Winnetka, IL Real Estate News

 Click on the links below to view all homes sold in your village by price during April 2018. WINNETKA WILMETTE KENILWORTH GLENCOE NORTHFIELD GLENVIEW   To CONTACT Margaret Goss, please call 847-977-6024 or email:  margaret.goss@bairdwarner.comMargaret Goss is a full-time real estate agent since 1... 05/03/2018

 In Winnetka , there were 22 closed home sales in April.   The current real estate market in Winnetka: Homes for sale:  163 Priced:  $459,000 to $9,999,999 Homes under contract/pending:  63 Absorption rate:  8.3 months Condos for sale:  3 Priced:  $419,000 to $499,000 Median price for the past 12... 05/02/2018

 UPDATED 2019 Most residential real estate is sold as an "exclusive right-to-sell" listing.  That means that only one brokerage has signed up with you to list, market, and sell your home. That brokerage acts as your agent and you (the seller) agree to pay a commission to the agency regardless of ... 04/30/2018

March real estate activity in Hubbard Woods is heating up - it's the Spring market and many new homes are coming on the market.  NEW LISTINGS: 1408 Asbury - $895,000 (under contract)         975 Vernon - $899,000         1417 Scott - $925,000          1233 Forest Glen - $1,150,000         804 Boa... 04/09/2018

In , there were 16 closed home sales in Winnetka:  The current real estate market in Winnetka: Homes for sale: 145 Priced:  $475,000 to $9,999,999 Homes under contract/pending:  6 Absorption rate:  7.3 months Condos for sale:  3 Priced:  $419,000 to $545,000 Median price for the past 12 months:  ... 04/06/2018

 Many real estate brokerages have something called a morgue. It's made up of old MLS listing sheets from the 60s and 70s that are typewritten on 5 1/2 x 8 sheets and contain all the basic information about houses for sale. Sometimes they make for interesting reading.  I recently took a Continuing... 04/05/2018

UPDATED 2019 There is no lack of homes with 5 or more bedrooms in the North Shore communities of Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Glenview, and Northfield. Much of the new construction has at least five bedrooms plus the older homes were also built larger in the 20s and 30s and we have ma... 03/28/2018

I like working with statistics and trying to gauge which way the Winnetka and North Shore real estate market is heading. I run into problems, however, because each village is so small. I could lump all the villages together - Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe and Northfield  - but they are ... 03/07/2018

February might have had a huge snowstorm (which I luckily missed!) but that didn't slow down the Hubbard Woods real estate market. We've had 6 new homes come on the market - all listed over $1 million.   New Hubbard Woods Homes for Sale  1125 Gage St.  $1,139,000 (renovated several years ago)    ... 03/07/2018

Listed below are home sales in February for the North Shore villages of Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Northfield, and Glenview. Only Wilmette and Glenview had a good number of sales but that's not usually expected to happen in February. WINNETKA      WILMETTE   KENILWORTH - no closings... 03/06/2018

UPDATED 2019 Professionals in many occupations have a tendency to throw around explicit industry terms that leave consumers bewildered. While many people have heard of real estate related words, few really understand what they fully mean. When you're anywhere in the process of buying or selling r... 02/15/2018

There were 15 closed home sales in Winnetka in January, 2018.  These homes most likely went under contract during what is considered the slowest time of the market yet some of them are very strong. There were two homes over $2 million, and 4 homes over $3 million including a $10 million sale for... 02/05/2018

 Lots of activity starting out quickly in 2018 - six new homes listed in January, 2018 in Hubbard Woods (I have not included previously listed homes that were removed from the market for the holidays.) 1216 Scott Ave. $1,080,000 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths      1509 Scott Ave. $1,174,900 (?) 5 bedroo... 02/05/2018

 UPDATED 2020While we have ample supply of single family homes, there has been a long-time shortage of condos and townhouses that has plagued the North Shore  (with the exception of Glenview and Evanston.)  Even Wilmette, the one village that has a good number of condo developments, is running lo... 01/09/2018

In December, the Hubbard Woods area had no new homes come on the market. There were 3 closed sales in December: 693 Walden List price: $1,280,000 Sold price:   $900,000 (70% of list price) Days on market:  206      809 Locust List price:  $2,175,000 Sold price:  $1,919,500 (purchased in 2015 for ... 01/08/2018

No doubt that the biggest real estate news of 2018 will be the new federal tax legislation. We can all agree that big changes are coming - particularly for certain segments of the market - including our North Shore. Will 2018 be a good year to sell your house? If you were planning to sell your ho... 01/02/2018

UPDATED 2019 You're planning to sell your home soon and you know there are overdue repairs that need to be attended to. Those nagging things that you've always lived with and tolerated but just didn't bother to take care of. Things like crooked doors, wall or tile cracks, drippy faucets, drafty o... 12/29/2017

Below are links for November home sales in Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe, Northfield, and Glenview. Obviously, a quieter time of year, but a house goes under contract almost every day - it could be yours! WINNETKA WILMETTE KENILWORTH GLENCOE NORTHFIELD GLENVIEW     12/07/2017

 In Winnetka , there were 10 closed home sales in November 2017. The current real estate market in Winnetka:  Homes for sale:  108 Priced:  $339,000 to $13,750,000 Homes under contract/pending: 37Absorption Rate:  5 months Condos for sale: 4 Priced:  $419,000 to $549,000  Median Sales Price - pas... 12/05/2017

 As life gets more frenetic with the upcoming holidays, the real estate market tends to simmer on the back burner. We've still had new listings (it's not a bad time to list your home for sale!) and sales, but as expected, not at the robust pace like springtime. Here's a rundown of real estate hap... 12/05/2017