From the category archives:

Wilmette

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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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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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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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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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 [...]

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Chicago and Suburban Buyer Property Transfer Taxes

February 28, 2006

Trying to decide whether to buy a home in the city of Chicago or in a suburb? One fact that tips the scales slightly in favor of the suburbs is the city of Chicago’s real estate transfer tax for buyers. Buyers in the city must pay $7.50 per $1000 paid. That means buyers of a [...]

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