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condo: Three bedroom condos in Ravenswood and Bomanville - 05/05/07 09:04 PM
Three bedroom condos with all the features you want? Must see Ravenswood and Bowmanville
In a city like Chicago, as in most city I suppose, there is only so much you can get in certain neighborhoods. Renting a one bedroom and want to buy a three bedroom? Here is a common scenario I run into when meeting upwardly mobile, but first time buyers, in Chicago.
Recently, I have been working with several clients looking to move up into a three bedroom home. These particular clients have lived in the Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods for the past several years. Now, they would like … (0 comments)
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condo: Going from A to Z with first time buyers - 02/08/07 11:12 PM
With many clients jumping on deals this early spring (including myself), one notices certain similarities amongst clients... They don't know how to take that first "step".
What do we do once you've found a place? Before my wife and I bought our first home in Albany Park, just west of Ravenswood Manor, we didn't have a clue what was involved in the first stages of purchase process. Information and education is king, however, and once our Realtor Julie Varones (now my associate... we'll I'm her associate) simply laid it out for us, buying became a very real possibility. Then, when we … (0 comments)
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condo: What makes a Chicago neighborhood hot? - 01/26/07 11:36 PM
Albany Park... Not so Hot
Crain's featured a short little story about neighborhoods that haven't "popped" and heated up as thought. Albany Park was on that short list which is a little upsetting... guess where I live people. Anywho, I really hate those hit and run articles... so let's add a little context here. Albany Park owners have been pleased with an appreciation of 10-12% a year on the average during the housing boom. As a Realtor, I can honestly say I'd get at least 15K more for my unit than I paid for it a over two years ago. Crime is … (0 comments)
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condo: For Chicago neighborhoods... it's all in a name - 01/26/07 10:21 PM
The West Wilson Corridor: Chicago's North Side
What's in a name? In Chicago the short answer is: Everything. People identify themselves not only by their neighborhood, but by their block... and their street... and their building! You just don't live in Lakeview, you live on Seminary Street, or Halsted or on Lake Shore Drive. Not just downtown, but in the "Legacy".
Names of neighborhoods have been broken down into mini communities... sometimes within the same four block radius. One good example in Chicago is an area in western Uptown from Montrose running north to Wilson. "Malden" and "Beacon" streets have a sub-community within Uptown where a Chicagoan would know … (3 comments)
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condo: Chicago has a Northwest Side according to the Chicago Tribune - 01/18/07 10:37 AM
Discover Chicago's Northwest Side
The above title sounds innocent and pedestrian enough, but you should know me better.The Chicago Tribune ran a story concerning the religious epiphany many soon to be buyers/home owners are having; there is a Northwest Side to the city. However, the story misses the boat on where it is really happening and hops to some neighborhoods that will be a tough sell to a Lincoln Parker or Lakeview aficionados. These of the home buyers the author seems to be suggesting are moving to the "sticks".The author of the story more realistically alludes to the corridor of West … (0 comments)
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condo: Chicagoans want new...NOW - 01/11/07 08:30 AM
Chicagoans want new...NOW
Or like new. Where do you want your market research from...national news or the real estate junkie on the Chicago streets? Several observations since January 1st:1. Buyers are flooding the market. In November... well, I should have taken November '06 off. Maybe a nice island somewhere. It was crickets in November. In the second half of December '06, consumers started walking into my open houses and talking the talk. They were looking to get serious about their search and home purchase for the upcoming spring. Now remeber, I host open houses almost every weekend year 'round and take … (0 comments)
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condo: Your condo is uglier than mine - 12/29/06 09:52 PM
There is a lot to be said for making improvements to a place that will only return the money dollar for dollar... or more. But in Chicago when you are about to put your 2 bedroom, one bathroom condo with parking on the market... what have you done with the place in the last three years?My wife complains because I want to improve our place in certain ways that out-pace the neighborhood return in price for a condo like ours. But so what? We'll enjoy the improvements while we live here and sell the place faster when we put it on the market. Even … (0 comments)
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