Was $650,000, now offered at $450,000

After being put on the market in August, the two-bedroom, one-bath house is still available, although one bid has been placed, according to Sotheby’s Realty.
The previous owner kept Steinbeck’s history alive by outfitting the property with a statue of Steinbeck, several novel-theme stained glass windows and old antique appliances and furniture. Sotheby’s said a lot of maintenance and repairs still need to be done on the home. An obvious conclusion from the cobwebs clinging to the stairs, the peeling paint and the tilting railings.