Archive for May, 2013

Looking For a 6-Bedroom Renovated Vintage Queen Anne? 3500 N. Janssen in Southport

This 6-bedroom Queen Anne at 3500 N. Janssen in Southport has been on and off the market since May 2012. It is located in a popular sub-section of Southport, near the Southport brown line stop and all the shops and restaurants. However, it’s not in the coveted Blaine school district but is in Hamilton instead. […]

Not Everything Is Selling In a Week: 3-Bedroom Southport House Reduces at 3408 N. Bosworth

We’ve chattered about this 3-bedroom house next to the El tracks at 3408 N. Bosworth in Southport several times. See our March 2013 chatter here. But with the market “hot” a lot of properties that haven’t sold in the last few years are taking their chances again. You’ll recall that it came on the market […]

Over a Year Later, This 3-Bedroom in a Former Rectory Is Still Available: 3100 N. Kenmore in Lakeview

  We last chattered about this 3-bedroom triplex unit at 3100 N. Kenmore in Lakeview in April 2012. See our prior chatter here. Back then, it had been listed at $599,000 and was reduced to $575,000. Most of you thought it was overpriced considering the finishes. At least one of you guessed that it would sell around […]

The New Portage Park Reality: Renovated 1800 Sq Ft Houses for $444,000: 4153 N. Major

This 4-bedroom Tudor at 4153 N. Major in Portage Park just came on the market. This house last sold “as-is” in December 2012 in an estate sale. It appears from public records that the prior owner had been in the house since before 1985. You can see pictures of the house as it looked at the prior […]