Townhouses seem to be hotter than condos right now, especially those priced in the $400,000s. But what about townhouses like this 2-bedroom in the Lakewood Commons development at 2357 N. Wayne in Lincoln Park that is priced just slightly above that? It’s been on the market since February 2011 and has been reduced $50,000. It is […]
We chattered about this vintage 2-bedroom at 2861 N. Burling in Lakeview several times as the unit was on and off the market since March 2010. See our February 2011 chatter here. Back in February, it returned to the market to try again and was further reduced to $299,900 The kitchen was not renovated and […]
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3729 N. Hermitage in Lakeview in December of 2008. See our prior chatter and the old pictures here. Back then, we chattered about whether the house, listed at $699,000, was “affordable” given the prices of other single family homes in the neighborhood. Many of you […]
We last chattered about this vintage 2-bedroom in the historic Eddystone at 421 W. Melrose in Lakeview in December 2010. See our prior chatter here. It had been Fannie Mae owned since May 2010. After a few months on the market as a traditional listing, the unit then went to auction. From the original pictures- […]
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 3535 N. Reta in Lakeview in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time, the price had been aggressively dropped on the unit and it was listed for $65,100 under the 2006 purchase price. It then went under contract that November, but 6 months later it […]
We’ve chattered about this bank owned 2-bedroom unit in The Barry at 3100 N. Sheridan in Lakeview several times. See our January 2011 chatter here. It has been bank owned since June 2010. The bank first listed it in September 2010 and has been lowering it since then but there still haven’t been any takers. In […]
We last chattered about this 2-bedroom at 1525 W. George in Lakeview in February 2011. See our prior chatter here. It was an example of someone trying to sell 10 years later. Would they make money? HD thought the seller should lower the price $5,000 every 10 days to drum up interest until it sold. […]
We’ve been chattering about this 2-bedroom at 3014 N. Sheffield in Lakeview since October 2010. See our last chatter in February 2011 here. It is bank owned and the bank has slowly been lowering the price over the last few months. It finally went to auction and sold for about 55% under the 2006 purchase […]
This vintage 1-bedroom at 546 W. Brompton in Lakeview recently came on the market. It has some unique features including a 2-story living room with a beamed ceiling and lofted extra room which could be used as an office, guest room, or den. The unit also has a separate dining room. Like a lot of […]
Less than a month ago, we chattered about whether or not vintage was “out” as this 3-bedroom at 434 W. Oakdale in East Lakeview simply wasn’t selling. See our April 2011 chatter here. Since that time, it has been reduced another $75,000. Yes, it is a short sale. It also has some new pictures (without […]