What Your Budget Buys in Brighouse Right Now

Brighouse asks range from $298,000 to $4,488,000 right now, and where you land inside that spread decides the kind of home you get. This is condo country. Of the 195 active listings, 176 are condos, about 90. 3 percent of the market, with a median price of $698,500. Push past a million and the options change. Townhouses sit at a median of $1,109,900, and the four detached houses on the market carry a median of $1,890,000. One bedroom condos run a median of $499,000. Three bedroom homes jump to $1,049,000. The median list price across everything is $730,000, and the typical home was built in 2013. Your budget maps to a specific tier here. Know the tier before you shop.

The $500K to $750K band holds the most choice with 57 listings, so that is where your search naturally starts. Below it, 46 listings sit under $500K, mostly one bedroom units at a median of $499,000. Move up one step and you reach the 45 listings between $750K and $1M. Two bedroom homes anchor this range at a median of $744,000. Cross a million and the field narrows fast. The $1M to $1. 5M band carries 35 listings, and this is where three bedroom homes come into play at a median of $1,049,000. Above that, supply thins to 9 listings in the $1. 5M to $2. 5M band and just 3 over $2. 5M. That upper end is townhouse and detached territory. Each $250K step changes what you can realistically buy, from a compact one bedroom to a three bedroom or a house. Figure out which count matches your number. The band with the deepest inventory gives you the most room to negotiate.

Pick your band, then go see what is actually moving inside it. Budget for the carrying cost too. Median strata fees run $559 a month, which shifts what a $499,000 one bedroom really costs you each year. If new construction matters, note that 35. 4 percent of active listings are new builds, and buildings like Prima carry 10 of them. Send Ray your number and your must-haves. From there you can line up showings in the tier that fits and skip the rest.