Wow! Houses: See Recent Purchase Prices For These Five Spectacular Homes

PITTSBURGH, PA - Curious as to the price paid for the fine looking house down the street that was just sold? There’s no reason to be.

Just go to realtor.com, type in the community you’re interested in and use the “just sold” filter and - voila! - the mystery is solved. Knowing what neighboring homes are selling for doesn’t make you nebby. It can help you to determine what your own home is worth, which comes in handy if you plan on selling it or appealing your property assessment.

Here are some houses that recently changed hands in southwestern Pennsylvania:

Built nearly a century ago, this three-story home at 5700 Elgin St.in Highland Park has six bedrooms, four bathrooms, a garage and central air. It sold for $640,000, $480,000 more than the house fetched when it last was sold in 2011. The sale price was 126 percent more expensive than the neighborhood median price of $282,000. For more information, go to realtor.com.

This house at 214 Red Hawk Drive in Cranberry Township has four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a half-bathroom. It sold for $620,000, $72,000 less than the previous owner paid in 2015. But that’s still 246 percent more than the $179,000 neighborhood median price. For more information, go to realtor.com.

Built in 1969, this house at 412 Ganlet Drive in Baldwin has four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a garage and central air conditioning. It sold for $219,000 or 62 percent more than the neighborhood median price of $135,000. For more information, go to realtor.com.

This house at 105 McIntyre Road in Ross comes with four bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a garage and central air conditioning. Built in 1963, it just sold for $250,000 or 42 percent more than the neighborhood median price of $174,000. For more information, go to realtor.com.

Built in 2012, this home at 107 Poplar Street in Peters Township has four bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a half-bathroom, garage and central air. It sold for $415,000, 50 percent more than the neighborhood median price of $274,900. For more information, go to realtor.com.