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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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What's Happening With Real Estate Commissions - Part 1 By now most people have read about the recent lawsuit against the NAR. From the questions I get from clients and friends, it's apparent no one is quite certain what it means. And of course, much of it is misinformation. What is certain is tha...
05/14/2024
What Sold in Your North Shore Village in March and April 2024?Inventory is lower now than earlier in the year and the median price is up in most villages. This is nirvana for sellers and continues to be an ordeal for buyers. Buyers are not, however, deterred by rising interest rates (at least aro...
05/09/2024
Hubbard Woods Real Estate Sales in March and April 2024Sales were hot over March and April for new listings. Hubbard Woods has several new construction homes lingering on the market but the sellers/builders have been slow with price reductions. Even in the fast market, buyers will not overpay for...
05/06/2024
One thing is certain - numbers don't lie. Looking at these charts shows our local market as clearly as possible over the past five years. You'll notice only 4 years are listed below and that is because I felt that 2020's statistics are meaningless. For single-family homes, home prices marched up ...
03/11/2024
What Sold in Your North Shore Village in February? Homes that closed in February were unusually low across all villages. That will begin to change as the inventory increases and homes sell quickly. The spring market has started - not only by the calendar but by the warm weather.Every single villa...
03/07/2024
Hubbard Woods Real Estate Sales in January 2024  2 NEW HUBBARD WOODS HOMES FOR SALE IN JANUARY 1476 Scott: $975,000 1045 Starr: $4,350,000    1 NEW PRIVATE HUBBARD WOODS LISTING IN JANUARY NO PHOTO 765 Walden: no price given but appears to be a teardown.   1 CLOSED HUBBARD WOODS LISTINGS IN JANUA...
02/12/2024
What Sold in Your North Shore Village in January? WINNETKAClick here to see all Winnetka homes sold in January 2024All homes for sale:  24Current month's supply of inventory:  1.7Past 12 months median price: $1,605,000See Winnetka homes for saleSee Winnetka condos for saleSee Winnetka townhouses ...
02/07/2024
North Shore Condo Report for 2023As you can see, our neighbors to the west and south have the most condos for sale.  In Winnetka, the list-to-sell price ratio was over the list price and other villages were very close to full price.Our North Shore villages of Winnetka, Wilmette, Glencoe, Northfie...
02/07/2024
Hubbard Woods Winnetka Real Estate for December 2023Hubbard Woods sales were slow in December but that's normal. Predictions are for mortgage rates to lower and steady out in 2024. As the year progressed, there were fewer wildly over-the-list-price bids but many homes still sold close to or at th...
01/15/2024
What Sold in Your North Shore Village in December? WINNETKAClick here to see all Winnetka homes sold in December 2023All homes for sale:  26Current month's supply of inventory:  1.6Year-to-date median price: $1,1675,000See Winnetka homes for saleSee Winnetka condos for saleSee Winnetka townhouses...
01/10/2024
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