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17 Heronvue, way out west on our New York border, failed to sell for $4.995 million in 2015-2016, so is back today at $3.495. Nothing at all wrong with the house itself; it’s very nice, in fact, but that location is a killer.

Which is not to say that houses out here can’t fetch prices in the $3s and $4s — I even sold one in this range, once, but they’re tough sells, simply because the pool of buyers is shallow.

The listing agent in 2015, who is still the agent today, had a creative idea back then: stage a 3-week art exhibition to show off and illustrate the possibilities of this house, which was custom built by an artist in 1952 precisely to accommodate and display his work. The show failed to produce a buyer, but I still give credit to the agent for trying something different.

I give her less credit for her listing verbiage, written in 2015 and carried over to today’s:

In a world with challenging and ever-changing demands, here, at last, is a house that meets all the requirements!

I had no idea what that meant four years ago, and still don’t.