All Entries in the "North Shore" Category
Chicago Real Estate Improves at the End of 2010
Home sales in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market finished last year on a positive note. According to a report by RE/MAX Northern Illinois, home sales in the Chicago area saw the best month in December since June when compared to the prior year’s sales activity. In the seven-county Chicago area, 5,175 homes were sold [...]
Price to Own Famous Chicago-Area Home Now Less Steep
The asking price has again been lowered on the Ben Rose estate. We’ve talked about this Chicago-area home before. It’s the one in which Cameron kicked his father’s beloved 1961 Ferrari out the floor-to-ceiling garage window and into the ravine. Sound familiar? This Highland Park home, at 370 Beech Street, was the house used in [...]
Think You Can’t Buy New Because You Have to Sell the Old? Think Again
Want a new home but are afraid to put your existing Chicago real estate on the market? Boy, does MarketPlace Homes have a deal for you. If you buy a newly constructed home with certain builders, MarketPlace Homes will lease your old home. “Many prospective buyers tell us that they have concerns about whether they [...]
Hot High School Graduation Gift: College Home
Way back when I went to college, you rented wherever you lived. But if you have a student going to college today, and you can afford the down payment, buying a home in this market makes sense. Unless your student goes to Northwestern. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has released its new College Home Listing [...]
Think Your Home is the Best Dressed? Let’s See It!
Do you think you have the Chicago area’s best dressed home? Make It Better, a resource for the North Shore online and in print, has been hosting its inaugural Best Dressed Homes Contest throughout the year. Each month, residents have been sending in pictures of their best dressed rooms, and now the contest has culminated [...]
