{"id":1083,"date":"2010-03-05T00:21:54","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T04:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.realst8.crankpin.com\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2011-01-28T13:21:45","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T17:21:45","slug":"ivy-quads-2009-sales-prices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realst8.com\/staging\/9756\/condos\/ivy-quads-2009-sales-prices\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivy Quad’s 2009 Sales Prices"},"content":{"rendered":"

editor’s update, 1\/28\/11: The four buildings that make up phase 1 of Ivy Quad are nearly complete. For updated information, including 2010 sales prices and recent photos, visit our<\/span> January 2011 Ivy Quad Update<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve never liked secrets. I’m a believer that good things are better when shared, and poor behavior is lessened when exposed. I think Louis Brandeis phrased it nicely\u00a0when he said “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.”<\/p>\n

Applying that mentality to my work, I always cringe a little when I speak with someone who thinks real estate commissions come from \u00a0controlling access to information about homes for sale. That seems to be the least important offering I have for my clients.<\/p>\n

If all you need is data, here is our IDX search<\/a> – it gives you free, anonymous access to all the homes listed for sale with a Realtor in the county. \u00a0I require registration after you look at the details of 99 properties, but that is only to prevent commercial use of the service.<\/p>\n

But if you are looking to buy property near Notre Dame, it won’t ask what you need in a house and tell you which neighborhoods make sense for you. It can’t tell you which condos have watchful managers and which are still managed by the developer. It doesn’t warn you about the complex that has sinkholes near some foundations or guide you away from the developments that would be in foreclosure if the banks thought they could sell them.<\/p>\n

The truth is, data is cheap. It’s background knowledge and evaluation that has value.<\/p>\n

Believing\u00a0that, I work to post information here freely. And I am paid when I work with\u00a0someone who values competent and personalized advice – and they successfully close on their purchase or sale. Most often I can access sales data with a few queries of the local MLS. Sometimes I have to find the (public record) sales disclosures, and\u00a0occasionally\u00a0this takes some\u00a0legwork. In new developments that have yet to be assigned parcel numbers it can be especially challenging.<\/p>\n

That’s the case with Ivy Quad, a condo development adjacent to and east of Notre Dame. They sell outside of the MLS and the developer has opted not to share details of his sales, stating concern for his buyer’s privacy. And that sales information is not readily available even at the county assessor’s office.<\/p>\n

I respect the desire for privacy and I won’t share information like buyers’ names and phone numbers here, though they are also public record. But the price of closed sales is important and relevant information for anyone considering condos at Ivy Quad, or anywhere near Notre Dame. I believe those details should be available even to people who don’t have the time and inclination to ferret out the numbers themselves.<\/p>\n

To that end, here’s the data for Ivy Quad. They closed four sales \u00a0in 2009.\u00a0The final prices were:<\/p>\n