Archive for the 'Single family homes' Category

No Kidding – Get a 3-Bedroom SFH in Lincoln Park for Just $500,000: 2722 N. Wilton

This 3-bedroom single family home at 2722 N. Wilton in Lincoln Park just came on the market listed for $500,000. Built on a 25×75 lot, the 2800 square foot house has the features buyers are looking for including central air and a 1-car garage. The kitchen has white cabinets and stainless steel appliances. It has a […]

If They Build It, You Will Buy It: 6-Bedroom SFH at 1542 W. Nelson in Lakeview

Several of you have shown an interest in this 6-bedroom new construction home at 1542 W. Nelson in Lakeview. On the market since May 2011, it has been reduced $251,000 to $1.999 million. Built on an oversized 35.8×124 lot, it has 4 bedrooms on the second floor, 1 bedroom on the third floor and 1 […]

Is This 5-Bedroom Queen Anne “the Best Deal” in East Lincoln Park? 1935 N. Lincoln

Several of you have mentioned this 5-bedroom Queen Anne at 1935 N. Lincoln Avenue in East Lincoln Park in various threads before. Off and on the market for 6 years (!) it has been reduced about $1 million from its original 2005 list price of $2.229 million. The listing says the vintage house has been renovated. […]

Historic Andrew Rebori Florsheim Mansion Reduces Again: 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast

We last chattered about this famous 5-bedroom contemporary at 1328 N. State Parkway in the Gold Coast in December 2010. See our prior chatter here. Since then, the house has been reduced $351,000 and is now listed $231,000 under the 2006 purchase price. Built in 1938, the house, known as the Florsheim Mansion, was designed […]

“Guess The Price” 3-Bedroom Wicker Park SFH Reduces Under the 2009 Price: 1509 N. Paulina

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 1509 N. Paulina in Wicker Park in May 2011. See our prior chatter here. The agent, Evan Kane, was running a contest to see who could guess the sales price of this house. Many of you simply guessed the ultimate sales price right on Crib […]

Re-Selling A 3-Bedroom Bank Owned House in North Center: 3134 N. Oakley

You all have been chattering about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3134 N. Oakley in North Center in some of the comments of other threads. It was previously a bank owned home that sold in late June or early July for $285,000. Just weeks later it returned to the market listed for $134,000 more […]

5-Bedroom New(er) SFH in Old Norwood Park Reduces Again: 5692 N. New Hampshire

We last chattered about this 5-bedroom single family home at 5692 N. New Hampshire in the Old Norwood Park neighborhood in October 2010. See our prior chatter here. Since then, the house has been reduced another $100,000. On and off the market since February 2009, it has now been reduced $596,000. Located in the Old […]

Competing Against the Rehabs: 3109 N. Sawyer in Avondale

This 4-bedroom vintage single family home at 3109 N. Sawyer in Avondale has been on the market since July 2011. It was recently reduced $10,000 to $289,900. It is just one block east of another house we’ve chattered about at 3122 N. Spaulding which had been a bank owned 2-bedroom and then was rehabbed into a […]

3-Bedroom Historic Sheperd’s Cottage in Bucktown Reduces $25K: 2233 W. Homer

We last chattered about this 3-bedroom Sheperd’s Cottage at 2233 W. Homer in Bucktown in June 2011. See our prior chatter here. There was much discussion about what renovations were done when to the house but most of you thought it was also overpriced for the neighborhood. It has since been reduced $25,000. Built in […]

3-Bedroom SFH With a Picket Fence in Southport Sells For $35K Above the 2008 Price: 1320 W. Grace

We last chattered about this vintage 3-bedroom single family home at 1320 W. Grace in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Back then, the house was listed at $759,000 when it last sold in 2008 for $636,000. Most of you thought it was way overpriced given that it […]