7028 N Mission Hill Lane sold today for $700,000 ($164/sf) from a $750,000 list price. It was built in 1982 and it’s a 2 story with spectacular views. And maybe that did it. 
And in the Catalina Foothills 2 story homes are tougher to sell. Because there are simply many fewer buyers who are interested in, or would even consider, a 2 story. Elsewhere in the country, in SF, NY, Chicago, Atlanta, etc. 2 story homes are the norm. But not here.
But seeing this sale I remembered another recent sale of an older 2 story home in Skyline.
So I pulled up the recent sales and sure enough there it was - 7077 N Mission Hill Lane – right up the street – also sold.
And looking further, I found 4 more older 2 stories that sold recently in Skyline. Yes, there are plenty of older homes in Skyline and many of them are 2 story. Why. Well, one reason is that if they’re up on the hillside it’s a lot cheaper and easier and quicker to put up a 2 story than to prep and fill and level enough of the hillside to accommodate a 1 story home. And sometimes, even if you’re willing to take the time and pay the price there just isn’t enough hillside to accommodate a single story home of the size required. And above it all are the views from the 2nd story
Here’s a link to the 5 two story homes sold in Skyline in the last 6 months
- they sold for an average of 168/sf.
And while I was at it, I thought I might as well compare two stories sales to one story sales in Skyline and see what’s what.
And guess what, 5 one story homes also sold in Skyline in the same 6 months.
- they sold for a little more, $190/sf, but, it seems that in Skyline, anyway, buyers are just as interested in two story homes as they are in one stories.
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