Crib Chatter

This 5-bedroom Victorian at 5453 N. Magnolia in the Lakewood Balmoral historic district in Andersonville has been on the market since May 2011. The listing says it is “not in move-in condition” (although when I walked by over the summer, someone was living in the property and you can see from the picture above that […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 1911 W. Berenice in North Center in November 2011. See our prior chatter here. I thought this might sell fast because: It was the cheapest single family home in the Bell school district, and It was the cheapest single family home in the Bell school […]

This 3-bedroom at 705 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park has been on the market since July 2011. We’ve chattered a lot about how the 1 and 2 bedroom condos in the GreenZone are getting beat up badly in this housing downturn. But some of you have argued that the 3-bedrooms are “holding up” better, in […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom Sheperd’s Cottage at 2235 W. Homer in Bucktown in February 2011. See our February chatter here. We’ve chattered about this house several times, especially when there was another Sheperd’s Cottage on the market on the same block, at 2233 W. Homer, in 2011. The other house was a 3-bedroom (not […]

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom at 1400 W. Byron in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Our March 2011 chatter was interesting. Many of you thought this wasn’t a bad deal priced $5k below the 2003 purchase price of $390,000 even though it is a slightly below […]

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 3-bedroom duplex up at 1348 W. Addison in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview has been on the market since August 2011. It is the perfect property for the person who loves their outdoor space. The listing says it has 5 outdoor decks including one terrace measuring 20×25 and a private rooftop deck measuring 1400 […]

This 3-bedroom duplex down at 2715 N. Southport in Lincoln Park has been on the market since September 2010. In those 14 months it has been reduced $65,000 to $559,900. Originally built in 2000, it has hardwood floors and custom crown molding throughout. 2 out of the 3 bedrooms are on the main floor with […]

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 […]

We last chattered about this 4-bedroom single family home at 3625 N. Springfield in the historic Villa neighborhood of Irving Park in September 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, we chattered about whether a house in the Villa neighborhood could command over $1 million. Since then, the house has reduced $149,000 to $1,050,000. […]