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It's a new year and time for me to weigh in with my predictions for the North Shore's real estate market for 2014. But first, I want to revisit last year's predictions and see how close I came to being right (or not). Here's what I said a year ago: 1. Many buyers will be chasing too few homes. 2...
02/08/2014
The housing market is back! North Shore home sales for total year 2013 were up an impressive 18% over 2012. Every North Shore village showed gains, except Northfield, which was flat.  The strongest increases were in Kenilworth (+68% off a low base), followed by Highland Park (+31%) and Lake Fore...
02/05/2014
1829 Wilmette Avenue, Unit A, Wilmette This spacious and sunny Wilmette townhouse at 1829 Wilmette Avenue is perfect for anyone who wants a carefree lifestyle. On cold winter days (like today) you can pull into your own two-car attached garage and be in your cozy warm home without having to shov...
02/04/2014
OK, so it's not exactly HIS house, though he could certainly afford it after signing his seven year contract with the Bears a couple of weeks ago. But it IS the house that Cutler and his wife Kristin Cavallari have been renting for the past year. Now they are moving on and the house at 1334 Trap...
02/03/2014
Get in the holiday spirit at one (or more) of the North Shore's tree-lighting events this month. And don't miss the Wilmette Holiday Parade which will feature the Coldwell Banker Line Dance Team! Evanston Tree Lighting November 22 from 4 to 9 pm Fountain Square, Evanston downtownevanston.org Wil...
11/23/2013
"The best predictor of future performance is past performance."In the corporate world, if you want to know how well someone is likely to perform in a new job or assignment, the best way to tell is to look at how they performed in their last job or assignment. And it's pretty much the same when it...
11/23/2013
After the housing crash a lot of would-be home owners have found themselves locked out of the American Dream because: 1. Now that mortgage standards are so stringent, they can't come up with the cash for the hefty downpayment they need to qualify for a mortgage. 2. Their FICO score isn't what it ...
11/17/2013
Home sales on the North Shore were up 10% in October over last year while the median sold price increased 5%. Homes sold for 94% of list price, on average. 13% of homes that closed in October sold at or above list price. Market time declined 26% to 3.5 months on average. Several towns are well b...
11/14/2013
This year Hanukkah comes early, beginning on the day before Thanksgiving...which means you're not going to want to be making latkes when you're trying to fix Thanksgiving dinner. Skip the mess and the fuss and get your latkes, kugels, brisket and other necessities at one of these great North Sho...
11/12/2013
An agent in my office told me a story the other day about a listing presentation she went on. She was talking to the homeowner about her marketing and about the benefits of listing with Coldwell Banker. The homeowner pulled out the local newspaper and opened it up to several consecutive pages of ...
10/23/2013
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