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Real estate and community information for Chicago's North Shore suburbs of Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northfield, and Glencoe. Selling single family homes, condos, new construction, and land on the North Shore since 1998. Includes market statistics, sold properties, community events, zoning, sports, restaurants and various real estate opinions and thoughts.

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2016 

Bringing the Prairie Back to the Green Bay Trail, Glencoe IL UPDATED 2022The Green Bay Trail is a local treasure that one can walk, bike, jog, rollerblade, or . . . restore.  And it's to this last point that the Friends of the Green Bay Trail have been dedicating their time since 2010.  I've been...
09/30/2016
UPDATED 2019 Do you have a house in your neighborhood that has been on the market for a seriously long time? And did you, by chance, notice that same house has had maybe three or four different brokerage signs out front?Well, there you have a seller who is playing Real Estate Agent Musical Chairs...
09/28/2016
 Gather your friends and head over to the Winnetka East Elm shopping district for a fun evening sipping wine and shopping.  Sample a variety of different wines curated and poured by the Wilmette Wine Cellar. Appetizers will be served by local restaurants including Trifecta, Guildhall, Little Rick...
09/27/2016
 1050 Tower Road, Winnetka, IL  60093  Price:  $589,000 Bedrooms:  4Baths:  3Garage :  2-car detachedLot size:  50 x 149Schools:  Hubbard Woods, New Trier High SchoolThis home has had so much work already done!   new central air conditioning most windows replaced upgraded 200 amp electrical upgra...
09/16/2016
UPDATED 2019  When I discuss pricing with home sellers in Winnetka and the North Shore, I notice that sellers have different expectations regarding their sale price. Motivated sellers are willing to list properly, hear my advice regarding the comps, and eager to move forward. Then there are those...
09/13/2016
Vacation is over, school is in again, and weather is . . . still hot!  Let's see how hot the Hubbard Woods real estate market has been. NEW LISTINGS 1152 AsburyListed at $859,000 with 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths with lots of updates.  Listed in 2015 for $919,000     1264 Forest GlenOn for $889,00...
09/06/2016
In Sunday's Chicago Tribune, real estate writer and observer Kenneth Harney, writes:"Goodbye big fat McMansions.  Your boom time is over.  Hello townhouses and smaller homes - you're where the action is headed."He goes on to say that the decades-long big-house market is making way for more smalle...
09/06/2016
August had a good number of closes in the North Shore - it's the last month before buyers want to settle in before school starts.WINNETKA WILMETTE KENILWORTH NORTHFIELD  GLENCOE    
09/04/2016
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Winnetka & North Shore Posts 

12 Reasons to Buy a Home in the North Shore

Hubbard Woods, Winnetka

Winnetka Shopping

Homes with 1+ Acres

Pet-Friendly Condos in Winnetka & the North Shore

North Shore Dog Beaches

Private High Schools in Winnetka and Wilmette

Kayak & Canoe Rentals at the Skokie Lagoons

The Green Bay Trail

North Shore Dog Groomers

Moving to the Suburbs?  Winnetka or Hinsdale?

North Shore Dining Guide

Winnetka Parking

Wilmette Golf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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