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I'd love a service that surfaced "architecturally desirable" homes for sale in your area, at various price points. This is a hard criteria to define. But I kno
by pkamb 6y ago
I'd love a service that surfaced "architecturally desirable" homes for sale in your area, at various price points.
This is a hard criteria to define. But I know it when I see it. Some combination of materials, craftsmanship, age, and design. Not necessarily location or price.
It's very hard to filter for using Redfin or Zillow. I wish there was an MLS site that showed you 50+ listing thumbnails on a single page and allowed you to click through on any that caught your eye.
- ryanwaggoner 6y ago100% agree. I usually search Zillow with “modern” or “contemporary” or “architect”, which usually means 5-10% will actually be interesting houses. It seems the vast majority of even extremely expensive homes are completely devoid of any sense of design beyond “however the other McMansions look”.
- mod 6y agoPerhaps this has something to do with location, as well. The town my business is located in (American South) has a great, long history. Many, many homes are now over 100 years old. A lot of them are very large, and have exquisite crafstmanship oozing everywhere--for me, that's primarily woodwork. Exposed beams, winding staircases, etc. Anyway there's a couple hundred of those here, I think. There are also a ton of more modern (1970s-era) homes that were definitely swanky at the time, but now are really lackluster. They just look dated, while the 100-year-old homes look magnificent.