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Real estate and community information for Chicago's North Shore suburbs of Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northfield, and Glencoe. Selling single family homes, condos, new construction, and land on the North Shore since 1998. Includes market statistics, sold properties, community events, zoning, sports, restaurants and various real estate opinions and thoughts.
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Homes sales in Hubbard Woods are not much different since last month. Few sales, and no new listings. Our inventory (all through the North Shore) has dwindled and anxious buyers will need to wait until the spring market.This chart shows the drop in inventory from February 2020 to the present:  NE...
12/06/2021
After three decades, Don Juan's Restaurant in Chicago closed at the end of 2020. A great institution and local treasure was gone. Sort of.Don Juan's Cantina and Taqueria opened in July just a mile away - and will continue their tradition of great food, drinks, and service! Same owners (with a new...
11/05/2021
What Sold In Your North Shore Village in October, 2021Yes, the market has started cooling - which it always does this time of year. The "cooling" mainly pertains to the frenzied bidding that drove prices up with multiple offers.Fewer homes are now selling over the list price which has been common...
11/05/2021
If you've been listening to or reading the news you know that the real estate market has cooled down. This is normal at this time of year. The one difference is that Hubbard Woods still has a very low inventory.You can see below that there are only 9 homes for sale right now and 10 under contract...
11/04/2021
A PLACE WITH SPACE!Rarely does a condo this large come on the market anywhere in the North Shore. 5020 Arbor Lane, Unit 102 is one such home.Located on the first floor with views of the pond, it includes:3 bedrooms2 1/2 bathsLarge living roomLarge family room and dining roomEat-in kitchenLarge cl...
10/28/2021
There were 7 homes that closed in Hubbard Woods in September. Three of them sold for over the list price, and four sold for below list price. All sold relatively quickly except for one that took many years. There were just two new listings both of which would be considered luxury homes with high ...
10/05/2021
What Sold In Your North Shore Village in September 2021  Current Winnetka Real Estate MarketClick to see all Sold Winnetka homes in September Homes currently for sale: 45Private Network homes for sale: 20Under contract or pending: 42Current months supply of inventory: 2.3See all Winnetka Homes fo...
10/04/2021
The median price of North Shore homes in the villages of Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northfield, and Glencoe dipped to $990,000 at the end of August. That was a 18% decrease from the previous month's median price of $1,210,000. The previous low median was $850,000 from April 2021.It's natural...
09/14/2021
There were 128 total single family home sales in August in Kenilworth, Winnetka, Wilmette, Glencoe, and Northfield (down from 142 in July.) The median price was $1,000,000 ($1,223,000 in July.)Sales are tapering off - a function of both the end of summer and continued low inventory. WINNETKASee a...
09/07/2021
You'll see that activity slowed way down in August - particularly with only one new home being listed. The good news is that there are four homes in the Private MLS which will eventually hit the market (unless they sell before that.)Two of the three closed homes sold for over the list price - we ...
09/01/2021
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