If you are lucky enough to find a good foreclosure and buy it right away you will usually get a good deal. If you purchase a Fannie Mae Homepath foreclosure that is a condo building you will often have to pay 6 months of back HOAs, I am talking about the Home Owner Associations fees that are charged per month. Sometimes the attorney we get for you can talk them into cutting that in half but not always. I have sold many foreclosures and been successful and had happy home buyers.Currently in Evanston IL there are 9 Foreclosures. Click Evanston Foreclosures to see for yourself. If you are interested I can help you with all the steps involved in the process.If you want to take a look at Rogers Park Forecloses I see 18, today April 15th 2015. If you want to see what you can find, click Roger... 04/15/2015

724 Noyes, unit E2, Evanston, IL___________________________A beautiful vintage 3 bedroom, 2 bath co-op, located just north of downtown Evanston right in the heart of the Northwestern University Campus.A rare, bright & spacious corner-unit in well-maintained historic & highly desireable Rookwood. Boasting generous & proportionate rooms, with gleaming hardwood floors, 2 full-baths, newer eat-in kitchen w/granite counters, pantry, quality built-ins in LR & BR2, This is the only unit in the complex with central air conditioning! It was added years ago, and is grandfathered, but no other unit is allowed to put it in, today.  so that makes this unit unique.Handsome casement windows have their own custom interior-storm coverings, to keep the unit toasty warm during the winters.Overlooks beauti... 04/15/2015

777 Hinman #23 Evanston IL 60202 Under ContractMy property listing at 777 Hinman #23 just went under contract with only 16 days on the market. A 2 bedroom with one and a half baths and an attached and heated garage makes for comfort and convenience. A near perfect location one block South of Main Street and one block east of Chicago Avenue gives a location that is a steps from the Metra and El stations and 4 blocks from the Lake Front at Lake Michigan.  If you are thinking about selling a property in Evanston or Chicago Land and would like a free and no obligation market analysis to find out your properties value please let us know. If you want to sell your home we have a plan. A plan to get the job done efficiently and obtain the most value possible.Understanding your Expectations and ... 04/14/2015

As the sunshine comes out, so do the buyers.We are finding ourselves swamped with buyers, and still experiencing a low inventory. Particularly in the Evanston and North shore markets.Quality homes at reasonable prices are still hard to come by.  Good listings are finding themselves quickly pursued by multiple buyers.  An enviable place to find ones-self.If you play your cards right, you could find yourself with a full-priced offer, and sometimes it bubbles up over list price.And we're having way less trouble with appraisals than we have in recent months.  They are recognizing that prices have some upward pressure.Properties that are priced well are moving quickly... so if you're considering selling your home, this would be a great time to move to the marketplace.You might find that you ... 04/14/2015

1572 Maple #302 Evanston 60201 3 Br 2 Bath Condo coming soon.This 2200 square foot condo will be available within the next couple of days. It is an amazing property in the middle of downtown Evanston IL. Some of the features are hardwood floors, 2 garage parking spots in the attached and heated garage, all KitchenAid Stainless appliances, side by side washer and dryer, private outdoor space and a solarium all seasons room, 3 balconys. The property has windows on all directions giving a very bright living arrangement of the most luxurious living Evanston has to offer. This property will be listed at $660,000. Contact Noah Seidenberg (800) 858-7917 with any questions or for a showing.   04/13/2015

Evanston IL Homes for SaleEvanston IL is defiantly in demand by people looking to purchase property. In he last decade we have seen the town thrive and Northwestern University has expanded quite a bit. The city of Evanston has allowed new condo buildings to be constructed to try to meet the demand for housing and with all the new property comes a need for many more stores, restaurants and entertainment for all the people who have come to town. Because of that Evanston IL has become quite popular.Search Evanston Homes or Condos at your leisure with these links.Now that Evanston has become so popular we have really reached a point of a lack of inventory. I am not saying that you cannot purchase a house or condo in Evanston, I mean that the property sells much faster and people have to wat... 04/10/2015

Evanston IL Restaurant Health Inspection Scores Available By TextEvanston IL is constantly becoming more in touch with technology and has many more programs to make things easier for the residents and people visiting town. You can not get ratings by a text message if you are worried about the condition of a restaurant. I have never heard of this anywhere else, have you?I quote the City Of Evanston in their News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2015 Media Contact: Charliese Agnew cagnew@cityofevanston.org  Phone: 847-859-7833 Evanston Restaurant Health Inspection Scores Now Available to Local Diners via Text Message EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - The City of Evanston is pleased to announce that residents and visitors can now receive publicly available restaurant health inspection scores dir... 04/09/2015

800 Elgin Optima Horizons Evanston IL 2 Br 2 Bath Condo for Sale16th floor Penthouse PH12 with hardwood floors in unit washer & dryer in downtown Evanston. The Penthouse floor has high ceilings and skylights. The Optima Horizons offers management on site, door person, large pool, exercise room, attached and heated garage, walk to transportation via the Metra & EL, Northwestern University all downtown Evanston has to offer.  upgraded kitchen cabinets, Condo Includes a flat screen TV.Call (800) 858-7917 with questions or a showing 04/09/2015

Skevenston IL 60203 Real Estate SceneYou have heard me talk about it before and I will again. Today we will examine the Skevanston IL real estate situation which is located in zip code 60203. Skevanston is an area which is actually Evanston IL located west of McCormick Blvd but has the property taxes of Skokie with the benefit of the Evanston school district and is a neighborhood known as "Skevanston" take the SK of Skokie and Evanston and you have Skevanston. You will get it when looking for property and find out what a nice area it is and the value offered.At this time we have low inventory in Skevanston IL. At present we have 9 single family homes for sale in zip code 60203 Skevanston and 13 homes under contract and waiting to close. In the last 30 days 3 homes have closed and are no... 04/07/2015

Evanston IL Homes For Sale March The Evanston IL Real Estate scene is doing quite well as of March 2015, the average sale time for a property is at 84 days compared to 92 days one year ago and 152 days a year before that in 2013. Presently there are 91 single family homes available for sale in Evanston IL and 106 under contract and waiting to close. In the last 30 days 39 homes have closed and are now sold. In the condominium scene, presently in Evanston there are 185 condos for sale and 118 under contract and waiting to close. In the last 30 days there have been 46 condos in Evanston IL that have closed and are sold. Pretty good stats especially for condos. If you are interested, click Evanston IL Homes for sale or Evanston IL Condos for sale to get a direct link to the multiple listin... 04/05/2015

By Art Wilson, Realtor   Evanston's March Property sales were 77, up 24.2% from 62 in March of 2014 and 57.1% higher than the 49 sales last month. March 2015 sales were at their highest level compared to March of 2014 and 2013. March YTD sales of 162 are running 14.9% ahead of last year's year-to-date sales of 141.  The Median Sales Price in March was $242,000, down -3.0% from $249,500 in March of 2014 and up 10.0% from $220,000 last month. The Average Sales Price in March was $310,984, up 2.6% from $303,187 in March of 2014 and down -1.1% from $314,374 last month. March 2015 ASP was at a mid range compared to March of 2014 and 2013. The Total Inventory of Properties available for sale as of March was 286, down -4.3% from 299 last month and down -2.7% from 294 in March of last year. Ma... 04/04/2015

Evanston IL Downtown View Every chance I get when showing properties is a good opportunely to snap a few photos with my phone. It does really good photos for a cell phone and is quick and easy to use. I usually wait until the client starts to walk though the high rise, the bedrooms and I snap a few for my collection. I took these last Sunday (3-29-15) at about 4:00PM at a building on Chicago Ave on the 23rd floor.  Please enjoy this Evanston IL Downtown View I present for your viewing pleasure Looking North East over Chicago Ave, notice the Moon in the left hand corner   Here is a slightly different angle of the same shot   A straight Northern view, notice the curve of Lake Michigan, its so nice this high up Looking slightly north west and completes the idea of how we can see the curve ... 04/03/2015

Northwestern University just finished it's spectacular school of music right on the Lake Michigan Lake Front. The Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music is located at 711 Elgin Rd Evanston IL 60208. The areas of study are divided into Music study which includes Composition and Music Technology, Music Education, Music Theory and Cognition, Musicology and in Music Performance offered is Brass, conducting, Jazz Studies, Percussion, Piano, Piano Pedagogy, Strings, Voice & Opera and Woodwinds. Officially the music school will open for the Fall quarter and is named The Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, named to honor retiring University president Henry Bienen and his wife, Leigh Buchanan Bienen. I quote the Daily Northwestern: "The first classes in Northwestern’s new Music and Communica... 04/01/2015

777 Hinman #23 Evanston IL 60202, a  2 Br 1.5 Bath Condo was listed today. It is in a great location one block from Main street with access to the Metra and El trains and so many great unique stores, restaurants plus a 5 minute walk to the Lake Michigan Lake Front and beaches. 777 Hinman #23 The property is a 2 bedroom with 1.5 bathrooms, oak hardwood floors, an attached heated garage and a fantastic deck on top of the building. If you are interested in finding out more about this nice condominium, contact listing agent Noah Seidenberg. Understanding your Expectations and Exceeding them Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (800) 858-7917 03/30/2015

I have an exempt listing with a signed listing agreement that will go live in a week or so but I am getting requests for showings already since this is a very nice property and there is nothing else available in this popular Evanston IL High rise of 248 units. 800 Elgin the Optima Horizons Penthouse #12, a 2 bedroom 2 bath condo is for sale at $309,000 on the 16th floor. Contact me if interested and a showing can be arraigned with notice. The Optima Horizons at 800 Elgin is the most popular property for Northwestern students and people who just want to be steps away from all downtown Evanston has to offer, the unique stores, restaurants, public transportation and is 2 blocks away from the Metra or "EL". A door person is on duty and you have a full sized pool, exercise room, on site mana... 03/27/2015

The sales of condos in Evanston IL are moving at record volumes. We are doing better in 2015 for this time of year then we have in years I will show you a graph at the bottom of this page which illustrates this. Wonder why this is happening? Evanston is growing by leaps and bounds. As a professional Realtor talking to all ages of people about where they want to live, Evanston IL always comes up these days. You might be thinking that you wonder why? A few reasons has caused the record growth. Northwestern University has really expanded in recent years the school is in construction right now. A brand new visitors center and music department are some of the projects almost done. The town of Evanston has become quite a bit more popular in recent years. Evanston's zoning laws changed and man... 03/24/2015

So far in 2015 the sales of Condominiums in Evanston IL has done better than the previous year. Evanston has grown so much and with that growth comes restaurants, excellent choices of shops a wide range of live entertainment and anything else you could be interested in. Northwestern University has expanded and that alone drives more people to our wonderful town of Evanston IL.  Let's talk about Condos for sale in Evanston IL. At this time there are 193 Condominiums for sale and 112 under contract and waiting to close. In the last 30 days there have been 33 condos that closed and are sold. We have a good amount inventory available to choose from. If you want to look at available inventory of condos in Evanston IL we have a nice tool or you. All you need to do is click Evanston Condos and... 03/23/2015

At this point we have a good inventory of condos for sale in Evanston IL. The interest rates are still low but expected to rise slightly so sometime soon may be a good time to make that move, especially if you are a first time buyer. Whatever your situation is, Evanston IL is a wonderful place to live. Click Evanston Condos and you can browse on your own and change the criteria to match your preference as you like. This link is directly connected to the Multiple Listing Service and no one will contact you unless you request a showing.  Evanston IL is where I call home since 1979. In the last 15 years the community has grown by leaps and bounds. Many new construction condos have been built and along with those properties comes many new restaurants, a wide selection of unique sops in Evan... 03/20/2015

An intense marketing campaign and the right price caused my listing at 2742 Garrison Ave to go under contract in 13 days. We had an overwhelming number of showings then multiple offers and decided last weekend to make the choice and it is ready for an inspection. My seller client is very happy with me but stressed because of so much showing during this time, we really got to know each other. If you live in Evanston IL or Chicago Land and are thinking about placing your home on the market for sale consider contacting Coldwell Banker Evanston and either me, Noah Seidenberg or a team member will help you with a Comparative Market Analysis. We aim to please and will get the job done right and fast. Want to know more? Call (800) 858-7917 day or night. 2742 Garrison Ave Evanston IL   Understa... 03/18/2015

The sales of single family homes in Evanston are really doing well at this time. We are ahead of where we were exactly one year ago. Check out the chart at the bottom on this page and you will find it very interesting if you are curious about Evanston IL Real Estate. At this time there are 102 single family homes on the market in Evanston IL for sale and 101 under contract and waiting to close. In the last 30 days there have been 24 houses closed and are sold. In the condo scene there are currently 184 condos for sale in Evanston and 108 under contract and waiting to close. In the last 30 days there have been 31 condos close and are sold. If you want to cut to the chase and see for yourself click Evanston Homes & Evanston Condos. These links provided are direct connections to the multip... 03/17/2015