Jack Lewitz's (evanstonilrealtor) Blog

  What do you do when you work with new clients who are in shock about home prices in your area? You have to  Discuss Options          and 

You know Fall is here when you start to hear sounds in your house of   pesky animals putting holes in your siding         or burrowing in your walls and building a nest.   Time for me to put on that face like Bill Murray in Caddyshack and look for that critter making all that noise.

  Passion #1 :Buying and Selling Real Estate Buying and Selling a Home requires an expert to guide you through the process Passion #2: Teaching Skiing. Learning how to Ski also requires an expert to give you the necessary skills to enjoy the sport. This Winter I will be teaching skiing at Wilmot ...

                                        3+ Bedroom Ranch House                                         Asking Price: $250,000                                        Full Finished Basement                                              As-IS Condition 

 I'd Like to Introduce You to My Team... When You Call My Office... You Get ME.When You Want to See a Home for Sale... I will make the Appointment and show it to You.When You Want to Write an Offer... Me will do it for you and make sure it gets presented to the Seller.When You Want To Know How Mu...

 Typically the Real Estate Market begins to COOL DOWN during the Dog Days of Summer as people go on vacation in August. But I expect the Fall will see a huge uptick in Real Estate Activity.                                                          HAVE A GREAT VACATION!                            ...

The Year is 1953 and Elizabeth Gordon, editor for House Beautiful , wrote an article "The Threat to the Next America". In this article she attacked Mies Van De Roh and Modernism as a whole.                                                                           Farnsworh HouseAccording to Gordo...

 The year is 1950 and there is a home buying mania in Chicagoland . The Chicago Worlds Fair of 1950 had as its main attraction "The  Avenue of The American Home ". This exhibit consisted of eight different homes constructed by different architects using different materials. The TV house had walls...

  Do You Know What Your Home is Worth?You may be sitting on a ton of cash.The cash in your home is sitting there because it is not easily accessible.When you need the money what can you do?  Refinance Your home and pull out some Equity. Do a Reverse Mortgage which is almost the same thing as Refi...

The other day I was walking in Lincoln Square and decided to walk to see the last building designed by Louis Sullivan architect. Krause Music Store located at 4100 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago is a Chicago Landmark Building. The facade has the ornamental details that were prominant in Sullivans designs.