Tag: Single-family homes
New to the market: Twice the price for a quickly renovated Beverly home
This Tudor-style home at 9915 S Bell Ave in Beverly sold in July for $212,000, with the understanding that it needed some TLC. It originally was b [...]
Have a new home for the holidays at Reston Ponds in Sycamore
Celebrate the holidays in the comfort of a new St Charles-model home at Reston Ponds in Sycamore.
A 3,015 square-foot home at 401 Mary Ann Circ [...]
Apocalypse, wow? The “unique sculptor owner features” of a Roscoe Village home
Because nothing says "home" like Colonel Kurtz's mossy mug mounted over your bed. The horror! The horror!
The single-family home at 3528 N Dame [...]
Stuff that sells: A look at the last seven days
According to Redfin, 204 single-family homes, townhomes, and condos have closed in Chicago in the past seven days. Here are a few fast facts about wha [...]
Build your own home on Lake Shore Drive
You rarely see new single-family homes spring up along Lake Shore Drive, that's what someone has in mind in Lake View.
In September Emily Sachs Wong [...]
Stupid Realtor tricks: 23 $1,000 reductions in 42 days for a Graceland West Victorian
OK, everybody in class stare at the single-family at 4023 N Paulina St. It obviously wants our attention, so we'll give it some.
In May this 6,400 [...]
A value-priced six-bedroom in Northfield, home of Cook County’s lowest tax rate
According to the Tribune,
The lowest combined tax rate in the county this year is in north suburban Northfield, where property values are high. Tax [...]
Jeff Baird: Humboldt hit hard by recession
Jeff Baird is a real estate valuation consultant based in Chicago. He founded Lakeshore Analytics to bring comprehensive, understandable housing data [...]
October in review: Looking back at sales in the Downtown / Loop market
Yesterday's news of a $5.25 million resale at the Palmolive Building (right) had me wondering what else sold in the downtown market this October. I pu [...]
New construction roundup: Lincoln Park single-families
"The high end real estate market in Lincoln Park is in constant motion," says Realtor Eric Rojas in a recent blog post about new infill construct [...]
Quick cuts: $50,000 off in under two weeks at an upgraded Edgewater single-family
The single-family home at 1758 W Thorndale Ave in Edgewater went on the market for the first time in October 2009. Just nine months later, in July 2 [...]
A Dunning three-bedroom with an open floor plan for under $220K
Joe and Sergio & Banks agent Izabela Sloma walk through a three-bedroom home at 3131 N Octavia Ave in Dunning, priced at $219,900. The home is situa [...]
A three-bedroom charmer in Schorsch Village, priced at $249,900
Join Joe Zekas and Sergio & Banks agent Izabela Sloma for a walk through 7004 W Roscoe St, a three-bedroom single-family home priced at $249,900. Th [...]
Five single-families in Andersonville
A recent New York Times Travel feature showcased Andersonville's "village life in a big city," singling out Las Manos Gallery, Scout 5221, Anteprima [...]
High, low, and in-between in Belmont Cragin
Belmont Cragin placed third among Chicago's 77 community areas for the number of single-family homes sold between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010 -- [...]
Red Seal “closing out” Irving Park’s Villa District with new single-family homes
If you've ever been to the Villa District in Irving Park, you've probably noticed a wedge of undeveloped land bounded by Hamlin and Avondale avenue [...]
A Bucktown home in a "Walker's Paradise"
Realtor Jim Gramata's home at 2321 W McLean Ave gets a Walk Score of 92, high enough to be deemed a "Walker's Paradise." It's close enough to the We [...]
Pre-fire vintage in Lincoln Park for $1.74M
Is this the oldest Chicago home currently on the market? It's a Victorian single-family at 2029 N Seminary Ave that dates back to 1861, just 24 years [...]
The only $2M+ home west of Western
At $2.19 million, the 9,850 square-foot, seven-bedroom / six-bath home at 3757 N Keeler Ave in Irving Park holds the distinction of being the most [...]
Chopping block: 25 percent off a vintage greystone in Hyde Park
This five-bedroom / four-bath greystone at 5116 S Woodlawn Ave in Hyde Park dropped to $899,000 last week, representing an overall price cut of alm [...]