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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 [...]

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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.
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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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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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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 [...]

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Northbrook 2 Bedroom Condo Market Stats

March 9, 2009

This morning I met with a seller looking for a new listing agent for her 2 bedroom condo in Northbrook. She wasn’t thrilled with the market data I provided, but I believe in telling sellers what they need to hear instead of what they want to hear.
The median sale price for Northbrook 2 bedroom condos [...]

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Try Lupita’s Mexican Restaurant in Evanston

February 20, 2009

Today I toured a 3 bedroom condo in Evanston that the owner will be putting back on the market this spring. I also had lunch at Lupita’s Restaurant in Evanston with a buyer considering Evanston, Skokie and Rogers Park.
I really like the ambiance of Lupita’s. It was quiet enough so my buyer and I could [...]

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Northbrook’s Northbrook Court has Top Brands & Service

January 22, 2009

Want a home near a mall with top name brands and the level of service you expect from them? Then consider, Northbrook, IL or its neighboring suburbs of Highland Park, Glencoe, Wheeling, Deerfield, and Glenview. Northbrook’s Northbrook Court is home to numerous top brands including Tommy Bahama’s, Crate and Barrel, Ralph Lauren, Cole [...]

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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, [...]

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Glencoe Frank Lloyd Wright Home Catches Attention of National Blogs

September 28, 2008

A Frank Lloyd Wright designed home for sale in Glencoe has caught the attention of several national blogs. Move.com, ZillowBlog.com, and The Huffington Post among others have written about the home for sale at 1027 Meadow in Glencoe.
As you would expect for the low price of $625K in Glencoe the 3 bedroom, 1 1/2 [...]

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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 12 [...]

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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 larger [...]

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Highland Park House Prices Up or Down Depending on Lot Size

August 14, 2008

Recently I showed houses in Highland Park to a couple who first visited Highland Park with me a year ago almost to the day. Depending on how you look at the data, the Highland Park real estate market has been flat or significantly up or down in the past year.
The median sale price of Highland [...]

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Northfield, IL

July 5, 2008

Recently, I’ve bee researching the Northfield housing market. Northfield is a small suburb just west of Winnetka sharing Winnetka’s zip code (60093). Only 40 houses sold in Northfield last year with about half of them selling for over $1 million. More than half of the houses in Northfield sit on lots of an acre [...]

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ChicagoTribune.com’s Community Intelligence

June 15, 2008

Looking for more information on Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs? After you review my neighborhoods and suburbs’ posts, check out the ChicagoTribune.com’s Community Intelligence. For each neighborhood and suburb it shows a map with numerous amenities, market stats, demographics, crime data and schools. Community Intelligence also has several articles most recently featuring Andersonville and Wilmette.
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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 [...]

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