Crib Chatter

We last chattered about this 2-bedroom bank owned unit in The Sterling at 345 N. LaSalle in River North in November 2010 and wondered if prices were double dipping See our prior chatter here. At that time, the bank had recently lowered the price $22,500 because there were no takers. The unit recently sold for […]

This 3-bedroom townhouse at 1803 N. Leavitt in the Churchill Row development in Bucktown has been on and off the market since May 2010. In that time it has been reduced $54,501. It is now also listed $60,001 under the 2007 purchase price. At 2730 square feet, the listing says it has a chef’s kitchen and […]

You won’t be living in a white box if you buy this vintage 2-bedroom at 3314 N. Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview. The building was built in 1920 in the Beaux Arts style which is reminiscent of many buildings in Paris. The hallways have arches and there are coved ceilings. The living room has paneling and […]

This 7-bedroom brick bungalow at 4311 N. Marmora in Portage Park came on the market last week. It was bank owned a year ago and sold in July 2010. Back then, it was a 5 bedroom, 2 bath house that needed work. It was missing its appliances and had no central air. Today, it has […]

The boarded up bank owned 3-flat at 1114 W. Roscoe in Lakeview that we chattered about just a few weeks ago has already sold. See our prior chatter here. As you recall, there was only one interior picture of the property and it indicated that it needed work. The 3-flat was on a standard lot […]

In November 2009 we chattered about a bank owned 2-bedroom unit, Unit #50D, in 33 W. Ontario, better known as Millennium Centre, in River North. See our prior 2009 chatter here (and a discussion about how we would see a “bottom” in 2010 because we were not Japan.) At that time, it was listed for […]

We last chattered about this 1951 high rise at 6030 N. Sheridan in Edgewater in October 2009. See our prior chatter here. At the time, a bunch of units were in distress in the building. It doesn’t look like much has changed in 2011. This 1-bedroom is currently bank owned and is listed for about […]

This 2-bedroom top floor loft at 4745 N. Ravenswood in Lincoln Square has been on and off the market since March 2010. It is now a short sale and is listed $5500 under the 2002 purchase price. At 1900 square feet, it has all the open space of authentic lofts. It also has exposed brick […]

This bank owned 1-bedroom unit at 630 N. Franklin in River North has been on the market since November 2010 without any takers. In that time, the bank has reduced $41,000. It is now listed for $62,600 under the 2005 purchase price. From the pictures, it looks like the kitchen is still intact. It has […]

One of you recently asked “how low will it go?” about this 2-bedroom newer conversion unit at 1627 W. Ainslie in Ravenswood. We have chattered about it a couple of times but it was recently reduced another $10,000. See our August 2010 chatter and pictures here. The unit is now listed $91,000 under the 2007 […]