Chicago Metro Area Real Estate – Buy & Sell Smarter

Chicago luxury homes for sale down over 23% in 1Q

April 25, 2013

The number of listed Chicago homes for sale for $1M or higher in the 1st quarter was down 23.7% from 1st quarter 2012. There were 928 Chicago luxury homes for sale compared with 1,217 a year earlier. The percent of distressed sales (short sales and foreclosures) dropped from 2.9% of the inventory to 1.6%. Click to continue...

Chicago condos for sale with a roof deck

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April 23, 2013

The biggest challenge in finding Chicago condos for sale with a roof deck is filtering out those condos that have access to a common roof deck from those that have their own private roof deck. Roof decks (also called rooftop decks) are often mentioned in listing descriptions without it being clear whether they are private or common. Click to continue...

Houses for sale in Chicago IL down, sales & prices up in 1Q

April 20, 2013

The number of listed houses for sale in Chicago IL in the 1st quarter was down 16.1% from 1st quarter 2012. There were 8,655 houses for sale in Chicago compared with 10,313 a year earlier. Click to continue...

Condos for sale near Navy Pier

April 18, 2013

Here are the condos I’ve written about that are near Navy Pier, Chicago’s top tourist attraction, along with all listed condos for sale within one half mile of Navy Pier. Click to continue...

Downtown Chicago homes for sale down, sales up in Q1

April 16, 2013

The inventory of listed downtown Chicago homes for sale continued to drop in the 1st quarter. There were 27.5% less such homes for sale compared to 1st quarter 2012. There were 2,348 downtown Chicago homes for sale vs. 3,237 a year earlier. Click to continue...

3 bedroom condos for sale in Chicago

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April 13, 2013

Prices for 3 bedroom condos for sale in Chicago are as varied as Chicago’s neighborhoods. Here are 2012 median sale prices for a few areas: Click to continue...

Chicago Loop condos median sale price up 3.1% in Q1

April 11, 2013

The median sale price of listed Chicago Loop condos sold in the 1st quarter of 2013 was up 3.1% compared to a year earlier. The median sale price was $298,950 compared to $290,000 in the 1st quarter of 2012 Click to continue...

5 things you didn’t know about million dollar homes in Chicago

April 9, 2013

5 facts about million dollar homes in Chicago. #3 About 50 million dollar homes in Chicago have property taxes of less than $10,000 a year! Click to continue...

Chicago luxury condos for sale down, sales up in Q1

April 7, 2013

The inventory of listed Chicago luxury condos for sale continues to drop. There were 480 condos for sale in Chicago priced $1 million or higher in the first quarter down 24.4% from first quarter 2011 when there were 635 luxury condos for sale. Click to continue...