Whoever buys this Surf City home gets a designing woman

December 16th, 2008, 3:00 am · 7 Comments · posted by Marilyn Kalfus, real estate reporter

More than $10,000k in tropical landscaping. New windows, new doors, updated kitchen and bathrooms. New paint job inside and out.

And, oh yeah, this 1,176-square-foot, ranch-style house comes with “free design tips” from the owner, Kathleen Arch, an interior designer. Or potential buyers can negotiate for the decor that’s in the home now.

“I do everything out of the box,” says Realtor Cheryl Coleman.

They knocked down the price in September to $689,900. It was at $729,000 in July.

“Everyone who comes in loves everything about it –except the size,” Coleman says frankly.

Most of the recent sales in the neighborhood, a few blocks from Central Park and the wetlands, have been $513,825 - $745,000, according to Redfin.

More details:

Location: 6421 Fallingwater
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Covered patio
Year built: 1967

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Surf City home "mood ring"

For the 22 business days ending Oct. 16 -- DataQuick's freshest stats -- we tap into Surf City's homebuying mood with how local ZIPs fare vs. a year ago! ZIPs with GAINING median prices and sales are GREEN while MIXED trends are YELLOW and FALLING prices and sales are RED!

ZIP	Price	Ch.	Sold	Ch.
92646	$477,000	-14%	59	+40%
92647	$530,000	-3%	32	+10%
92648	$693,500	-6%	46	-4%
92649	$668,500	+14%	31	+7%

Overall O.C. home trends are HERE!

Liar Loan says:

December 16, 2008 at 10:44 am

Wow… by my calculations that’s $587/sq ft. Don’t these people know we’re in a housing Depression?

It’s been on the market for 151 days according to Redfin.

scott says:

December 16, 2008 at 11:02 am

$689k for a SMALL house with no pool? “free design tips”? Have you seen the pictures of it? YUCK? looks like the set of the “Golden Girls.” No one should pay over $550k for that!

Shutterbug says:

December 16, 2008 at 12:37 pm

I wouldn’t buy the house for the price, nor would I take decorating tips from the owner. It looks like a nautical nightmare.

LA says:

December 16, 2008 at 9:33 pm

A decorator stuck in 1992, karate chopped pillows in a small, overpriced house? Pass.

Next!

Dante says:

December 18, 2008 at 11:10 am

Grew up in So Cal. For me it’s about location. Short of being on the beach in Sunset this house next to Central Park is in the best spot in the town.

Travis says:

December 18, 2008 at 11:11 am

What a beautiful home. I love the location being able to walk to the beach and Central Park. Great Beach house - love the decor and yard

rachel says:

December 18, 2008 at 11:35 am

I LOVE THIS. For someone like me that loves the beach this is perfect. Good price for this neighborhood too. I love Central park. It’s about time someone did updates before they sell. Who has time for a fixer upper.