A Lake Forest 3-bedroom single-family under $200K
The 3-bedroom, 2-bath home at 1197 Telegraph in Lake Forest is on a site that spans nearly half an acre. It's within walking distance of shopping, [...]
MLS-listed North Shore rentals are scarce
If you thought there was a shortage of homes for sale on Chicago's North Shore, take a look at how the rental market has shrunk over the past two [...]
Will a soft Lake Forest market lead to granny flats?
Trib Local recently reported that Lake Forest is considering amending its zoning code to allow second living units, e.g. coach houses and garage a [...]
Down-and-up pricing on a Lake Forest home
Lake Forest differs, in many ways, from the mental picture that many have of a long-settled bastion of North Shore mansions. Perhaps the greatest [...]
An award-winning David Adler restoration in Lake Forest
David Adler was one of the most prolific and prominent architects and designers during the era of the "great American house," and the North Shore [...]
Deal of the month – Lake Forest charmer for $180K
Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) has just acquired and is offering for sale a 3-bedroom, 2-bath farmhouse at 863 N McKinley Rd in [...]
The price goes down, the price goes up, Lake Forest home doesn’t sell
A Lake Forest home has undergone multiple price ups and downs in its nearly 3-year tenure in the MLS. We first began tracking it as new constructi [...]
One of Lake Forest’s earliest homes is for sale
The Italianate mansion at 660 Sheridan Rd, one of the oldest homes in Lake Forest, was just listed for sale at $3,999,999. It's one of four homes [...]
Amberley Woods condos launch final phase in Lake Forest
New projects are still being launched in Chicago's suburbs.
Sales are now underway for the final building at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest. Eig [...]
Final-phase condos at Amberley Woods 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 p [...]
Notable new listing – Shaw home in Lake Forest
The Howard Van Doren Shaw home at 81 Laurel was once considered a teardown candidate but was meticulously restored by committed owners. The Mooris [...]
Yet another Lake Forest Adler
We’ve reported before on the unusual number of David Adler homes that have come to market recently.
Add a lakefront Adler in Lake Forest to wha [...]
Strategic defaults and walk-aways in Lake Forest
Times are apparently tough in Lake Forest – for boat owners.
According to a recent article at Lake Forest Patch, there are currently 19 sailboa [...]
Adler home for sale in Highland Park
Six months ago Ned Skae alerted me to the possibility that a record number of homes designed by architect David Adler were on the market in Lake F [...]
When times go bad in Lake Forest
"When times go bad, when times get rough," Fleetwood Mac would have you lay down in the tall grass (video).
Join Joe and Jordan Zekas for a drive - [...]
A David Adler coach house is not a city coach house
Local correspondent Ned Skae reports that Lake Forest has more David Adler historic homes on the market than perhaps ever before.
If your vision of [...]
Lake Forest remembers Veterans Day
The flag was flying at half staff today outside Lake Forest's City Hall, and scores of flags lined Deerpath Rd, lest we forget.
At The Glen Town [...]
Will Lake Forest be the new West Lawn?
Thus far in the housing market meltdown Chicago’s West Lawn neighborhood has been the poster child for foreclosures.
In the past few weeks, real esta [...]
Food drives and "unheard-of" prices at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest
Amberley Woods hosted a food drive for the food pantries of Lake County on Thursday, so Joe Zekas took the opportunity to talk to those closely invo [...]
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