Category: Investment

According to the latest research from realtor.com®, the median list price in the U.S. currently sits at $350,000. But what does that round number really represent?

Well, it depends where you’re looking. But we’re happy to report that there are plenty of solid choices from across the country priced right at the median.

We scoured nationwide listings and found that a buyer can score a welcoming front porch, a fenced-in backyard, or even a claw-foot soaking bathtub—all features within reach of the $350,000 price point.

And while a buyer might want to make a few cosmetic changes or personalize these places a bit, these 10 homes are far from fixer-uppers. All are move-in ready.

The market for median-priced homes is overflowing with gobs of gorgeous residences any buyer would be happy to call home. Whatever style you prefer, our roundup of 10 homes priced at $350,000 offers a range

As the nation’s attention was focused on who would be the next president the day after the Nov. 3 election, Sierra Graves was busy grabbing as many of her and her three children’s belongings as she could. Just 10 minutes later, sheriff’s deputies knocked on her apartment door to evict her.

Graves, 31, rushed through her apartment in Rural Hall, N.C., gathering what her family would need for the next few days until they could find a more permanent location for their possessions. She grabbed the Chromebook her kids have been using to do virtual schoolwork since the coronavirus pandemic closed schools. She made sure to take the black work pants she would need to start her job waiting tables at the Crazy Crab seafood restaurant in nearby Winston-Salem.

But then one of the deputies said she’d need to take her family’s dog, too. That was a problem, because Graves

Before Covid, Masood Qazi didn’t spend much time in his San Jose, Calif., neighborhood. He went to work at Qualcomm, his wife, Anicham Kumarasamy, commuted to her office at Amazon, and their 3½-year-old son attended day care. On weekends, the family went on outings around the Bay Area.

But once both parents started working from home, and their son was no longer in day care, Mr. Qazi started to pay more attention to a nagging feeling they weren’t living in the right spot. They hadn’t made many friends, even though they’d been there six years. It bothered him that people didn’t smile at each other very often when they passed on the street. He also felt that posts on the social network Nextdoor for his neighborhood lacked compassion toward the homeless.

Over the summer, the couple started looking at Bernal Heights, a neighborhood in San Francisco they’d read