From There to Here: Rogaland Real Estate Dreams

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

I've always been interested in real estate. The TV hardly leaves HGTV when I spend time in Canada as I watch marathons of House Hunters, Income Property and Selling New York. I love getting to peek inside the homes of others and daydream about my own multimillion dollar property, hiring Jeff Lewis to design and decorate my entire remodel. Of course, it's all just dreaming.

When Joe and I stroll the streets of downtown Stavanger, we can't help but stop to look at the windows filled with real estate postings. Occasionally when I'm bored at home, I'll peruse Finn.no, Norway's version of MLS. We have no intention on buying property here but it's fun to look.

Before you start shopping below, as a rule of thumb, we divide the prices by 6 to get an approximate Canadian dollar amount and copying & pasting the descriptions into Google Translate works well.

{1}

19 000 000 kroner

7th Floor Apartment

4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, underground parking

202 m²

See The Listing

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{2}

9 900 000 kroner

Attached Home

4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms

248 m²

See The Listing

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{3}

8 900 000 kroner

Detached Home

5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

194 m²

See The Listing

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Scandinavian design just speaks to me. I love the clean lines and the bright whites. The large and abundant windows make everything feel so open and the views are stunning. Of course, it comes with a hefty price tag - we are in Norway after all.

So, which would you choose?

{1} Luxe apartment with great views?

{2} Brand new attached home with large windows in a great, family neighbourhood?

{3} Rural waterfront property with a cabin feel?

11 comments:

Unknown19 June 2013 at 15:14
I love them all! But I think I would go with the third option. I love it being near the water. I agree I love all the white and clean lines. Beautiful places.
Melanie Fontaine19 June 2013 at 16:05
These are all gorgeous places, but I love nature so the rural cabin appeals to me the most! I won't be getting a whole lot of great Scandinavian design while I'm in Norway (that's what a student budget does when moving to a crazy expensive country), but it's always nice to dream! :)

Jenna19 June 2013 at 17:32
Ooooh my goodness, these are all just stunning! Scandinavian architecture and design just speaks my language completely. I think I'd have to go for option 2: attached home with large windows in a good neighbourhood :)

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Jenna
Jenn @ Lost in the Right Direction19 June 2013 at 18:24
That waterfront property is gorgeous! I would choose that one for sure!
Kaity19 June 2013 at 20:28
based on first impressions, I think I would go for #2 - those windows! oh my gosh. I can only imagine how bright and airy and beautiful that room must be during the day.
Abby Rockwood19 June 2013 at 21:53
All options are amazing but I think I would have to go with the third option. One can dream!
Abby Rockwood19 June 2013 at 21:54
All options are amazing but I think I would have to go with the third option. One can dream! I am a huge HGTV fan too!
This Battered Suitcase21 June 2013 at 00:08
Ack. I feel like I could happily live in all of them - but I think I would ultimately choose #3, just because I love houses like that AND it is so close to the water. But those windows in #2! Heaven!!
Jade23 June 2013 at 01:20
I think I'd have to go with Number 3 - there is something about those houses that makes me feel like it's really Scandi style!