
By Sara Beth Williams–
A home once listed as the least expensive single-family detached home to sell in 2024 has been remodeled and relisted at almost double its previous value, bringing the property into the average price range for homes in Citrus Heights.
6508 Skylane Drive sold for $278,000 in August of 2024, according to Sacramento real estate appraiser and housing analyst Ryan Lundquist, who confirmed it was the least expensive home to sell in 2024, aside from another condominium unit, which sold for $210,000.
Sales history indicates the property on Skylane Drive was originally listed for $299,000 before finally selling for $278,000. The home was then relisted on Jan. 7 for $525,000.
Built in 1961, the three-bedroom, one-bath home previously had 888-square-feet, according to Lundquist. The current description now indicates the home boasts 1,500-square-feet and has been newly revamped with a new HVAC system, dual-pane windows, a remodeled bathroom, and fresh exterior and interior paint.
Real estate agent Gina Rozo with Realty ONE Group Complete said during an open house on Saturday that real estate agent Inessa Chernioglo of the same company, and her husband always do “great work” whenever they remodel properties. The duo has remodeled several properties in the Sacramento area, Rozo said.
Google images from October 2021 show the .35-acre lot once housed a smaller dark green home with a single garage, a single-car driveway, and a grassy front yard with two narrow cement sidewalks leading to a backyard gate. Current photos available through the home’s sales listing on real estate site Zillow show a larger structure painted white, with a wider driveway, bark in the front yard, and a newly constructed backyard gate wide enough for vehicle entry.
Inside, the home also has an additional bonus room with glass windows wrapping around the exterior wall, letting in ample natural light. Rozo said the style of the bonus room is consistent with other properties she has seen remodeled by Chernioglo and her husband. The bonus room has a step down and gives viewers a direct panoramic view of a spacious backyard.
The value of the home after its remodel now sits just above the average going-market rate for home prices in Citrus Heights, according to real estate agent Dave Silva, who says home prices averaged $512,000 in Citrus Heights in 2024. Nearby homes in the same neighborhood range in price from mid-$300,000s to high $400,000s. A nearby two-bedroom, two-bath home on Oak Bend Way, also with 1,500 square feet, is listed for sale at $489,000.
The home on Skylane Drive has been on Zillow for 12 days, and the listing has nearly 1,200 views.
A home once listed as the least expensive single-family detached home to sell in 2024 has been remodeled and relisted...
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