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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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Margaret GossBroker - @properties.com847-977-6024margaretgoss@aproperties.com 
10/05/2022
Midwest Outpacing the Coasts as Housing Cools Just a few years ago the Midwest lagged behind every real estate market in the country. As home prices rose to astronomical heights elsewhere, we were struggling with long market times and slumping prices.  Now, according to a report:  "Redfin reports...
10/05/2022
Hubbard Woods Winnetka Real Estate September 2022It was a quiet September in Hubbard Woods which reflects lower sales in late summer. Just two closing in September and one new listing that is already under contract. There are just 7 homes for sale right now in Hubbard Woods. Three of those are pr...
10/05/2022
 What Sold in Your Winnetka North Shore Village Not much has changed since last month's report. Total sales, homes for sale, median price, and month's supply of inventory have stayed stable.  WINNETKAClick here to see all Winnetka homes sold in September 2022Homes for sale:  26Private network hom...
10/04/2022
What is the Private Listing Network in Winnetka & the North Shore TWO THINGS HAPPENED IN REAL ESTATEIn 2018, our Northern Illinois Multiple Listing Service (MRED) introduced the “Private Listing Network” (PLN) to real estate agents.  Then, in November 2019, the National Association of Realtors ba...
09/21/2022
See What Sold in Your North Shore Village in August 2022Inventory came down some more in August in Winnetka, Wilmette, and Glencoe, but stayed stable in Kenilworth and Northfield. Homes that sold in August did not have as many homes selling "over list price" but they were very close. Some of the ...
09/07/2022
Hubbard Woods Winnetka Real Estate in August 2022Hubbard Woods had just 2 new listings in August, which is 2 less than July. Five homes closed compared to 12 in July. And the median price of homes rose from $1.5M in June to $1.515M in July, to $1,660M in August.   HUBBARD WOODS 2 NEW LISTINGS - A...
09/01/2022
Still Time for the Farmer's Markets around Winnetka ILI consider August to be the best month for buying fresh corn at the farmer's markets. It's also the least expensive now. I have a special way of cooking corn that keeps it crisp and sweet.What I didn't realize is that corn is that, according t...
08/09/2022
What's Ahead for Winnetka & North Shore Real Estate?There are so many differing opinions about where the real estate market is headed. This is what I know and what I've gleaned from the real estate sources I follow. After having a super hot market for almost two years, change is definitely in the...
08/09/2022
Here is What Sold in Your North Shore Village in July 2022Nationally, changes are happening a bit faster than here on the North Shore. These changes include price reductions, increased market times, and contracts falling through. In other words, the usual.In spite of these changes starting to occ...
08/03/2022
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