the quality of fixtures, etc. The article also implies that the furniture is included in the sale, which would also raise the price. But I get your annoyance of the "boutique" designation. That seems to be the hottest new term in real estate. It sure sounds better than "small" and "struggling."  Is the area the RE office in called Mosaic? If not, that name . . . seriously, so bad, and so, there's no other way to say it, douchey. |
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Post by blue tulip on Apr 7, 2016 14:32:32 GMT
they are selling it completely furnished, and from watching what HGTV spends on decorating on their shows, $200k is not impossible. plus you have the added cache of it having been on tv, designed professionally, etc. and finally, Zillow sucks at home values, they are often wildly inaccurate over here.  but have on with your hate for the guy, I genuinely understand that. been there! |
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Post by calgal08 on Apr 7, 2016 14:40:19 GMT
I don't understand your vent. It is a boutique real estate firm. It's not one of the big national companies, it's a small local firm. The realtor knows the area better than most. In my book, that makes it boutique.
The fact the home was on HGTV probably hikes the price, it's being sold with all the furnishings, whoever buys it can move right in, that alone makes it worth more $$.
Zillow is known to not be accurate, it's purely a guide. The only real way to figure out the housing market is to compare the home to other similar properties in the area and what they sold for. Who knows, maybe the new owners are pushing the higher price.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Apr 7, 2016 16:34:15 GMT
The realtor's company name is a turn off for me right off the bat.
It kind of cracked me up that there was the slow close up on the tub and they went through the yard fast. And, I'd be interested in seeing more of the yard than the rakes, on the wall, that they curated from someone's shed. It's interesting that they didn't show the left side of the yard that looks like it has a chain link fence separating it from the neighbor.
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Post by Rhondito on Apr 7, 2016 17:02:42 GMT
I don't understand why you're upset either...
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Post by freebird on Apr 7, 2016 17:10:05 GMT
Psst... if they have analytics on their site, and they see a traffic increase, they might see the link from here. Just fyi.
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Apr 7, 2016 17:52:47 GMT
I thought the video was done very nicely. The house is done well but it seems like the bedrooms are really small.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Apr 7, 2016 18:38:45 GMT
Psst... if they have analytics on their site, and they see a traffic increase, they might see the link from here. Just fyi. The link isn't working for me right now, I love looking at homes, good and bad  |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Apr 7, 2016 19:01:27 GMT
What is the Zillow estimate supposed to mean anyway? We are looking at houses and my mom always talks about the Zillow estimate being Lower and the houses must be overpriced. IMO, it seems that the Zillow estimate means nothing.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 7, 2016 22:32:31 GMT
For about $200,000 over the Zillow estimate... interesting to see what they get... (Full disclosure I'm not a fan of this guy.) Really? I couldn't tell! lol 1. Zillow is hugely inaccurate. 2. My assumption is HGTV has improved the property. Why wouldn't they list it higher than what it was purchased for? ETA: I work in a real estate office so I'm always interested in real estate in other parts of the country. I took a peek at his listings and the HGTV house seems in line with pricing in that area. But I *totally* get just not liking somebody. There is a broker in our small town who is just an outright bitch. Should could be giving away houses to the homeless for free and I'd find fault because I just can't deal with her nasty ass attitude. HGTV has made some great improvements... I just question if they have made 200K worth. I am not surprised they are selling it for more. Houses that are perfect in our neighborhood, that size would tend to run $350 if brand new, or $325 if a reno. A house around the corner in pristine condition same size just sold for $225K. ha! My real beef was with the guy calling his Real Estate firm... boutique..  |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 7, 2016 22:33:15 GMT
Plus they have to recoup the costs for the cars, kayaks, prizes!! The prize winner gets to keep all those.. they aren't sold with the house. HGTV is not selling the house the gal who won it is. |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 7, 2016 22:35:44 GMT
Just curious, do you feel your friend was ripped off when she sold to HGTV? Does that fuel your dislike of him? How is the housing market in your area? $200K over is a pretty big premium to pay just to have a house that's fully decorated, although...does it come furnished? The winner gets the home furnished, right? If they are including that with the house that could explain some of the additional cost. It will be interesting to see the final sale price - report back to us when you hear. The "boutique" guy pretty much lied to my friend. He called her and asked her if she wanted to sell her house wasn't on the market... if she had known who wanted to buy it she would have wanted a premium price... but she got what was the going rate... She was very annoyed by the "before" photos... because they staged the before to make it look horrible and it was not. |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 7, 2016 22:36:37 GMT
Zillow isn't accurate. It could easily be giving an estimate based on the pre-remodel home. Zillow can't see into the house and doesn't know the quality of fixtures, etc. The article also implies that the furniture is included in the sale, which would also raise the price. But I get your annoyance of the "boutique" designation. That seems to be the hottest new term in real estate. It sure sounds better than "small" and "struggling." Is the area the RE office in called Mosaic? If not, that name . . . seriously, so bad, and so, there's no other way to say it, douchey. haha... Nope. the area is West Asheville. So yes, douchey!  |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 7, 2016 22:38:38 GMT
The realtor's company name is a turn off for me right off the bat. It kind of cracked me up that there was the slow close up on the tub and they went through the yard fast. And, I'd be interested in seeing more of the yard than the rakes, on the wall, that they curated from someone's shed. It's interesting that they didn't show the left side of the yard that looks like it has a chain link fence separating it from the neighbor. There is pretty much no yard. There was almost a full plot that was part of the house... no one is exactly sure what is being done with that... but it appears not to be part of the house. I imagine a new house will end up there... |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 7, 2016 22:39:39 GMT
I thought the video was done very nicely. The house is done well but it seems like the bedrooms are really small. They made the bedrooms smaller to enlarge the bathrooms... they are really tiny. |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Apr 7, 2016 22:45:00 GMT
I don't understand why you're upset either... I am not really upset... When I read the press release where the Real Estate guy is now calling his business... a Boutique Real Estate company it just made me roll my eyes big time. To me a boutique business is small, specialized, unique, customer focused... All the things that this guy is not! He would sell his mother ice in an ice storm! |
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Post by eastcoastpea on Apr 7, 2016 23:34:56 GMT
I hope you'll let us know if/when you see a SOLD sign hanging. I'm curious to see what it will end up selling for.
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Post by annabella on Apr 8, 2016 0:28:39 GMT
Boutique just means a small real estate office, I hear that all the time.
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 8, 2016 0:59:02 GMT
I think boutique sound pretentious. Since the OP lives there and it is not the norm for a real estate company to call themselves that, I can see the annoyance.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 1:08:02 GMT
Would love a link...oh duh. Missed it the first time.
Boutique hotels are small specialty over-priced hotels...I guess boutique real estate is the same.
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Post by katiekaty on Apr 8, 2016 1:42:50 GMT
The term boutique when referring to business and industry doesn't reflect on store based business but rather on catering to a select and certain type of clientele. I work in healthcare (nurse) and have work at a specialty (surgical) hospital that catered to patients with breast reconstruction, cosmetic needs, elite athletes with ortho surgeries, etc. It's not that they couldn't get those services elsewhere, they were looking for that special facility that would cater to their particular needs and tastes and were more than willing to cover the extra expenses out of pocket. Now I am working with a different type of clientele with different needs at another "boutique" type of surgical facility. The pay I outstanding. I have less patient to nurse ratios. I can actually indulge in the nursing theories we were taught in school in patient care settings due to the low ratios that don't happen in standard hospitals.
Your real estate agent may be referring to his business as a boutique business because he is taking on a different level of clients with different needs but the properties in your areas may remain the same. It really is a customer satisfaction based plan.
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Is the area the RE office in called Mosaic? If not, that name . . . seriously, so bad, and so, there's no other way to say it, douchey. 
