A tale of two houses

Two pending sales on Buckfield Lane, up in the hinterlands.

72 Buckfield Lane

Brother Gideon’s listing at 72 Buckfield, asking $3,698,500 (go figure) found a buyer in 6 days. The sellers did well here, having purchased it for $3.2 in 2009 from owners who’d paid $4.250 in 2006 and, after extensive improvements, tried for $5.2 before finally throwing in the towel and selling it to Gid’s people for the aforesaid $3.2.

Not so fortunate, the owners of 40 Buckfield bought it in $2.9 million in 2002 (from, coincidentally, clients of Gideon), added a pool and spa, replaced the mechanicals, including a/c and all windows, and put on a new roof, as well as making improvements to the interior. It too is pending now, but its current asking price is $1.750 million, which must hurt.