This 4-bedroom Victorian single family home at 4044 N. Lawler in Portage Park has been on and off the market since December 2007. In that time, it has been reduced $229,000. At $485,000, it is still among the 10 most expensive listings in the Portage Park neighborhood. Built in 1906, the house still has some […]
For all of you who think you know what properties should sell for, now is your chance to cash in on your expertise. This 3-bedroom single family house at 1509 N. Paulina in Wicker Park just came on the market. The listing agent, Evan Kane at Endeavor Realty, is sponsoring a contest, and knowing how […]
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 3729 N. Hermitage in Lakeview in December of 2008. See our prior chatter and the old pictures here. Back then, we chattered about whether the house, listed at $699,000, was “affordable” given the prices of other single family homes in the neighborhood. Many of you […]
We last chattered about this 3-bedroom single family home at 2255 W. Montrose on the border of North Center/Lincoln Square in March 2011. See our prior chatter here. Many of you thought the house should just be torn down. Some of you said it made you sad. Those who guessed about the selling price estimated between $250k and […]
This 4-bedroom single family home at 304 W. Willow in Old Town can’t be missed when driving or walking down the street with its bright yellow facade. On the market since October 2010, it has been reduced $50,000. It is now listed $110,000 under the 2007 purchase price. Built in 1874 on a 30×78 lot, […]
Roma recently pointed out a 6-bedroom Lakewood Balmoral home at 5459 N. Lakewood in Andersonville listed at $1.3 million that went under contract in a day. But this 5-bedroom Queen Anne, just a block away, at 5344 N. Lakewood has been on the market 9 months. It has been reduced $225,000 in that time. It is […]
This 6-bedroom well-known greystone at 1111 N. Hoyne in the “real” Ukranian Village in the West Town neighborhood recently came on the market. Many of you wrote me requesting discussion about it due to its unusual interior, the size of the property, its location and that it was now bank owned. The greystone was originally built […]
One of the biggest stories in 2011 have been the investors who have been buying foreclosed properties, especially single family homes, fixing them up and reselling for big profits. This 3-bedroom home vintage home at 1710 N. Rutherford in Galewood was bank owned in December 2010 and is now back on the market. Built in […]
We last chattered about this vintage 3-bedroom cottage at 1848 W. Cortland in Bucktown in early April 2011. See our prior chatter here. It provoked a long discussion about paying $500,000 for 1870s worker’s cottages. Since that time, it has been reduced $55,000 to $485,000. If you recall, it has 11 foot ceilings on the first floor […]