HUBBARD WOODS News February 2021 Inventory has been low - until February with the addition of 12 new homes for sale in Hubbard Woods. Good news: four are already under contract. And strangely, for those of us with devious minds, five of the homes are on Asbury. 12 (!) NEW HUBBARD WOODS LISTINGS I...
2009 First Quarter In this year's first quarter, there were 71 sales of single family homes in Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, and Glencoe. The breakdown above is shown in the number of units sold by price range. I think this is interesting because although it shows a 67% decrease in the total s...
Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, and Glencoe Closed Sales February 09
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Last month I wrote a post (http://activerain.com/blogsview/923418/Market-Stats-for-Winnetka-Kenilworth-Wilmette-IL) about closed home sales for Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth and Glencoe. I found it interesting that even in the current economic climate, sales were exactly the same (22 single fam...
Beautiful French Country Manor home designed and built in 2000 by Donald Beemer. Elegant architectural elements come together to create a home both spacious and livable, with 15 rooms, 7 bedrooms, 8 full baths, and 2 half baths. Everthing from the grand foyer to the butler's pantry has been co...
I am the listing agent for a beautiful luxury home in Winnetka, IL. Recently a potential buyer bemoaned the fact that he must be crazy for considering writing a contract. . . no one else is buying, right? He thought he must surely be the only one, especially in the high-end market. Well, I we...
It's not news that Chicago's tony north shore suburbs of Kenilworth, Winnetka, Wilmette and Glencoe have been seeing a number of foreclosures. We always thought we were immune and somehow protected from the greater ravages of the economic downturn. But slowly, the MLS is revealing some disturbi...
Today I attended a company seminar with all the usual rah-rah, updates, and praise for top producers. I liked everything I saw - especially the soon-to-be debut of Baird & Warner's new consumer friendly website, www.bairdwarner.com. We also had a special speaker, real estate coach and trainer Ri...
This January we had 22 closed sales for single family homes in Winneta, Kenilworth, and Glencoe. After checking that statistic, I asked my husband how many homes he thought sold during the same period last year (January 2008.) He answered 60. You would have thought so, but . . . exactly the sa...
First, this bill has not passed Congress yet - just the Senate. But what a hopeful sign for potential homebuyers. This is a real tax credit not a loan and is not limited to first-time buyers (as the recent $7500 "credit" was.) Here' the bill At A Glance: Buyers would get 10% of the purchase ...
I know that my open houses have been very slow lately- but when I have to go with a snow shovel in hand, I know I'm in trouble. Nobody wants to slog through the snow, slush and cold to look at houses right now and it's doubly true here in Chicago where we have not been above freezing in several ...
Classic Home with many upgrades that enhance this vintage home. Hardwood floors throughout, Master bath with bidet, Luxury kitchen and formal dining room. You may opt to walk to the train, or to the beach. SOLD! Premium Neighborho...
Are Your Goals Out There for Everyone to See? Or Are They a Secret?
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January 1, 2009. Do you have goals for the New Year? If you do, are you a closet goal writer. Do you secretly write them down and hide them away so no one sees them. So no one ever knows if you've accomplished them, or at least made some headway. It's easier that way: "Ah heck! I never wr...
Chicago is . . .cold and sloppy this Christmas Eve. It's very very cold here - the Bears/Vikings game on Monday night set a new low record. There's tons of wet heavy snow on the ground. I will not be making my annual Christmas trip to Los Angeles to visit family this year. Yet, I am strangely ...
To say it's freezing here in Winnetka (suburb north of Chicago) is an understatment since it's about 20 degrees below that. Add wind chill and . . .well, I can't even think about it. But I moved here 22 years ago from toasty Los Angeles where I had grown up. I often second guess that decisio...
Winnetka - Saturday Open House & Holiday Sale!! 11am to 2 pm
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This Saturday, December 6 - I will be hosting an open house and holiday sale at my listing at: 874 Sheridan Road, Winnetka This beautiful home has 4 bedrooms and 4 full baths and is located across the street from Tower Road Beach. Great new kitchen, updated baths, full basement and large bedr...
Some Kenilworth residents had hoped to register the entire town as a National Register of Historic Places district. That referendum, as well as two in Winnetka, were defeated in the November elections (see my previous posts: Kenilworth & Winnetka Consider Preservation and Kenilworth Rejects Pr...
A lease option basically means that you are renting a property with the option to buy it at a later date. Back in the late 70s and early 80s the lease-option was a fairly popular financing instrument. When the housing market is slow, it's something that can benefit and buyer and seller. Now th...
While scrolling around the net I came across the most interesting article about houses made of dirt. Take a look and see that I'm not talking about your average mud hut! This type of construction is know as "cob" and has been around since the 11th century. It has recently seen a surge in popula...
Older homes, which are abundant in the North Shore, constantly need upkeep and ongoing maintenance. If your home is older than 10 years, you may need to invest in some weatherproofing maintenance. Finally going "green" is a popular thing - not just something to be joked about. And it's also p...
Plastic everywhere - dangling from trees, cartwheeling across streets, stuck in bushes, smushed into the ground and strung like so many holiday lights along freeway fences. And that's just what we can see - but all of it goes somewhere and that place is our planet's oceans. The majority of the ...
When Will We Hit Bottom? Are Winnetka, Kenilworth & Wilmette Getting Close?
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That's a question that everyone is tossing around - trying to hold out buying until we "hit bottom" or not selling until the market turns around and price start to rise again. Who's kidding who? Nobody can predict when the bottoming out will occur - we may be fairly close as some estimates s...
