Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom unit at 1400 W. Byron in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview has been on and off the market since July 2008. In that time, it has been reduced $49,500. The unit is also now listed for $5,000 under the 2003 purchase price. It appears that the unit is entirely on one floor and […]

We last chattered about this big 2-bedroom loft at 3024 N. Lincoln in Lakeview in September 2010. See our prior chatter here. It recently sold for just $5,000 over the 1999 purchase price. That was $125,000 under the 2005 purchase price. The loft had a lot of authentic loft features including few walls, 17 to […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 1019 W. George in Lakeview recently came on the market as a “pre-foreclosure.” At $399,900, it is priced $830,100 under the 2007 purchase price. It is also listed $50,100 under the 1991 purchase price. Yes- it went under contract the day it was listed. Yes- “rehab work required.” The […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom townhouse at 2820 N. Greenview in Lakeview in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. Off and on the market since May 2009, it had been reduced $100,000 in that time. The townhouse finally sold in February 2011 for about 15% under the 2005 purchase price. Though it was […]

This 3-bedroom newer construction duplex down at 3548 N. Reta in the Wrigleyville neighborhood of Lakeview has been on the market since October 2010. In that time it has been reduced $50,077. It is now listed about 29% under the 2007 purchase price. It has all the features of more expensive construction from 2006 with […]

Yes, it’s still available and has been reduced again. We’ve chattered about this bank owned newer construction 2-bedroom at 3014 N. Sheffield in Lakeview several times. See our January 2011 chatter here. Since January, it was been reduced another $15,495. The unit is now listed 45% below the $499,000 2006 purchase price. If you recall, […]

There’s been lots of chatter that, of course, sellers are losing money if they bought in the last 5 years but homeowners who bought 10 years or more ago should be fine. This 2 bedroom unit at 1525 W. George last sold in July 2001. At 1200 square feet, it has diagonal hardwood floors in the […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom vintage unit in the courtyard building at 507 W. Aldine in Lakeview several times over the past 3 years. In fact, it seems like I’ve been posting about this property nearly the entire time I’ve been running Crib Chatter. It first came on the market as a regular sale, then […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom single family home at 1722 W. Wellington several times before. See our last chatter in July 2010 here. On and off the market for nearly 2 years, it was recently reduced another $49,000. It is now listed $35,000 under the 2004 purchase price. The house is somewhat unusual in that […]

This 2-bedroom unit in the historic Brewster building at 2800 N. Pine Grove in Lakeview has been on the market since December 2010. It is bank owned. In that time period, it has had two reductions for a total of $35,000. From the pictures and the listing description, the kitchen and bath appear intact. The kitchen […]