AIR TIMES: • June 19, 2008 4:30 AM EST • June 19, 2008 11:30 AM EST

$400,000 (207L)
Compare houses in six markets around the country, all in the $400,000 price range. Prime selections include a country home made from a renovated barn in Pittsburgh, a Seattle place that defines vertical living and a former lumber warehouse in Detroit made over into modern loft condos.

Other real estate includes homes in San Diego, Baltimore and Dover, N.H.

Featured Realtors

• Amy Queen, realtor, Seattle, Wash., www.amyqueen.com
  
• Tiffany Torgan, Prestige Properties, La Jolla, Calif., www.prestigeproperties.com, www.relosandiego.com
  
• Kimberly Kepnes, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Ellicott City, Md., www.coldwellbankermove.com
  
• Denise Sassaman, Don L. Thompson Real Estate, Durham, N.H., www.dltre.com
  
• Matt Hood, developer, 400 Parent Lofts, Royal Oak, Mich., www.400parent.com

Resources

Patricia Bittner and Andre Bilokur
Opa Design and Architecture
Seattle, Wash.
www.opadesign.com

Michael Poris
Architect, McIntosh Poris Associates
Birmingham, Mich.
www.mcintoshporis.com

John Damratoski
Metal Works/Limo Driver
Murrysville, Pa.
724-327-8499