Crib Chatter

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 […]

It’s hard enough to find a 3-bedroom townhouse let alone a 4-bedroom, but they do exist such as this one at 1151 W. George in Lakeview. At 2800 square feet, it has 3 bedrooms up and 1 on the main level with the family room (the kitchen/living space is on level #2.) Built in 1995, […]

We last chattered about this bank owned 2-bedroom in the historic Brewster building at 2800 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview in February 2011. See our February 2011 chatter here. Even at $68,000 under the 2007 purchase price, not many of you thought it was much of a deal given that it was only 650 square […]

We chattered about this 3-bedroom duplex down at 3251 N. Racine several times in the last year. See our December 2010 chatter here. In our last chatter, there really weren’t many guesses as to what this property might sell at- but it was guessed it would be under the last nearby comp on Seminary of $415,000. […]

We’ve chattered about this 4-bedroom mediterranean style home nicknamed the “Tuscan Villa” at 2965 N. Sheridan in Lakeview since November 2007. We last last chattered about it in October 2008, after a lis pendens had been filed on the property. See our October 2008 chatter here. The house has some unique features, including an interior atrium […]

This vintage 3-bedroom at 3500 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview recently came on the market. The listing says its a short sale but because it’s a co-op I don’t have the prior sales price. At 2500 square feet it is larger than many single family homes. The listing says it has an updated kitchen […]

Looks like no one wants this vintage one bedroom in a courtyard building at 546 W. Surf in East Lakeview. Originally listed on April 12 for $129,900 it recently had a drama reduction all the way down to $72,500. This building went condo in 2006. The unit is now priced $143,500 under the 2006 purchase […]

This 2-bedroom loft in the Skybox Lofts at 920 W. Sheridan in Lakeview has been on the market since December 2010. It is a short sale and in that time it has been reduced $35,000. It has tons of authentic loft features including exposed brick walls, 20 foot timber ceilings, exposed joints and large windows. At […]

We’ve been chattering about this 2-bedroom at 507 W. Aldine in Lakeview for years. You can see interior pictures of the unit in our May 2009 chatter here. It represents the full circle of the housing bust. We saw it go from: Normal sale to Short sale Into foreclosure and bank owned Then listed from […]

In February 2011, we chattered about this 4-bedroom frame house at 1019 W. George  in Lakeview which came on the market as a “pre-foreclosure.” See our prior chatter here. It went under contract in one day as a “cash only” deal. It previously sold for $1.2 million in 2007 and was listed at $399,900. The […]