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MLS Listings Search

How to search Chicago homes for sale by map

Thumbnail image for How to search Chicago homes for sale by map December 14, 2009

Sometimes finding the right home location takes some drawing. Such is the case with a home search I just started for a couple wanting to live walking distance from the Brown Line or the Ravenswood Metra Station. Based on some additional requirements (e.g. not too close to Wrigley Field ), I outlined the area [...]

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Baird & Warner releases mobile search for Chicago Metro Area homes for sale

October 12, 2009

Ever gone by a home for sale and wanted more details right then and there? Ever been in a neighborhood and wondered about the prices of homes for sale there? Now you can have the information you want when you want it for free with Baird & Warner’s new mobile search application for cell phones. [...]

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Map MLS search on BairdWarner.com – Follow the instructions!

July 22, 2009

BairdWarner.com’s Custom Map Search is a great way to search for homes for sale when you already have a specific location in mind. However, it’s not too forgiving, if you don’t follow the instructions exactly as noted. First, enter the your search criteria. Second, zoom in to the area you wish to search. Third, select [...]

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View neighborhoods at street level on BairdWarner.com!

July 11, 2009

Not only can you search all Chicago Metro Area homes listed for sale on BairdWarner.com, now you can view their neighborhoods using Google’s street views! To see the street views for the area around a listing, click on the Community Guide link below the home’s photos. Once the Google Map appears, click on Show Street [...]

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Save Time Looking at Homes For Sale by Using Satellite Map Views

March 11, 2009

One of the best tools to use when looking at homes for sale online is the satellite map view. Satellite maps show you what surrounds the property.
The house on the left in this “birds-eye view” is a house in Barrington some of my buyers wanted to see until I reminded them to take a peek [...]

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When Looking at Homes Online Try to Notice What Isn’t Shown

February 24, 2009

This morning I looked at the listing for a house in Lakeview that clients said they were interested in. Priced at just under $800K, it’s gorgeous as one would expect. However, I noticed that out of 9 photos, not one showed a bathroom. I also noticed that the house has 2 1/2 bathrooms with a [...]

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See Chicago Neighborhood Views on Google Maps!

August 29, 2008

If you’ve found a home for sale that looks great online, but you’re curious about its immediate neighborhood, Google Maps may have the views you’re looking for! The blue areas in the map below show that street level views are available for most of the city of Chicago and are expanding out into much of [...]

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SunTimes.com & ChicagoTribune.com Join Real Estate Search Test

July 17, 2008

I am quite flattered that the Chicago Sun-Time’s SearchChicago-Homes Editor, Kay Severinsen, wrote about my post yesterday, “How Good are National Real Estate Websites for Searching for Homes for Sale?” in her article today, “This site tops for search results“.
Kay ran the same search for a house in Evanston priced between $400K and $500K with [...]

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How Good are National Real Estate Websites for Searching for Homes for Sale?

July 16, 2008

Monday’s Wall Street Journal included an article, “How to Sell a House When You Have to Sell it Now“, by David Crook. Mr. Crook is the author of “The Wall Street Journal Complete Real-Estate Investing Guidebook”.
In the article Mr. Crook tells home sellers to list their homes on leading real estate websites which include [...]

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BairdWarner.com Dynamic Maps Now Searchable

June 26, 2008

Previously BairdWarner.com users could see where a home for sale was located on a map and add amenities such as schools and public transportation to that map. Now powered by Google Maps, BairdWarner.com users can use those maps to search for homes in their price range. As you can see below, a search using price [...]

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