Rodkin on Sellers’ Unrealistic Prices
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Bradley asks why some North Shore home sellers aren’t pricing their homes realistically for the 2012 market.
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In Winnetka, Everything a House Ott to Be
List Price: $4.995 million
Sale Price: $4.4 million
The Property: A grand manor home on two acres in Winnetka’s Indian Hill Club was sold February 17 for $4.4 million—just 46 percent of what its sellers were asking when they first put it on the market nearly six years ago…
27,400-Square-Foot Home Rises Hinsdale
BROBDINGNAGIAN BIG: Even for the neighborhood, the estimated $5-$10 million house is big
Sales at Stalled Washington Heights Development
A developer steps in and keeps prices real for the neighborhood
In Hyde Park, a Cinematic Home Worthy of an Oscar
List Price: $1.149 million
The Property: Facing Promontory Point across Lake Shore Drive stands an 11-story co-op building with a façade so lovely it can only be called “cinematic.” That’s fitting, since the architects of what was originally called the Jackson Shores Apartments were Rapp and Rapp, the renowned designers of grand movie palaces, including the Chicago Theatre and Aurora’s Paramount Theatre…
Real-Estate Listings Are Getting Greener
With an increasing share of homebuyers putting energy efficiency and other green features at or near the top of their wish list, the Chicago-area multiple listing service is giving environmentally friendly features more prominence. Last week, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) added a Walk Score; it’s a measure of how many services can be accessed from a home without driving…
Rodkin on Renting Out a Home to Buy Another
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Rich from Glencoe asks about the specifics of turning his home into a rental in order to buy a new home.
A Guide to Portage Park: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play
INSIDER’S GUIDE: From classic cinema to fried chicken, this neighborhood dials up the charm in time for the holidays
A Guide to Beverly: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play
INSIDER’S GUIDE: Springtime on the Southwest Side promises more than shamrocks and green beer
Wicker Park’s Troubled Twins
List Price (house on the right in photo): $990,000
Sale Price: $959,000
The Property: These mirror-image twins in Wicker Park share more than their contemporary brick-and-glass style…