Ravenswood Single Family home sales cold in January, February

I looked up closed single family home sales for the past two months in Ravenswood and found...2. This was very surprising.

However, out of 33 returned listings in Ravenswood (Montrose to Foster south to north, Clark to Leavitt east to west) 2 were closed sales and another 9 were under contract. So, 30% of the homes returned in the query for the last 30 days were sold or under contract. Not bad.

We are not to the end of first quarter 2010 yet, so we may see 5 or 6 total. I will call 12 closed homes in these same neighborhood boundaries in second quarter 2010.

Spring = Lincoln Park showings!

From NYC, Philly, and Chicago... people are looking at Lincoln Park.

I don't know how anybody else feels, but I see Lincoln Park properties for sale getting a lot of showing action. My open houses have been popular again. Some properties are new, some have been on the market for a while and have recently adjusted pricing. It will be another busy weekend. The year seems long already... it's only March.

Living along the CTA "L" tracks in Ravenswood

Or more like "living under the tracks". These folks at the 4600 block of North Wolcott have made the best of their multi-unit building that shares some dirt with the CTA Brown Line cutting through Ravenswood. Quite a lovely park like setting.

For my buyers: townhome and condo multiple offers

Two groups of my clients lost multiple offers today in the Lakeview and Ravenswood Gardens neighborhoods respectively on the north side. Not a good day.

One group is looking for a deal.... and one group really stepped up to the plate. Both properties were priced well for sale right out of the gate.

Thomas and Eric's big Rolling Meadows adventure

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My associate Thomas Reid and I will be heading out to the north suburb of Rolling Meadows tomorrow to evaluate and list for sale a single family home. The house at 107 Ironwood Court is in the excellent William Fremd High School attendance boundaries (I use to date a girl from Fremd years and years ago...sigh).

We'll visit some comparable homes and evaluate the condition of the subject property. Tom's fifteen years of construction and HVAC experience along with my keen eye for marketable assets (cough!) will come in handy. We need to advise the sellers on what to improve within their budget and price the home right.

The home has three bedrooms plus loft, a full, unfinished basement, two and and one-half baths, two car garage and a community clubhouse and pool. I'll have some photos upon my return. This will be a lot of house for an aggressive price in this neighborhood.

Country Chic in Gold Coast Chicago: 60 East Scott

We've given this bright Gold Coast condo a little face-lift and dropped the price to $229,900. Low assessment, low tax, classic architecture and steps from the lake? Only three residences on this floor. You will love the unobstructed west views due to your neighbor's multi-million dollar single family home. This is a very unique block.

60 E Scott #604 asking $229,900 Click the link for property details.

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Call or email us for details, for a showing or to have us list your Gold Coast home. You'll love our staging and marketing.

Sunday Open House 3/7/10 from 12P to 3P: Lincoln Park Town Home

1806 N LarrabeeLincoln Park + Abraham Lincoln School = Great Home!

Open Sunday, March 7th from 12PM to 3PM.

-Three bedrooms up!
-Two and one-half baths
-Private Garage
-Huge Family Room
-Storage, Storage, Storage
-Great Elementary School

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New Irving Park Listing...how about a huge two bedroom condo for $200K?

We just put this Irving Park condo 3304 W Cullom #2 on the market today. We like this place a lot at only $200,000.

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Spacious two bedroom in Irving Park. Look at these room sizes. Open granite and maple kitchen, full appliance package, disposal and breakfast bar. Huge deck off kitchen. Bright living room with inviting sun room. Large bedrooms with organized closets. Marble surround and jet tub in bath. This home shows like new. Strong condo association, extra storage room in basement. Don't settle for a small condo! Great new and old bars/restaurants/ activities along Irving Park, California and Kedzie like Pitchfork, Lizards Liquid Lounge , Mcfetridge Sports Center...

Ravenswood, Lincoln Square Open House: Two bedrooms, two baths, steps from Metra!

4847 N Wolcott, asking $269,900

Open House Saturday March 6th 12PM to 3PM.

We are hosting an open house in this perfectly walkable Ravenswood location. Enjoy Lincoln Square, Andersonville, Ravenswood, the CTA Brown Line at Damen and the Metra Union Pacific North station.

Modern single family home design rare under two million in Lincoln Park

Here's a modest, modern newer construction home... but don't expect to find many for sale in Lincoln Park for under $2,000,000.

Each time my partner and I pass this Lincoln Park single family home I mention how I like it. And each time I mention it my partner laments that I mention this every time we pass the house.

So, why do I like it? Well, it's a nice representation of what a modern design, newer construction home can look like when it fits nicely in it's surroundings. It's a pretty subtle home, really.

And it will cost you. Looking at the last six months, maybe two homes out of 153 homes are either listed, under contract or were sold on our MLS that exudes modern design elements (from the exterior, anyway).

What a shame. I've seen a lot of botched attempts at modern "design" on cheaply built split-block homes well under $2,000,000.