I think it’s about time we had another Fantasy Open House Week, don’t you? Those are always a lot of fun, and it’s been a couple of months since our last one.
For those who don’t know, I pick a city and then scour the MLS listings to come up with five houses to show you, one each day for a week. At the end of the week, we take a poll to choose which one you’d buy with the unlimited funds in your imaginary bank account.
We already spent a week looking at older homes in Hyde Park, Ohio. We gawked at multimillion-dollar mansions in Birmingham, Alabama. And then I took you on a tour of the houses from the Cincinnati Homearama show in June.
So here’s my question: Where should we go house-hunting together next?
I’ve been thinking about either New York City or St. Louis, Missouri. But I want to hear your ideas. Nominate a city that you’d like to look at houses in and I’ll take them all under consideration. If you have a link to a good real estate site in that city, send it along, too, so I can start my search.
Can’t wait to hear what you all think!
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OK in my real life i work as a real estate photographer. And i would love to see (besides my own neck of the woods…silicon valley) i would absolutely LOVE to see Miami…south beach to be exact.
Absolutely New York…oh, yes please!!
So thankful you do this for us…
Linda
xoxo
I see there aren’t too many votes for St Louis, but as a 14-yr resident, I have to put up my hand. I agree with the other commenter who mentioned Kirkwood and Webster Groves. St Louis proper has some beauties, too. Big, grand old houses that make something inside me ache just thinking about the history.
Here’s the best local real estate site; I even did a preliminary search for you!
http://www.cbgundaker.com/search/advanced/detail.jsp?mls_num=80039433&type=res
Love your blog!
Holly
Oops, I don’t know how to edit my previous comment but I meant to put this link
http://www.cbgundaker.com/search/advanced/results.jsp?min_price=600000&max_price=9999999999&city=st+louis&zip=&type=res&recent=&st_num=&st_name=&subdivision=&trans=S&openhouse=null&mls_num=&area=&county=&beds=&baths=&style=&startPage=1¤tPage=1
(Sorry, I also don’t know how to shrink the link!)
Take a look at Edmond, Oklahoma
http://www.mlsgateway.com
Ooh! I want to see some houses in NYC in all the boroughs or the Hamptons, or wherever. I wish I was rich and had a cool house somewhere in NYC.
I like the NYC idea. I mean, really! Where else are you going to find such variety? I like Bella’s idea too for including a “middle class” home too. It’s always interesting to see a range, I think. I can’t wait! Julia, you are so clever!
I know I’m late to the party, but I thought I would jump in with another vote for my hometown of St. Louis! There are so many gorgeous new (New Town in St. Charles) and old (all those mentioned above, plus the Central West End) neighborhoods.
I would also love to learn more about the neighborhood surrounding the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. I saw just part of a really interesting PBS show about how the same developer designed the Plaza and the residential areas around it, and he’s somewhat credited with being the “creator” of modern suburban neighborhood design. His name is J.C. Nichols, but I don’t remember the name of the neighborhood, so I’m not much help!
I know that I am commenting late. I want to nominate Grosse Pointe, MI. There are beautiful mansions there built in the 1920’s for the auto barons. My parents used to take us for drives along Lakeshore as a kid to see these houses. They are incredible.
I am late, too. But there are some gorgeous houses either in the Lake Norman, NC area, and also the Outer Banks.
Washington, DC – Great architecture, beautiful neighborhoods and its an election year.
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New York City or Chicago.
Let’s celebrate the summer! Miami!
I’m new to your blog, and I’m thinking Lake Tahoe! Love your posts!!!
Please please please do St. Louis!!!!!!
Is it too late to jump in here and suggest Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket? That would be my choice!
Hi Julia
Let’s see…..
Charleston
Savannah
Wyoming
Colorado
Carmel
Pebble Beach
St. Louis
and anywhere in Ohio
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Chicago (Focus on Hyde Park, Kenwood, Bronzeville, or Old Town)
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