House Hunt: Saturday Open Houses
A selection of open houses on Saturday in Winnetka, Glencoe and Northfield.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Patch's North Shore Real Estate Guide
Real estate prices plunged during the recession, and now sales agents say buyers have the edge.
In 2006, the housing market flew too close to the sun. And like Icarus with his wings of feather and wax, a previously golden sector of the American economy plummeted to a bloody crash-landing. But real estate agents across the North Shore say that one group has an advantage: buyers. In the North Shore especially, there's a surplus of houses but a dearth of buyers. That means those who want to move in have the hitherto unusual luxury of being the ones with the power. "If you're a young person with a steady 9-to-5 job, steady income and you haven't damaged your credit yet, it's a perfect time to buy," said Emery Moorehead, chairman of the North Shore Barrington Association of Realtors and a sales associate in Koenig & Strey's Lake Forest …
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Sold! Four Of 2010's Priciest North Shore Home Sales In Winnetka
A local Realtor ranked 2010's highest home sales on the North Shore.
Some of the North Shore's biggest home sales from 2010 were in Winnetka, including the two top spots, a local real estate blog reports. The blog entry ranks the top 11 priciest homes that sold in 2010, from Wilmette to Lake Forest. Topping the list is 1175 Whitebridge Hill Road in Winnetka, which sold for $6.5 million in December. The lakefront house has five bedrooms, five full bathrooms two half-bathrooms, and was built in 1857. The No. 2 house, 627 Sheridan Road, also sold for $5.25 million in August, according to Redfin.com. In fourth place, 1190 Westmoor Road sold in December for about $4.6 million. 714 Park Lane sold in November for $3.8 million, tenth on the list. To see a complete list of the homes, click here.
steve shay
12:15 pm on Thursday, June 23, 2011
Margaret Mcintyre says this: "The continuing contraction of housing values in IL reflects the flight out of the state--and (out of Wilmette) that has long term implications. Since 2000, Wilmette's 'white" population has decreased 6%." I am not sure why, but I am very uncomfortable with this statement. Please clarify the correlation between the topic at hand, the glut of vacant apartments, and … more ›