Update on Crib Chatter’s Winter Schedule
We’re in the winter market now where inventory and new listings normally drop.
But this year, with already record low inventory, it’s worse than ever. It’s already difficult to find interesting properties to post on. It will only get worse as the holidays approach.
Therefore, Crib Chatter is returning to 1 post a day until 2016 when the inventory improves.
Thanks,
Sabrina
this might be a good time to feature properties from outside the GZ. Just saying.
yeah lets see some Britchpurt Italian designed McStunners!
I’m interested in the sprawling estates in Barrington Hills. Can you focus exclusively on those?
I’m interested in hearing from the nasty man G……..
I’d like to see some of the finest in “style stone” from Norridge or Harwood Heights.
I’d like to see some of the finest in “style stone” from Norridge or Harwood Heights.
Wow,I’m just back from vacation this morning but did not realize that it was time to break out the holiday party bubbly yet. I was just thinking as the taxi pulled up to the house that it’s time to take down the string of pumpkin lights over the garage.
Ok if we are all posting requests, I want to hear from Ze and Groove.
Maybe start a once-a-week posting on the suburban GZ? I just did a quick redfin search of Wilmette (odds are against use moving back to the area, but one never knows). I’m a bit surprised at the number of decent looking places within the price range I searched ($550-700k), their time on the market and emphasis on “open house this weekend” (which to me indicates that the closing prices will be considerably lower). I sort of forgot just how high the taxes are there. But I can’t remember a time (over the past 8 years or so) that I saw so many viable options (and didn’t even search the township to the south or the villages to the north).
BTW, we can feature posts by reader. Each of us can send a property anywhere and then Sabrina would feature it.
also we should dedicate one day a week to “homes you can buy for less than a used car” to see who would live there if it came to that
Here’s a fun one:
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/1550-N-Leavitt-St-60622/unit-1550/home/12739322
Sold 9/24/12 $275K
Sold 12/28/12 $470K
Listed 11/2/15 $625K
“Here’s a fun one:”
The $275k sale was an REO sale to Michael Lerner, of MCZ Dev.
The guy who lost it to f/c was Krzysztof Karbowski, of Time Properties. It sold for $460k in 2006.
The $470k price seems a little low, but Lerner probably just wanted to lock in the gain quickly.
$625k seems like a decent starting ask, even tho I wouldn’t want to be on North Ave like that.
How about a discussion on split faced block?
Split faced block is garbage. A whole new class of future slums went up in the 90s and early 00s.
“Maybe start a once-a-week posting on the suburban GZ?”
I’ve said for years- I can’t cover the suburbs. I have occasionally done a post (Oak Park/Park Ridge) back in the day. I’ve done a few in Evanston (maybe I should do one of those again? So we can see what’s happening with their condo prices). But otherwise, the suburbs are too big and too vast. I don’t have time to drive all around to get pictures of those properties- especially with low inventory and quick sales.
If someone wants to start a blog covering the suburbs, more power to them.
“this might be a good time to feature properties from outside the GZ. Just saying.”
The inventory is just as low- see Edgebrook, Old Norwood Circle, Sauganash etc. Nothing going on there either.
“yeah lets see some Britchpurt Italian designed McStunners!”
My all time favorite are Jewbag “Jap” palaces stuck in the 1980’s Bette Midler vibe. Lol. Love also the JAP condo with the bathroom “bowl sinks” from 2006.
The suburbs to cover are the GZ alternatives, like Hubbard Woods.
last I heard groove was seen heading towards an autozone and then radio silence.
“Hubbard Woods”
I never heard of that place. I have however heard of Orland Park.
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Orland-Park/10801-Crystal-Springs-Ln-60467/home/13025530
Ah, another crop of “Chicagoans” who have never gone south of Roosevelt and west of Ashland.
““Chicagoans” who have never gone south of Roosevelt and west of Ashland.”
There’s a Costco in that quadrant now. Might want to move the to “west of Western”.
Oh, wait, anyone who has had criminal jury duty has likely been called to 26th and Cal, so you have to either use 31st or Kedzie. And carve out MDW.
And, once you do that, and carve out Beverly (at least as to the weekend of the Irish Parade), please to explain the charms for someone who has no family/friends in the remaining quadrant?
psht just last night I was at Chicago and Grand getting some tacos
any thinky thoughts or feedback on this one. It’s around the corner from us. Same basic layout/floorplan but this house seems bigger than ours.
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/4105-N-Leclaire-Ave-60641/home/13476741
“at Chicago and Grand”
That’s not south of Roosevelt!
Being west of Ashland (or even Western) isn’t notable anymore (that is, since about 1997), certainly north of the Ike.
@ Icarus whats an “Apoxy” floor?
@Sonies
I believe it is a floor that has been painted with apoxy paint. Usually a basement or garage.
I live south of Roosevelt! Does that make me bad ass? 😉
@ Icarus, it is a cute place, but the rail on the staircase and those terrible wall paint need to go asap. I am not a fan of the shower titles or the glass door either.
Being west of western is pretty normal now. Juiceman needs to get out of the 1990s.
@ miumiu I’ll grant you the staircase rail but I don’t think the paint is horrible. I like the shower, maybe I wouldn’t have picked out that exact tile but when I’m taking a shower, I only care that the water is hot.
I’m torn because I think they are asking too much yet if they get anywhere near their asking price, my property value should go up, right?
apoxy = expoxy…..
sorry, apoxy = epoxy…
The sale prices of nearby properties make the comps, so yes I think selling at a high price is good for your place 🙂
The paint is of course a matter of personal taste, but I think dark colors like the red they have chokes the place and make the room appear smaller and less light. Such colors only wok in really lush setting IMHO. Also I think more boring colors: whites, light grays, cremes and so on are safer choices to appeal to a wider audience.
“Being west of western is pretty normal now.”
West of Western, and south of Cermak, while not going to MDW? Or Hawthorne, I spose.
I mean, there is nothing wrong with much/most of that part of the city, but also not much reason to go there unless friends/family live there.