North Shore

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

Thumbnail image for Rogers Park 3 bedroom condo prices well below those in neighboring Evanston and Edgewater February 7, 2010

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 Click to continue...

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

Thumbnail image for Glenview house sale prices drop the least in the middle of the market November 14, 2009

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 Click to continue...

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 Click to continue...

Where to Look for Contemporary Homes in Chicago’s North Suburbs

April 8, 2009

On Sunday a gentleman called me inquiring about contemporary homes in the north suburbs. I immediately suggested he and his wife consider Highland Park. I’ve shown many contemporary houses there. Shown left is a contemporary home a couple of my clients were very interested in. Unfortunately for them, the sellers accepted an offer before my Click to continue...

Just Like in Politics, It Pays to Fact Check in Real Estate

November 3, 2008

While it’s been an exciting political season, I won’t miss the barrage of misinformation that has been spewed forth. Fortunately, there are several political fact checking sites such as PolitiFact.com, FactCheck.org and The Fact Checker to help us sort out the half-truths and outright lies. Between my own fact checking and the sellers’ own words, Click to continue...

Wilmette House Market Down Except at Top

September 18, 2008

I’m negotiating the purchase of a house in Wilmette priced in the $700Ks. Before I discussed an initial offer with my buyers I researched this North Shore suburb house market. Here are some of my findings. The median price of a house in Wilmette for the past 12 months is down 3.4% from the previous Click to continue...

Open Houses in Evanston Mysteriously Cancelled

September 16, 2008

Not everyone enjoyed the recent rains like our young friend shown left. I think there were at least 2 home sellers in Evanston for whom water was a big issue on Sunday. A couple who’s home I listed in Evanston got a contract on it last week so I took them out looking for a Click to continue...

Highland Park’s Access to 5 Metra Stations

May 3, 2008

Today I showed houses in Highland Park to a couple relocating from Reno, NV. One of their requirements is a home within a mile of a train station. As you can see in the map below, Highland Park provides plenty of neighborhoods that meet this requirement with 5 Metra Stations on the Union Pacific District Click to continue...

Evanston vs. Rogers Park for 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Condos

December 6, 2007

Recently, I compared prices for condos in Evanston and Rogers Park (just south of Evanston) for a woman in Los Angeles considering accepting a position at Northwestern University in Evanston. The first difference I’ll point out is that buyers in Rogers Park must pay a buyer transfer tax since Rogers Park is in the city Click to continue...

Highland Park – More Contemporary Houses and Refrigerators

November 27, 2007

During the past 2 days I showed over 20 houses in Highland Park. As I mentioned in a post a month ago, Highland Park has more contemporary homes than its neighboring suburbs. Shown left is one of them in east Highland Park which I showed on Sunday. Contemporary homes are distinguished by large windows (or Click to continue...

Highland Park – More Contemporary Homes Than Neighboring Suburbs

October 24, 2007

Looking for a contemporary style home in the North Shore? Try Highland Park. The past several days I’ve been searching for houses in Highland Park and the surrounding suburbs of Lake Forest, Deerfield, Northbrook and Glencoe for buyers relocating from Seattle. They have a preference for contemporary style homes. There are several nice choices in Click to continue...

Highland Park’s Exceptional Service Grocer

August 7, 2007

Sunday a couple from San Diego and I started their home search by visiting some open houses in Highland Park. One of the local businesses that gives Highland Park its unique character is Sunset Foods. The grocery store differentiates itself from the competition by providing curbside loading of groceries and getting items for customers even Click to continue...

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