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Posts tagged "Coldwell Banker"

Lake Bluff home at $1.9M below 2005 price

The single-family home at 1780 Shore Acres Rd in Lake Bluff sold for $3,000,000 in November of 2005 and recently came on the market for $1,100,000. The home has some impressive specs for the price and the location: 2.66 acres, 4 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths, 5 fireplaces, 6,590 square feet of living space, and a... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
March 25, 2012 at 5:04 pm
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New construction condos launch sales in Lake Forest

Sales are now underway for the final building at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest. Eighteen different 2- and 3-bedroom floor plans are available at prices beginning in the high $290s and ranging to nearly $1M. Units feature high-end finishes, 10-foot ceilings and prices include 2 heated garage spaces. My video visit, above, was at an... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 22, 2011 at 10:41 pm
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An updated home at the Courts of Regent Wood in Northfield

You’ll often encounter the term “Blietz-built” in listings for North Shore homes and condos. It’s shorthand for a high level of quality and thoughtfulness in design and siting, and award-winning landscaping. The Blietz-built (early 90s-era) Courts of Regent Wood in Northfield is one of the most lavishly landscaped developments on the North Shore. The development... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 15, 2011 at 7:06 pm
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Should North Shore home sellers sit out the holidays?

A question on the minds of many home sellers as Thanksgiving approaches is whether they should take their home off the market during the holiday season. Coldwell Banker’s Linda Martin, a 30-year veteran of North Shore sales, is advising her clients to keep their homes on the market. In addition to low interest rates, she... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
November 22, 2010 at 2:22 pm
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A 6,000 square foot newer home in Northfield

Coldwell Banker agents organized an open house “Tailgate Party” a week ago Sunday at 11 Northfield homes. I visited 5 of them, several of which I’d previously seen and shot video at. This was my first visit to 2053 Norfork, a 6-bedroom, 5 ½ bath home with a 3-car garage. The price was recently reduced... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
November 15, 2010 at 5:46 pm
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A large, value-priced Northfield home

Coldwell Banker agents organized an open house “Tailgate Party” at 11 Northfield homes yesterday. I visited 5 of them, several of which I’d previously seen and shot video at. This was my first visit to 2456 Hedge Row, a 6-bedroom, 5 ½ bath home with a 4-car garage on a 1.2 acre site at the... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
November 8, 2010 at 6:03 pm
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The North Shore's best agent-written real estate blog

Real estate mavens, from Brad Inman on down, have been promoting blogging to agents for half a dozen years or more. A few agents have picked up on the concept and done it well. Many more have poisoned the well with thousands of blogs updated infrequently with content that’s useless to home buyers and sellers... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
October 12, 2010 at 8:00 pm
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Redesigning a Northfield home for a more casual lifestyle

Over the years I’ve been in a number of homes built or renovated by the award-winning design-build firm of Benvenuti and Stein, but had never met any of the principals. Half a dozen years ago, Geno Benvenuti renovated the beautiful home in Northfield where I attended an open house, and met Geno. After giving me... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
October 3, 2010 at 11:13 pm
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An open house at a beautiful East Kenilworth home

In this difficult market we want to do everything we can think of to sell our clients’ homes,” replied Liz Van Horn in response to my suggestion that many Realtors wouldn’t consider hosting an open house at a property priced above $2 million. Van Horn, together with other agents from Coldwell Banker’s Winnetka South office... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
September 20, 2010 at 8:19 pm
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Back to basic values in Winnetka luxury homes

I stopped in at 984 Pine Tree Lane in Winnetka last Sunday to chat with Maureen Mohling about local market conditions and trends. Join us for a brief look at a 9,200 square foot, 5-bedroom, 8 ½ bath showplace, a glimpse at the Winnetka lifestyle, and some sage advice about what to focus on when... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
September 15, 2010 at 3:07 pm
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