Tag: single-family
Saturday open house pick – orange in Evanston
You can get a jump on your house hunting this weekend at an unusual Saturday open house for a newly-listed single-family home in Evanston.
The [...]
An Arts and Crafts bungalow in Ravenswood Manor
The home at 2860 W Giddings in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood is one of those detail-rich places that require a visit rather than just a [...]
In East Wilmette, a 10-year old traditional home
Five years ago homes like the one in this video easily sold for $1.8M and above in East Wilmette.
Today, the owner-agent has priced this home a [...]
Glencoe open house pick: walk-to-train contemporary
The Village of Glencoe, like most North Shore communities, revels in its rich architectural heritage.
North Shore home buyers have long exhibit [...]
The slowest-selling new home in Wilmette
Today’s “new listings” include 2411 Thornwood Ave in Wilmette, a 5-bedroom, 5 ½ bath, 4,300 square foot home. It’s around the corner from the soug [...]
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 [...]
An 8,600 square foot bowstring truss home in Lincoln Park
You’ve probably experienced the dramatic spaces enabled by bowstring truss construction in a restaurant, garage or other commercial space. The tru [...]
A loaded-up 5-bedroom Dunning bungalow
A few renovators have been active on Chicago's northwest side recently, completely making over older homes and bringing them to market at prices t [...]
An affordable rehabbed Portage Park ranch
Portage Park is one of Chicago’s great parks, and a popular northwest side neighborhood.
In the video we tour a newly-listed 4-bedroom, 2-bath [...]
A completely remodeled Park Ridge starter home
The 3-bedroom, bath-and-a-half home at 2015 S Washington Ave drew a crowd at its first open house last weekend. It's unusual to see a completely r [...]
Homes literally under water in Barrington
Enough about sellers who are “under water” on their mortgages. Let’s talk about homes that are literally under water.
Barrington Patch tells the st [...]
Winnetka open house – a walk-to-school block
Once again we’re dipping into YoChicago’s extensive video vault of summer drives through the north and North Shore suburbs.
Winnetka District 3 [...]
Valley Lo, lakefront living in Glenview
YoChicago has a huge library of drive-around video shot on sunny days this past summer in north suburban and North Shore communities. I just tappe [...]
Newly-listed Wildwood REO in the $340s
Here’s some of what I wrote about Wildwood several years back:
It wouldn’t be surprising if more Chicagoans have been to Wildwood, New Jersey t [...]
New to market: a Winnetka widow’s walk
The broker calls the structure atop this newly-listed lakefront home in Winnetka a gazebo. I’d call it a widow’s walk but would compromise on wido [...]
Lake Forest open house pick
After a recent price reduction, and nearly two years on the market, the 10-year old 18-room home at 254 W Laurel Ave in Lake Forest is listed at $ [...]
A reverse comp-killer in Prospect Heights?
A newly-listed 2,220 square foot, 3-bedroom, 3-bath ranch home at 509 Grego Ct in Prospect Heights is priced at $725,000.
Huh? $725,000? I’m u [...]
Are Oak Brook sellers living in fantasyland?
Oak Brook is a highly desirable, aspirational community, but that’s not the gist of our reference to fantasyland.
There are currently 32 homes [...]
New listing bucks price trends at The Glen in Glenview
Several months back I reported, in the above video, on single-family homes at The Glen in Glenview that were languishing on the market at prices b [...]
A year later, $200K less in Wilmette
The 5-bedroom, 4 ½ bath, 2-car garage home on a corner lot at 1418 Elmwood Ave in Wilmette had only been on the market for 5 days when I visited a [...]