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Posts tagged "New listings"

A newly-renovated Victorian near the lake in Highland Park

The newly-listed, recently-renovated 1870s-era Victorian home at 1894 Lake Ave in Highland Park is said to have lake views from its third floor. If you’d rather not climb that many stairs – the home has high ceilings –Central Park is an easy jaunt from the home. The renovation preserved many of the home’s original details... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
March 13, 2012 at 10:34 pm
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A mid-century modernist home in Evanston

East Evanston is a bastion of traditional-style homes. If you search MLS remarks for “modernist” in Evanston you’ll get only one result: 701 Ingleside Pl. Searches on similar terms will also return only a very few single-family homes, and most of them will not be architecturally modern homes. The 1962-vintage 3-bedroom,3-bath home on Ingleside is... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
February 23, 2012 at 7:35 pm
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Is the Super Bowl depressing North Shore open houses?

One might think there would be a normal complement of open houses for new listings this Super Bowl Sunday, given the lack of participation by the Bears and the Packers. One would be wrong. Redfin is the answer that I hear most often when I question North Shore buyers about the venues they search for... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
February 2, 2012 at 10:08 pm
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It's price reduction season on the North Shore

North Shore homes for sale often are pulled from the market before the holidays and relisted as “new” after the first of the year. Genuinely new first-time listings start appearing with greater frequency after the Super Bowl – or earlier depending on what kind of a season the Bears have had. Although you won’t see... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
January 20, 2012 at 10:49 am
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A 4-bedroom, 3-bath home under $400K in Wilmette

The market has been strong for true 4-bedroom homes in Wilmette. A recent offering at 641 Knox, just over a block from Romona Elementary school, has a plus that isn’t often seen in under $400k 4-bedrooms in Wilmette: a large master suite with a fireplace. Typical of many homes in West Wilmette it offers surface... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
October 10, 2011 at 10:45 am
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New listing pick – Wilmette 4-bedroom at $519K

Hibbard Road isn’t the most desirable address in Wilmette – far from it. But there’s no doubt about its convenient access to I-94, Old Orchard Shopping Center and Beth Hillel. There’s also little doubt about the strong appeal and quick market times for true 4-bedroom homes in Wilmette – it seems anything in that price... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
July 25, 2011 at 3:20 pm
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It's a landlord's market on the North Shore as rental inventory shrinks further

The number of MLS-listed rental homes and condos in Chicago’s North Shore communities fell to yet another new low this week, with only 230 units available, down from 254 one week ago. Forty-three new rentals were listed last week and remain on the market. This, together with the inventory reduction, reflects a very rapid rate... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 27, 2011 at 12:50 pm
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An East Winnetka single-family home for $253,500

New listings are still coming to market on the North Shore despite the fact that the holiday season is upon us. New to the market today is a 2-bedroom, 2-bath single-family home on a 7,200 square foot lot at 800 Green Bay Rd in East Winnetka. The price, which is well below what the land... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
December 6, 2010 at 5:22 pm
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