30 Marlene Johnston Dr., East Gwillimbury, Ont.Unique VTour
30 Marlene Johnston Dr., East Gwillimbury, Ont.
Asking price: $1,199,000 (March, 2023)
Selling price: $1,550,000 (March, 2023)
Taxes: $2,999 (2022)
Days on the market: One
Listing agent: Ira Jelinek, Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd.
The action
This newly-built two-storey house has nearly 3,000 square feet of living space, plus an unfinished basement and a double garage.Unique VTour
To encourage competition, agent Ira Jelinek listed this four-bedroom house with an asking price far below its estimated value. The enticement was enough for two hopeful buyers to skip the preliminaries and put forward strong offers the first day it hit the market. The winning offer paid $351,000 over asking.
“I called some agents who had listings in that area and all of them were expecting multiple offers as well, so we knew it would be good,” Mr. Jelinek said. “We just didn’t think it would be this hot.
“The market seemed like it was getting better, but we had something good we wanted to work with, so we accepted one of the offers.”
What they got
There are nine-foot ceilings inside and hardwood flooring in the the den and dining room.Unique VTour
This newly built two-storey house has never been occupied. It has nearly 3,000 square feet of living space, plus an unfinished basement and a double garage.
There are nine-foot ceilings inside and hardwood flooring in the the den and dining room.
Across the rear of the structure, the living room has a gas fireplace, and the eat-in kitchen has quartz countertops, ceramic flooring and stainless-steel appliances.
Three of the home’s four bathrooms are upstairs, along with laundry facilities.
The agent’s take
Three of the home’s four bathrooms are upstairs, along with laundry facilities.Unique VTour
“It backs onto a little pond, so it was a premium lot, and the house was finished with a lot of upgrades,” Mr. Jelinek said.
“Buyers were from all over, but mostly people from York Region looking to upsize.”