A depressed market is always a mixed blessing. It sometimes makes the impossible possible. Take the house I just saw at 138 Cypress Cove, in the Jupiter gated community of Stonebriar. This 1994 contemporary 5-bedoom, 3 ½-bath home is really quite perfect.

Perfectly maintained and immaculate. Perfectly situated on an end lot with all kinds of room for a private pool. Perfectly designed with air, light space…archways, cutouts, vaulted ceilings and lots of nooks. Perfectly accessible to A-rated schools, churches and temples well within walking distance. Perfectly active … with a canal for kayaking and canoeing, a community pool and tennis courts to exercise and socialize. And perfectly placed along winding, tree-lined Maplewood, across from multi-million dollar homes in the Loxahatchee Club. (That alone makes it a standout!).

Yet this particular American dream is now available for only $389,000…with remarkably low HOA dues ($389 a quarter). Sound impossible. I thought so, too. I thought at this price…has to be a catch. But guess what…there isn’t. That house is a dream. Possibly perfect for one of you.

If you moved into 196 Barbados Drive, in The Island at Abacoa, you’d be happy just sitting on the big porch swing with bare toes, looking out at the lovely tree-lined drive. And you’d never get wet coming in from the car, with that portacache alongside.

Of course, you’d be equally happy lazing about in the huge screened-in backyard…big enough to add a pool, but incredibly charming as is. Looking out on a quiet lake with the view of golf beyond.

But if you did decide to wander indoors, you’d never be at a loss. Every detail of this charming 3 bedroom, 1900+ square foot, single level, Cape Cod-style home is crafty, comfy, stylishly smart. From the ample laundry room filled with light to the cozy den, to the master suite with a walk-in closet large enough to store a Sex & the City wardrobe for the whole cast!  But what’s really great about the floor plan is the great room, with living space flowing into living space gracefully, purposefully. And the fact that both the living room and master bedroom open onto that glorious lake view.

 Just listed at $495.000…this one is all charm wrapped in solid value. See it before it sells!

The address is 124 Santiago Drive in Valencia at Abacoa. The neighborhood alone should tip you off. But nothing will quite prepare you for this house. Not for the Brazilian cherry and mud set porcelain floors (that you’ll probably mistake for marble). Not for the dream kitchen with two extensive islands (one a work station), two built-in stainless fridges, and the commercial gas stove. Not for  the adjoining family room with the hand-coffered ceiling (the cost of which could have paid for a year away at college). Or, just past the family room, the wall of French doors the length of the house that looks onto a perfectly shaded oversized lap pool with a lion’s head fountain.

Impressed yet? Guess what? The French doors end by a private staircase leading up to a separate guest apartment. And where, you may ask, are the four other bedrooms and baths in this 4000 square foot Mediterranean delight? The master sweet (and it is) is downstairs…the other three are up. And I tell you the layout, the architectural detailing, the level of taste throughout is not to be believed. It must be seen. So what are you waiting for? Even in this market, this one won’t last long.