Crib Chatter

This 3-bedroom single family home at 4110 N. St. Louis in Irving Park recently came on the market. It was bank owned in June 2010 and if you look at the prior listing pictures (which you can do if you’re registered with Redfin)- you’ll see that the two-story house was boarded up. Originally listed by […]

This 4 bedroom home at 1556 W. Wrightwood in Lincoln Park has been on and off the market for 2 1/2 years now. During that time, it has been reduced $345,100. While it is located across from Wrightwood Park, it is also on the corner of Wrightwood and Ashland. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances […]

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 […]

Not everyone bought their property in the last 10 years. This 5-bedroom single family home at 3531 N. Bosworth in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview has been in the current owner’s hands since 1996. It has been on the market since March 2010 and has been reduced $276,000 in that time. Built in 1907 on […]

Thanks to those who pointed out that this vintage Queen Anne Victorian house at 1450 W. Summerdale in Andersonville that we chattered about in September 2010 recently sold. See our September 2010 chatter here. The 4-bedroom house was apparently restored and many of the original features were preserved including wood moldings, the grand staircase and […]

Some of you were recently chattering about singer R. Kelly’s former house at 1010 W. George in Lakeview that sits next to the same Enterprise Rental Car agency as does another property we chattered about at 2910 N. Sheffield. See our prior chatter on the 2-flat on Sheffield here. Nearly every major media agency/housing website […]

We’ve chattered many times about how it is (or isn’t) “different” in some neighborhoods or towns because wealth in those areas would insulate them from the housing bust.  We’ve debated whether prices would fall in the Greenzone or in exclusive communities on the North Shore- or if they did- if the declines wouldn’t be as severe […]

This 4-bedroom vintage brick home at 2234 W. Charleston in Bucktown has been on the market since May 2010. In that time it has been reduced $60,000. It is now listed $48,000 under the 2006 purchase price. The house has an open concept first floor living plan. The kitchen has white cabinets, granite counter tops, stainless […]

This 5-bedroom home at 3251 N. Lakewood in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview has been on the market since April 2009. It was newly built in 2009 and has still not sold from the developer. The house has been reduced $255,000 in that time. The brick and limestone house was built on a standard 25×125 […]

This 4-bedroom single family home at 3826 N. Racine in Lakeview just came on the market. It is listed for $320,000 which is also $40,000 under the 2002 purchase price. The listing says it is in the Blaine school district. It is also just a short stroll to Wrigley Field. Built in 1897, it is […]