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Chicago Suburbs

Should you view homes above your price range, if they’re on market 30 days or less?

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This week I received a great question. Michael M. asked, “Is it wise to see a home that only recently came on the market (let’s say less than 30 days) and is $25-50K out of your price range? Or should you wait until there is a price reduction that brings it closer to your [...]

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Rogers Park 3 bedroom condo prices well below those in neighboring Evanston and Edgewater

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Tonight I’ll be watching the Super Bowl at a friends’ home in Rogers Park. Compared to neighboring Evanston and Edgewater, Rogers Park has very attractive home prices! I recently listed 7612 N Rogers #2 in Rogers Park. It’s a beautiful 3 bedroom 2 bath condo with a garage just a couple of blocks from the [...]

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Park Ridge house sales explode under $300K

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This afternoon I’m showing a buyer a house in Park Ridge. The chart above shows the distribution of Park Ridge houses sold in the past year compared to the previous year. The green bars show this past year’s sales. The black outline bars show the previous year’s sales. For both years the price range with [...]

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River Forest not as expensive as you might think

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Today’s Chicago Tribune had a good article on the near western suburb of River Forest, “River Forest: Standing the test of time“. With an average price of River Forest homes for sale in the low $800Ks, many people might not think that they could afford an average home there. Yet, as the chart below shows, [...]

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Glenview house sale prices drop the least in the middle of the market

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The average sale price for Glenview houses sold during the past year compared to those sold during the previous year is down over 24%. Part of why the average price is down can be attributed to more sales of 2 bedroom or less houses and less sales of 5 bedroom or larger houses.
As shown in [...]

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Good article on Morton Grove in Chicago Tribune

October 23, 2009

Today’s Chicago Tribune has a nice article on Morton Grove, one of the near north suburbs. As the article, “Morton Grove: Easy to get to, easier on the wallet” suggests you get more home for the money in Morton Grove than in several of the near north suburbs.
It isn’t that Morton Grove doesn’t have a [...]

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Forest Park north of I-290 worth a look!

October 14, 2009

Today a woman called me about selling her condo in Forest Park. It’s at The Residences of The Grove, a newer condo development just north of I-290 and next to the Blue Line.
As I’ve written before, I think the portion of Forest Park north of I-290 has a lot going for it. Homes in most [...]

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Cook County sees uptick in house sales between $650K and $700K

October 8, 2009

While looking at sales data as I write my market outlook for the latest issue of “Maximizing Equity” I noticed that there have been more house sales in the past 30 days in Cook County in the $650K to $700K price range than in the $600K to $650K price range or even the $550K to [...]

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Mixed news for condos in Naperville

August 24, 2009

I just started working with a woman looking for a condo in Naperville for her and her son. Back in early July I blogged about Naperville’s house market in “Naperville’s 60565 Zip Code Continues to Have Strongest House Market”
An area’s condo market isn’t necessarily the same as its house market. That’s especially true this [...]

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Re/Max CEO sees market drop & advantages for areas with entertainment

August 18, 2009

Today’s DailyHerald.com has an interview with Dave Liniger, co-founder and chairman of the board of Re/Max International Inc. Mr. Liniger is predicting a drop in the housing market, if the first-time homebuyer credit isn’t extended beyond this year.
I made a similar prediction in my “Maximizing Equity” real estate newsletter back in June when I [...]

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