Rogaland Real Estate Dreams

Wednesday 19 June 2013

I've always been interested in real estate.  The TV hardly leaves HGTV when I spend time in Canada as I watch marathons of House Hunters, Income Property and Selling New York.  I love getting to peek inside the homes of others and daydream about my own multimillion dollar property, hiring Jeff Lewis to design and decorate my entire remodel.  Of course, it's all just dreaming.

When Joe and I stroll the streets of downtown Stavanger, we can't help but stop to look at the windows filled with real estate postings.  Occasionally when I'm bored at home, I'll peruse Finn.no, Norway's version of MLS.  We have no intention on buying property here but it's fun to look.

Before you start shopping below, as a rule of thumb, we divide the prices by 6 to get an approximate Canadian dollar amount and copying & pasting the descriptions into Google Translate works well.

{1}
19 000 000 kroner
7th Floor Apartment
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, underground parking
202 m² 

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{2}
9 900 000 kroner
Attached Home
4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms
248 m²
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{3}
8 900 000 kroner
Detached Home
5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
194 m²
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Scandinavian design just speaks to me.  I love the clean lines and the bright whites.  The large and abundant windows make everything feel so open and the views are stunning.  Of course, it comes with a hefty price tag - we are in Norway after all.

So, which would you choose?

{1} Luxe apartment with great views?
{2} Brand new attached home with large windows in a great, family neighbourhood?
{3} Rural waterfront property with a cabin feel?

11 comments:

  1. I love them all! But I think I would go with the third option. I love it being near the water. I agree I love all the white and clean lines. Beautiful places.

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  2. These are all gorgeous places, but I love nature so the rural cabin appeals to me the most! I won't be getting a whole lot of great Scandinavian design while I'm in Norway (that's what a student budget does when moving to a crazy expensive country), but it's always nice to dream! :)

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  3. Ooooh my goodness, these are all just stunning! Scandinavian architecture and design just speaks my language completely. I think I'd have to go for option 2: attached home with large windows in a good neighbourhood :)

    xxx
    Jenna

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  4. That waterfront property is gorgeous! I would choose that one for sure!

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  5. based on first impressions, I think I would go for #2 - those windows! oh my gosh. I can only imagine how bright and airy and beautiful that room must be during the day.

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  6. All options are amazing but I think I would have to go with the third option. One can dream!

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  7. All options are amazing but I think I would have to go with the third option. One can dream! I am a huge HGTV fan too!

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  8. Ack. I feel like I could happily live in all of them - but I think I would ultimately choose #3, just because I love houses like that AND it is so close to the water. But those windows in #2! Heaven!!

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    1. I know - I'd happily call any of them home but number 3 is pretty special!

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  9. I think I'd have to go with Number 3 - there is something about those houses that makes me feel like it's really Scandi style!

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