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I don't know why they did this, nor do I care, but it's the funniest thing I've seen all day (...possibly all week). I was recently contemplating blogging about people who reduce their homes by 1-10K and think it's going to make a difference in today's market. Show me a 30K reduction and then you'll get my attention, that is if the original price wasn't padded. This, on the other hand, defies ones ability to keep a straight face.
Attention! If this is your home and your agent recommended that this would bring in the masses, you may want to shop for a new agent. In my opinion, I think the home should have been pulled from the MLS altogether, repriced (with more than a $1 difference) and then relisted in a week or two. The way it was done just makes the seller and/or agent look ridiculous...but it was good for a laugh. I guess that's worth a buck.
Note: Redfin is NOT the agent on this listing. I just got the info from their site.
520K for a 978 square foot home that is sitting on a foundation that needs work? That's $532 a sqaure foot for this teensy house and the listing suggests that you may want to move it to the back of the property and build a second home. Wait, I have an idea, bulldoze the whole ugly mess and start over, but is this lot worth 520K? It's pretty good size (7,187) and on the "desirable west side", but that still seems steep to me. It's about half a block away from the high school -- you'll have to decide if that's a good thing or not.
But wait! For this low-low price, you also get the "way-cool retro light fixtures" (yes, actual verbiage from the listing) and they are going to throw in the lovely oh-so-San-Francisco earthquake enhanced driveway at no extra charge!
520K...you're kidding, right? ...right?
I previously suggested making an offer on this home and now the sellers have lowered the price. It was originally listed at 480K, and now after over 180 days, they have lowered the price to 465K. There are three other homes with the same floorplan available as well. One is listed at 469K, one at 495K and another at 485K. This seems like a decent deal, but I think you could offer 445K-455K to this seller and walk away with the keys.
I don't know why they did this, nor do I care, but it's the funniest thing I've seen all day (...possibly all week). I was recently contemplating blogging about people who reduce their homes by 1-10K and think it's going to make a difference in today's market. Show me a 30K reduction and then you'll get my attention, that is if the original price wasn't padded. This, on the other hand, defies ones ability to keep a straight face. 
