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Posts tagged "deals"

Wilmette 4-bedroom under $2K a month

A 4-bedroom, 2-bath ranch home at 537 Romona Rd in Wilmette is being offered for rent at $1,900 a month. That’s an unusually low price for a 4-bedroom home in Wilmette. It’s also available for purchase for $399,000. The home, which last sold for $459,000 in 2004, is on a 63 x 132 lot almost... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
November 3, 2011 at 8:46 pm
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A great deal on a prime Wilmette lot

We’ll talk about the lot in a minute – but first, the home that’s for sale on it. There’s nothing extraordinary about the to-be-built 4-bedroom, 4 ½ bath home at $1,295,000 on a 50 x 150 lot at 1327 Washington Ave in Wilmette. A similar home is pictured above. The location is excellent – just... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
March 28, 2011 at 3:26 pm
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Glencoe single-family market goes to auction

A bank-owned 3-bedroom, 3-bath at 545 Greenwood Ave in Glencoe will be auctioned off, with a minimum bid price of $422,000. The home, on a 60 x 150 foot lot, is described as a “Colonial ranch,” a phrase I’ve rarely encountered. You can see more details on the auction at the Web site of Rick... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
February 21, 2011 at 3:20 pm
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North Shore rental inventory stable but tight

We’ve been tracking the number of homes and condos listed for rent in the local MLS in each of 11 North Shore ZIP codes since May of last year. The inventory of homes and condos listed for rent peaked at 377 at the beginning of last August, declined sharply by the end of the month... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
February 16, 2011 at 10:07 am
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When times get rough in Lake Forest

“When times go bad, when times get rough,” Fleetwood Mac would have you lay down in the tall grass. Join Joe and Jordan Zekas for a drive – with vocals – along Tall Grass Lane, in the Conway Farms development in Lake Forest, where some home sellers have experienced rough times during the past few... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
October 29, 2010 at 2:41 pm
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The deal of the week in Winnetka?

Every listing can be viewed” as a “glass half full / glass half empty” exercise. Take 862 Foxdale in Winnetka as an example and draw up your own “glass half empty” list while I focus on the “glass half full.” Four bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, 3,000 square feet of living space, an oversized lot, a... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
August 30, 2010 at 6:37 pm
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A month's free rent in downtown Highland Park

Highland Parkers have a reputation, in some circles on the North Shore, for being manic shoppers. If that description suits you – or if you’re just looking for an apartment in downtown Highland Park close to the Metra, shops, offices, cinema, restaurants and more – you might want to check out Renaissance Place. One and... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
July 28, 2010 at 12:09 pm
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Glencoe pre-foreclosure, 4 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths under $400K

The 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath contemporary home at 1010 Skokie Ridge in Glencoe sold for $615,000 in 2002. It’s currently listed for sale at $399,900. The listing notes it as a pre-foreclosure “as is” sale with third-party approval required. Based on the pictures and the listing description it appears to be in reasonable shape. Will... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
July 24, 2010 at 11:34 am
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