$625,000
For sale: Detached

Built by hand. Meant to be lived in. 517 Norfolk St S was built in 1956 by its original owner - a builder who constructed it for himself, detail by detail, with no shortcuts. Nearly seventy years later, the bones still show it: solid brick construction, an oversized attached double garage, and just under an acre of mature, private land in town.The last five years brought real updates, not just a refresh - new kitchen, new windows, new roof, new flooring, fresh paint throughout. The work most buyers dread is already done here.Downstairs, a separate side entrance opens onto a full, open layout with real conversion potential for an in-law suite or income unit. And for anyone who works with their hands, runs a business, or just needs the space - the detached steel workshop is reason enough to book the showing.Two main-floor bedrooms. Hardwood floors throughout. A stone fireplace. A screened front porch built for slow mornings. And a backyard with enough room to expand, build, or simply enjoy it as-is.Homes like this - built once, built right, and cared for since - don't come up often in this market.
Sold data
Detached homes in Norfolk (Simcoe) took a median of 44 days to sell over the last 90 days, with the quickest quarter selling within 19 days and the slowest quarter taking more than 73, across 116 recorded sales.
That clock counts only the listing each home finally sold on. Measured from the first time these properties came to market, including any earlier listings that were withdrawn and re-entered, the median is 61 days.
The median sale price was $636,950.
Homes sold for about 3.4% below asking on average, so there was room to negotiate.
About 9% of sales closed above the list price.
Around 33% of sellers reduced their price before finding a buyer.
Based on 116 recorded sales in the last 90 days. Aggregate statistics only; individual sale prices are not shown.
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