Which houses sold among this year's Buying Here properties?

Potential home buyers aren't the only ones who enjoy the Post-Gazette's weekly Buying Here feature on the cover of the Sunday Real Estate section.

People who live near the featured properties are often interested in how they compare to their homes and how much the sellers are asking. Others are intrigued to learn about a neighborhood or municipality they have never visited or, in some cases, never heard of. And then there are the house junkies who love to see what other people do with their houses.

If you are in that group -- or even if you're just nebby -- here's an update on what sold and what didn't in 2014:

No place like home

The Cape Cod at 1 Old Farm Road in Rosslyn Farms was so nice that it sold twice, but the owners ended up keeping it when the deals fell through. The four-bedroom, 2-bath home is surrounded by gardens so spectacular that they were featured in Fine Gardening magazine. It was on the market for $559,000 when the story ran in August. Two sets of buyers made offers, but the owners couldn't close on a property they wanted to buy.

Townhouse goes fast

Joshua and Katrina Manning knew they wouldn't have much time to enjoy the mature landscaping and walking trail at 1707 Michael Drive in Baldwin Borough when the article ran Nov. 15. But they didn't expect it to sell the very next day.

Easy work for a Craftsman

Another quick sale came at 608 Berlin Road in Forest Hills.

A vision in Brookline

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Which houses sold among this year's Buying Here properties?