Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom duplex down at 334 W. Menomonee in Old Town in October 2008 when it came on the market shortly after having been purchased. See our prior chatter here. Given what was going on at the time (Lehman Brothers had just collapsed), it was a spirited discussion about people’s real […]

How long does it take to close on a short sale? This 3-bedroom duplex down at 323 W. Schiller in Old Town went under contract last August and was just put back on the market again. That’s 6 months under contract without a closing. The unit has been listed since June 2010 when a lis […]

This 1-bedroom at 1414 N. Wells in Old Town just came on the market. It is listed for $369,000 plus $30,000 for the parking or $399,000. At 1100 square feet, it has 10 foot ceilings. The listing says the kitchen was “completely redone”. It now has maple cabinets, granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 304 W. Willow in the heart of Old Town in May 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you thought the taxes were too high (looks like they have been reassessed since then as they’re now $7,000 lower) and that the price was too […]

This 2-bedroom at 1515 N. Wells in the heart of Old Town just came on the market. Out of the gate, it has been listed for $56,500 less than the 2004 purchase price and just $16,000 over the 2001 price. Built in 2001, the unit has the standard features of the era including wood floors […]

This 3-bedroom duplex up at 1347 N. Mohawk in Old Town has been on the market for 6 months. In that time period it has been reduced $43,900. At 2500 square feet, it is equal or bigger than many townhouses in the neighborhood at a similar price range. It has a 2-story living room with a […]

We’ve chattered about a lot of houses that have been renovated but the rehabbers are out doing the same in condo units like this 2-bedroom at 1660 N. LaSalle in Old Town. The listing says it has been “renovated by the renowned designer David Yates.” You can see pictures of what the unit looked like […]

This 1-bedroom at 511 W. Division, which is one of the buildings in the new(er) construction development The Parkside of Old Town, has been on the market since July 2011. Bought in 2008 for $222,000 it is now a short sale listed at $110,000. At 825 square feet, it has the new construction amenities such […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom duplex down at 1542 N. Hudson in Old Town all the way back in November 2009. See our prior chatter here. But the unit has been on the market even longer- since May 2009- for a total of 30 months. It has been listed as a short sale for that […]

We recently chattered about a 2/2 conversion in Andersonville that had all the features buyers look for including parking and yet many commenters thought it was overpriced. See that chatter here. This top floor 2/2 at1742 N. Sedgwick in Old Town was also recently converted- in this case in 2008/2009.   It is part of a 2-building […]