Rogers Park

Rogers Park condos & townhouses for sale

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I’m working with a gentleman buying a condo in Rogers Park. Edgewater was his first choice for a location. However, when he saw how much more condo he could get for the money in Rogers Park and still live by the Red Line he decided to buy in Rogers Park. As shown above, most condos and Click to continue...

2 bedroom 1 bath vs. 2 bedroom 2 bath condos for sale in Chicago

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After meeting with some sellers this past weekend about selling their 2 bedroom 2 bath townhouse, I got to wondering about how much of a difference a second bathroom adds to the value of a 2 bedroom condo or townhouse for sale. My research in the multiple listing system on 2 bedroom resales for the Click to continue...

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

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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...

Chicago’s most walkable neighborhoods

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Today’s Chicago Tribune included a list of the 10 most walkable neighborhoods in Chicago according to Walkscore.com. The list caught my attention since I like to walk, but also because some buyers I’m working with wrote me, “A sense of being in a city neighborhood – where we can walk to great food markets, restaurants, Click to continue...

Rogers Park 5+ Bedroom Houses

September 4, 2009

Some buyers and I have visited a large house for sale in Rogers Park a couple of times recently. It’s one of the few homes in Rogers Park with 5 or more bedrooms. Of the 21 Rogers Park houses that sold in the past year only 3 of them had 5 or more bedrooms. The Click to continue...

Median 1 Bedroom Sales Prices From Lincoln Park up to Rogers Park

July 31, 2009

This week I talked with a gentleman who current rents in the South Loop. He’d like to buy a one bedroom condo on the north side. I explained that as you get farther north prices tend to get lower. A check of median one bedroom condo sale prices for the past 6 months confirms this.* Click to continue...

What’s a View of Lake Michigan Worth?

April 20, 2009

The other night I met with former clients in Rogers Park who were considering selling their condo and buying another with some features they wanted. Back in January they refinanced. When they told me the appraised value of their home I was quite surprised since it was much higher than I knew comparable condos were Click to continue...

Rogers Park Home Buyers Generally Pleased

November 16, 2008

Last night I had dinner at the home of a couple of my Rogers Park clients. When I see former home buying clients, I’m always interested in hearing about their experiences in their home and neighborhood. They were disappointed in the slowed redevelopment of Rogers Park over the past 2 years, but reported feeling very Click to continue...

2 Bedroom 2 Bath Condo Prices Drop 6.6% in Rogers Park

June 20, 2008

Yesterday a developer showed me his Rogers Park 4 flat (shown left) currently under development. The gut rehab will result in 4 2 bedroom 2 bath condos. The top 2 condos will include a garage spot while the bottom 2 units will include an outdoor parking space. Back in December when I compared Evanston and 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...

Friendly Folks in Rogers Park

August 5, 2007

Yesterday while I was showing condos to a couple of gentlemen in Rogers Park, not one, but two residents came up to them and welcomed them to the neighborhood! In both cases we were standing in front of condos waiting for the listing agents to arrive. One man and one woman in different neighborhoods within Click to continue...

Rogers Park, Chicago Websites

July 30, 2007

On Saturday I showed condos in Rogers Park. If you’re looking for good information on Rogers Park, here are a couple of helpful websites (besides this one ). RogersPark.Com has a business directory, calendar of events and lists several blogs about life in Rogers Park. According to the site, Rogers Park is the 5th bloggiest Click to continue...

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