Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Sconce for the stairway
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Quick stats! Lakeview single family home sales up 21%, median price up 12% in 2013
Lakeview single family home sales January 1st to June 14th, 2013
67 Lakeview single family homes closed (sold) in just over the half-way point for the year. Almost half of those houses (32 homes) sold over $1 million dollars. The median price for a Lakeview house at this time is about $970,000.
Lakeview single family homes sales are up 21% over sales during the same period in 2012. The median price is up about 12%.
| At the Chicago lakefront in Lakeview (photo Eric Rojas) |
8 of the 67 houses sold were listed as either foreclosure (bank owned, REO) or short sale.
Under contract, for sale
There are currently 49 single family homes under contract in Lakeview. The median asking price of the contracted homes is about $1,175,000. This could push the median price of house for the year in the Lakeview Community Area to over $1 million.
There are only 38 actively listed houses for sale (at time of this post). Of those, 25 homes are priced over $1 million.
All stats gathered from MREDLLC.com (our member MLS) and analyzed/ interpreted by Eric Rojas, Real Estate Broker. Stats are as accurate as possible and best used as a guide to market activity.
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7:00 AM
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Closed! Clients sell classic Lincoln Square Victorian with prominent porch
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| Great curb appeal (image Photo Light Chicago) |
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| KAPOW kitchen! (image Photo Light Chicago) |
Congrats to our seller clients and our new neighbors too! Call/ email us to buy or sell a home on the north side neighborhoods of Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, North Center and more. We have specific options for you.
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7:30 AM
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
A quick iconic dose of Streeterville on an early summer evening
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| The views exiting onto North Michigan Avenue and the Mag Mile never get old (and I had plenty of time on the ramp to take them in). |
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| I parked easily at a meter near the 900/910 Mies building on East Delaware and the lake ($7.00). |
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| Met the wife at an old standby. |
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House hunting along Diversey Parkway in East Lakeview
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| The Surf-Pine Grove Landmark District serves up leafy streets and vintage apartments near the Diversey Parkway shops, bars and restaurants (all photos Eric Rojas, Real Estate Broker) |
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| A familiar sign along Diversey Parkway, The Market Place Food Store hangs on amongst the nearby Trader Joe's and Walmart market. |
| Diversey Harbor (photo Eric Rojas) |
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10:22 AM
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Buying a South Loop town house near Cotton Tail Park
| We recently viewed this town house with buyer clients on the 1200 block of South Federal in the South Loop school district (photo Bob DePalma) |
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| Several town house communities surround Cotton Tail Park. The park is bonkers with families in the late afternoon and weekend mornings (photo Eric Rojas). |
| Cotton Tail Park entrance at the 1400 block of South Plymouth (photo Bob DePalma) |
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| Google map image of Dearborn Park town house communities located between Clark and State Streets |
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4:40 PM
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Friday, June 07, 2013
Stop and look: Charming Bowmanville
If it impresses this little girl, think of what a little front landscaping will do for potential buyers (and for your pride of ownership.)
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3:08 PM
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Photos! New construction update at Division and Ashland in East Village/ Wicker Park
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| Rent a new apartment here in East Village/ Wicker Park and "Eat Great, Even Late!" |
You can read coverage of the new mixed commercial and rental apartment building at 1611 W Division at Curbed and Yo Chicago. Here's a couple photos of the construction taken by Bob while doing business in the neighborhood today.
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1:22 PM
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Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Quick STATS: Lakeview condo sales fierce, UP 33%
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| We saw this two beds, two baths Lakeview condo with garage parking last weekend. $349,000 asking with this roof top cabana to boot. |
Here's a look at Lakeview's condo sales for the first half of 2013.
From January 1st to May 31st of 2013 of this year 688 Lakeview condo units have sold. That's up 33% from the 514 that sold same period in 2012...a good year in its own right. 216 condos closed in May 2013 alone.
What sold? Here's a breakdown including attached townhouse units.
129 one bedroom condos sold with a median price of $155,000 (most in the lower half of pricing reside in dated high rise and mid-rise buildings near the lake)
325 two bedroom condos sold with median price of about $335,000. Two bedroom condos can vary greatly with one, two or two and one-half baths. They also vary greatly in parking availability and outdoor space.
179 three bedroom condos sold with a median price of about $475,000. Of course, styles and features vary greatly.
Only 29 Lakeview condos with at least 4 or more bedrooms sold with a median price of $651,000. We sold one of them at 416 W Briar Place.
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3:19 PM
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