An incredible 19 houses closed in June. To explain the imbalance of homes, only 1 new home was listed in Hubbard Woods during the whole month (and it had been previously listed in 2016.)Of particular note, 1159 Chatfield just closed for $1,765,000 (see below.) It was previously listed in 2016 for
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07/04/2021
If you haven't gotten enough real estate data, I'm here to help. I'm fascinated by charts and graphs - nothing shows more clearly the state of something than they do. All data is for the past 12 months and includes Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe, and Northfield unless otherwise noted.
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06/08/2021
Who ever thought that we could transition so quickly from high inventory to low inventory? It became clearer as 2020 drew to a close but then the spring market delivered a whole new crop of homes. Which are now long gone. Of course, there are still houses for sale. For instance, Winnetka current
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06/07/2021
HUBBARD WOODS MAY 2021 With only 9 homes for sale and 27 under contract, Hubbard Woods is being squeezed for inventory. You can see below the quick sales times on almost all the closed sales in May. I've been asked how long this market will last. The pundits say that nationally, at least another
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06/07/2021
What Sold in Your Village in May 2021? A more apt title would be, “What Hasn’t Sold in Your Village”!Inventory is still a rock bottom and almost all new homes that are listed are sold immediately. Under contract homes in Winnetka are almost 3 times the number for active listings (the highest of
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06/06/2021
10 Ways to Keep Mosquitos Away I’ve been looking into ideas that will help get rid of those bloodthirsty pests this summer. We’re fortunate to live in an area that offers an active response to mosquitoes through North Shore Mosquito Abatement District which serves 11 North Shore villages. Their
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05/12/2021
HUBBARD WOODS April 2021 One sign of a hot market: regardless of price range, all seven homes listed in Hubbard Woods in April are under contract. Plus ten homes sold although you’ll see some long market times for some of them. This is because they were listed pre-Covid at inflated prices. 7 NEW
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05/12/2021
The spring market continues to see huge sales despite a lack of inventory. Homes are selling off the Private Network before they ever hit the market. Otherwise, the stats are the same as the past several months: seller’s market and we need more homes to sell! Here’s what closed in the North Shore
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05/10/2021
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EARNEST MONEYYou’ve just bought a new house - congratulations! So many things to think about, one of them being your earnest money. What is Earnest Money? Basically, your earnest money is delivered on or around the time you submit a contract to purchase your new home.
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04/26/2021
HUBBARD WOODS March 2021The Hubbard Woods area is down to inventory that would only last 1.9 months if no new inventory came on the market. That’s called an extreme seller’s market. If you have any thoughts of selling - why wait? However, if you sell, you’ll become a buyer . . . 7 NEW HUBBARD WO
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04/07/2021
