• Rob T Firefly@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        I wonder if it sold for that amount purely on its own merits as a piece of real estate, or if the price was inflated at all because it’s the famous Home Alone house.

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          10 months ago

          That comes down to the buyer. Most of the houses on that block are north of $1.5M, with a bunch over $2m. That area is very desirable and expensive. At best the price could inflate if a motivated buyer was determined to have the house, but I don’t see that reflected in the price.

          I think the only house that would be worse to have is the Fast and The Furious house. Instead of people dressed as the characters and taking photos for a few months, you have riced-out straight-piped cars cruising by and parking to take photos constantly.