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By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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What Sold in Your Village in November? Sales in November slowed down considerably from previous months. Between Covid and the holidays, I expect this won’t change but I do predict a normal (busy) spring market if the vaccine arrives and life begins to return to normal.The year-to-date median pric...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
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By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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  Find Your Next 6+ Bedroom Home in Winnetka and the North ShoreSometimes you just need a big house with lots of bedrooms. The local Multiple Listing Service (MRED) is sketchy with square footage numbers for homes. For many years, those numbers were not even allowed in the MLS. Some listings stat...

By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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  Here’s what closed in the North Shore villages of Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe, and Northfield in October 2020.WINNETKA  Current Winnetka Real Estate Market:Sold homes October: 35Homes for sale: 772Price range: $375,000 to $6,750,000Median price ytd: $1,080,000 Under contract/pending...

By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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   HUBBARD WOODS October  2020 The Hubbard Woods real estate market was fairly steady from September to October. There were  2 new listings and 14 closes (up from 13 in September.)2  NEW HUBBARD WOODS LISTINGS IN October 2020 1162 AsburyList price: $1,099,000 (under contract)          1509 Edgewo...

By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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Foreclosure and Short Sale Homes for SaleNorth Shore Winnetka/North Shore The foreclosure/short sale market is not very broad right now - and I hope it stays that way. There has been talk of Covid-19 taking its toll on homeowners who have lost some of their income but so far that has not occured ...

By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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 New Homes Coming to Old Hoover Estate in Glencoe IL The Village of Glencoe has approved the subdivision of the Hoover estate’s12.2 acre site on Green Bay Road south of Lake Cook Road. The property was listed in August 2018 for $15,9000 and sold 43 days later for $10,000,000. It was the largest p...

By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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New Construction Homes for Sale in Winnetka and the North Shore Draft-free windows!Unscratched floors!Spotless countertops!Pristine everything! The lure of new construction is undeniable. Some prefer them this way while others fall in love with the charm (and sometimes updating) of our beautiful ...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
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By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
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By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
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By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
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By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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 WINNETKA NORTH SHORE REAL ESTATE 3rd QUARTER 2020As you probably know, the third quarter of 2020 has been a unique year for home sales on the North Shore. As soon as the governor lifted the stay-at-home order at the end of May, the floodgates opened. Those sales will be reflected in the numbers ...

By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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  HUBBARD WOODS September  2020 The Hubbard Woods real estate market slowed down in September from 11 new listings in August to 3 in September. There were 13 closes in August and 6 in September. There was clearly a rush of activity all summer long but it’s the usual pattern of home sales winding ...

By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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  What Sold in Your Winnetka North ShoreVillage in September 2020? Sales in September slowed down considerably from August - you can see the numbers below that show the number of homes sold in September vs. the previous month. The year-to-date median price has stayed relatively stable so prices a...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
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Came across an interesting survey about home satisfaction during the pandemic. It seems that 44% of homeowners are dissatisfied with their house situation & 34% are more satisfied with it. The most features that homeowners desire in their next home would be:1)  Home gym2)  Home office3)  Gaming s...

By Margaret Goss, Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate
(Baird & Warner Real Estate)
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   If you are a Wilmette parent with young children, you have many excellent choices for their earliest childhood learning experience. The North Shore is known for its exemplary schools and that tradition starts with the preschools where children learn cognitive, social, and language skills throu...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
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Land shark knocking at your door! I still remember vividly the skit on Saturday Night Live. But in the real estate world, there are plenty of sharks out there to be wary of. Let's just talk about a new group of 'real estate disruptors'.I-BUYERSThey can't wait to turn the real estate market upside...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
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By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
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By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
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