{"id":20471,"date":"2013-12-20T05:30:15","date_gmt":"2013-12-20T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=20471"},"modified":"2020-10-05T16:23:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T23:23:07","slug":"taylor-swift-and-liberace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/taylor-swift-and-liberace\/","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;ll Never Guess What Taylor Swift and Liberace Have in Common&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Redfin Report Ranks the Most Popular Homes Sold in 2013 <\/em><\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s no denying that 2013 was the year of the home-buying frenzy. Demand surged as the supply of homes for sale plummeted, and <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/bidding-war-report-2013-05.html\">30-offer bidding wars<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/homes-get-em-while-theyre-hot.html\">same-day flash sales<\/a> became commonplace in the most competitive markets. Serious homebuyers took to <a href=\"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\">Redfin.com<\/a>, relying on online and mobile tools like saved searches and <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/dang_thats_fast.html\">Instant Updates<\/a> to quickly view homes as soon as they the market. <\/p>\n<p>Even if you weren\u2019t in the market to buy a home, chances are you logged in to ogle over dream homes or to see where your favorite actor eats, sleeps and gets ready for a night out. Of the 2.5 million homes listed for sale on <a href=\"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\">Redfin.com<\/a> this year, which were the most popular? Among the five with the most daily views are a modest three-bedroom house in the coveted <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/city\/4561\/CA\/Cupertino\">Cupertino, CA<\/a> school district that sold for more than $100,000 above list price, a sprawling <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/city\/10201\/NV\/Las-Vegas\">Las Vegas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/liberaces-las-vegas-estate-sells-for-500k.html\">mansion once owned by Liberace<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/sold-taylor-swifts-childhood-home-in-wyomissing-pa.html\">Taylor Swift\u2019s charming childhood<\/a> home in <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/city\/21012\/PA\/Wyomissing\">Wyomissing, PA<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The five most popular homes on Redfin.com in 2013 are&#8230;.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 0px;width: 40px;font-size: 2em;color: #A02021;float: left\">#1<\/h2>\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 400px;width: 400px;overflow: hidden;height: 250px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/CA\/Cupertino\/10760-Johnson-Ave-95014\/home\/839361\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px !important\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/media.cdn-redfin.com\/photo\/8\/bigphoto\/238\/81311238_0.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px;font-size: 0.75em;margin-top: 10px;color: #585858\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/CA\/Cupertino\/10760-Johnson-Ave-95014\/home\/839361\">3 bed, 1 bath in Cupertino, CA<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nList price: <b>$799,000<\/b><br \/>\nSale price: <b>$900,000<\/b><br \/>\nDays on market: <b>11<\/b><br \/>\nJonathan Twaddle, Leonard\/Scott Real Estate Group\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;width: 400px;margin-left: 40px;margin-top: 10px\">Priced below its neighbors, this home likely attracted a lot of page views, and an escalated price because it feeds into the top-rated Cupertino school district.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;height: 55px\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 0px;width: 40px;font-size: 2em;color: #A02021;float: left\">#2<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;overflow: hidden;height: 250px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/CA\/Palo-Alto\/2290-Cornell-St-94306\/home\/1159606\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px !important\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/number-2-most-popular-home.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px;font-size: 0.75em;margin-top: 10px;color: #585858\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/CA\/Palo-Alto\/2290-Cornell-St-94306\/home\/1159606\">2 bed, 1 bath in Palo Alto, CA<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nList price: <b>$1,048,000<\/b><br \/>\nSale price: <b>$1,425,000<\/b><br \/>\nDays on market: <b>7<\/b><br \/>\nDiana Sumner, Coldwell Banker-PA Downtown\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;margin-left: 40px;width: 400px;margin-top: 10px\">This home is located near Stanford University in one of the most coveted neighborhoods in the country, where you\u2019ve got to be a millionaire to afford a modest home.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;height: 55px\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 0px;width: 40px;font-size: 2em;color: #A02021;float: left\">#3<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;overflow: hidden;height: 250px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/CA\/Los-Angeles\/621-S-Mansfield-Ave-90036\/home\/7091838\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px !important\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/number-3-most-popular-home.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px;font-size: 0.75em;margin-top: 10px;color: #585858\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/CA\/Los-Angeles\/621-S-Mansfield-Ave-90036\/home\/7091838\">5 bed, 5.5 bath in Los Angeles, CA<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nListed: <b>$2,549,000<\/b><br \/>\nSale Price: <b>$2,530,000<\/b><br \/>\nDays on market: <b>19<\/b><br \/>\nLilach Basson, Rodeo Realty\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;margin-left: 40px;width: 400px;margin-top: 10px\">These stylish LA digs offer dream-worthy amenities like floor-to-ceiling windows, top-of-the-line appliances and multi-million dollar views.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;height: 55px\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 0px;width: 40px;font-size: 2em;color: #A02021;float: left\">#4<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;overflow: hidden;height: 250px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/NV\/Las-Vegas\/4982-Shirley-St-89119\/home\/29515159\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px !important\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/number-4-most-popular-home1.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px;font-size: 0.75em;margin-top: 10px;color: #585858\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/NV\/Las-Vegas\/4982-Shirley-St-89119\/home\/29515159\">2 bed, 6.5 bath in Las Vegas, NV<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nList price: $529,900<br \/>\nSale price: $500,000<br \/>\nDays on market: <b>49<\/b><br \/>\nDan Humeston, Desert Lights Realty\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;margin-left: 40px;width: 400px;margin-top: 10px\">If Liberace was \u201cthe King of Showmanship,\u201d then this home was once a palace, complete with murals, chandeliers and decorative piano keys throughout. A long-time friend of the pianist reportedly bought the home with plans to restore it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;height: 55px\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding: 0px;width: 40px;font-size: 2em;color: #A02021;float: left\">#5<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;overflow: hidden;height: 250px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/PA\/Reading\/78-Grandview-Blvd-19609\/home\/38874444\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 400px !important\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/number-5-most-popular-home.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 40px;font-size: 0.75em;margin-top: 10px;color: #585858\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/PA\/Reading\/78-Grandview-Blvd-19609\/home\/38874444\">6 bed, 4 bath in Wyomissing, PA<\/a><\/b><br \/>\nList price: <b>$799,500<\/b><br \/>\nSale Price: <b>$700,000<\/b><br \/>\nDays on market: <b>46<\/b><br \/>\nLisa Tiger, Century 21 Gold\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left;margin-left: 40px;width: 400px;margin-top: 10px\">Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift lived in this since-restored classical revival style home until age 14, when she moved to Nashville to become a star.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;height: 35px\"><\/div>\n<p>If you want to see the most popular homes in your own city, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/redfin.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/most-popular-homes-of-2013.html?\">most popular homes on Redfin in 2013<\/a> across our markets.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;height: 35px\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Redfin Report Ranks the Most Popular Homes Sold in 2013 There\u2019s no denying that 2013 was the year of the home-buying frenzy. 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