Crib Chatter

This large 3-bedroom duplex down in a vintage building at 3807 N. Wilton in Lakeview was bank owned in August of 2008. There are no interior pictures of the unit from the prior sale and the description doesn’t tell us the condition of the unit. But it sold in January 2009 for $205,000 with a […]

This 2-bedroom unit at 3140 N. Sheffield in Lakeview is listed as a short sale. On the market since April 2010, it has recently been reduced and is now listed $120,500 under the 2007 purchase price. It is by far the cheapest 2-bedroom in the building. It has all the features of newer construction including […]

Having run this site for over 3 years, I am now seeing some properties come back on the market that we previously chattered about and which sold including this 3-bedroom vintage unit at 4055 N. Greenview in the Graceland West neighborhood (of Lakeview or Uptown?) Back in May 2008, the listing called this property “too good to […]

Many buyers consider townhouses because they want privacy and are priced out of single family homes in their targeted neighborhoods. But what about a coach house such as this 3-bedroom property at 1700 W. School in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview? It has an attached 2-car garage and is on 3 levels. The listing says […]

This yellow Victorian house at 1167 W. Eddy in Lakeview has been on the market since August 2010. It has been reduced $50,000 since then. Built in 1893 on a standard 25×125 lot, the house has all the bells and whistles buyers look for including central air and a 2-car garage. The house has retained […]

We chattered about this newer construction 3-bedroom duplex penthouse at 1131 W. Addison several times in the last few months. See our early October 2010 chatter and pictures here. It recently sold for $100,000 under its original October 2009 list price and $22,000 under the 2007 purchase price. If you recall, the unit had a […]

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom Lakeview condo at 3535 N. Reta in August 2010. See our prior chatter and pictures here. The price has been aggressively dropped on this unit. It is now listed for $65,100 under the 2006 purchase price. If you remember, the unit has upgraded finishes you may not find in […]

This 3-bedroom vintage single family home at 3408 N. Bosworth in Lakeview has been on the market since April 2010. It would appear to have everything buyers are looking for. It has central air and a 2 car garage on a 25×125 lot. Built in 1877, it has some of its original features including stained […]

We last chattered about this vintage 3-bedroom single family home at 3447 N. Paulina in Lakeview in July 2010. See our prior chatter here. At that time, it was amongst the cheapest single family homes in Lakeview- as it was priced “as-is” for $349,000. There were no interior pictures in the listing but the house […]

This 2-bedroom newer construction unit at 3014 N. Sheffield in Lakeview recently came on the market. It is bank owned by Bank of America, which recently halted foreclosure sales in all 50 states. Obviously, any buyer of this condo will have to wait until the moratorium has been lifted to purchase this property. It looks […]