Crib Chatter

This 2-bedroom vintage cottage at 2421 N. New England in Montclare just came on the market. It is bank owned. The listing says it is “eligible under Freddie Mac First Look Initiative until 5/25/2012.” Built in 1916, it is just 835 square feet. There is no lot size listed but it has a big enough […]

This 7-bedroom jumbo brick bungalow at 2902 N. Newcastle in Montclare recently came on the market for about 50% less than the 2006 purchase price. It is a bank owned home. Yes- it really has 7 bedrooms: 3 on the main level, 2 on the second level and 2 in the basement (which the listing […]

There has been a lot of single family house flipping going on in the outer neighborhoods such as this 4-bedroom at 2741 N. New England in the Montclare neighborhood. The listing says it’s been completely remodeled. The kitchen now has all the new construction bells and whistles including dark maple cabinets, granite counter tops, stainless […]

This 4-bedroom Victorian single family home at 2318 N. Oak Park in the Montclare neighborhood on the far northwest side of Chicago has been on the market since July 2008. The listing now says “Bring offers.” The Victorian was built in 1892 and has 9 foot ceilings and central air. It’s also on a larger […]

Foreclosures and short sales continue to dot the landscape in the far western corners of the city like this 4-bedroom 1939 brick tudor at 2922 N. New England in Monteclare (which is next to Oak Park.) Monteclare is full of brick bungalows, tudors and other smaller homes built mainly in the 1930s. This is a foreclosure that was […]