Best home deals in the Best Places
Sellers everywhere have had to shave asking prices to attract buyers -- even in Money's Best Places to Live. Here are some of the best deals around.
Ames, IA
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Original price: $219,900
Beds: 5
Baths: 2
Square feet: 2,959
This well maintained, 59-year-old house is located a couple of blocks from the campus of Iowa State University. There's an attached mother-in law apartment in addition to the four bedrooms in the main house. Features include hardwood floors, a wood-burning fireplace, central air conditioning and a two-car garage.
Ames may be deep in the farm country of one of America's most agricultural states, but it's also just 35 miles of easy interstate driving to get to the cultural attractions of Des Moines.
Ames' housing market has proven remarkably durable throughout the slump with prices falling only a few percentage points from their peaks. The price of this home has been cut by 4%.
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Last updated July 13 2010: 5:17 PM ET
