North Shore

Evanston – Corner of Main & Chicago

January 28, 2007

Friday I showed houses in Evanston and a condo in Rogers Park to a lovely couple relocating to Chicago from Ithaca, NY. We met at the CTA Purple Line Stop at Main in Evanston. I got there early and shot the video below just north of that CTA stop. It starts at Starbucks® to the Click to continue...

Evanston Houses with Libraries

June 20, 2006

Yesterday I did a market analysis for a wonderful 4 bedroom 2 bathroom expanded bungalow in Evanston. One of the features of the home that all buyers who view the home will remember is the library. It’s 2 stories of beautiful bookcases with an attached rolling ladder to give you access to the upper shelves! Click to continue...

3 Bedroom 2 Bath 1 Garage Space Condos in Lakeview vs. Evanston

May 19, 2006

Last night I searched for 3 bedroom 2 bath condos with a garage space in the Lakeview area of Chicago and in the suburb of Evanston. My out-of-town buyers aren’t sure yet if they want to live in the city or the suburbs. Such condos in Lakeview start around $375,000 and the majority under $400,000 Click to continue...

4 Bedroom House Prices in the North Shore

May 1, 2006

Saturday I was back in the North Shore showing 4 bedroom houses in Northbrook, Wilmette, and Highland Park. Here’s a visual representation so you can see how the average sale price for 4 bedroom houses in this area in the period 04/01/2005 to 03/31/2006 compares by suburb. The darker the green, the higher the average Click to continue...

Evanston & the Model Train Crawl Space

April 9, 2006

Yesterday and today I showed houses in Evanston to a couple wanting to move from the Uptown area of Chicago. What we saw supported a high level rule of real estate in Evanston. That is, as you go south towards Rogers Park, you get more home for the same money and as you go north Click to continue...

“Skokie” & The $1.2M Teardown

January 29, 2006

Today’s Chicago Tribune has a good article on Skokie, a northern suburb close to the city. The article mentioned that CBS made a TV movie, “Skokie”, about the suburb and how it resisted Nazis who tried to march there in the 1970s. Since I haven’t seen the movie, I now have “Skokie” set on my Click to continue...

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