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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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2012 

Winnetka Short Sales Yes, There are a Few There are many parts of the country where short sales far outnumber traditional sales - Winnetka, and nearby villages Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northfield and Glencoe are not one of those.  We do indeed have some short sales, but of the 719 total sales of si...
11/18/2012
Wilmette Open House 2915 Wilmette Ave Sunday, November 17 1-3 pm This cute updated ranch in Wilmette is still available!  New bath on the main floor, updated  in 2005:  kitchen, roof, windows, and furnace.  Not much left to do!   Three bedrooms, 2 full baths, full finished basement, kitchen with...
11/17/2012
Kenilworth Green Bay Corridor Plan Kenilworth is a very desirable and lovely community - elegant homes, the lake shore, good transportation, a safe environment, and an excellent school.  These are the things that draw buyers to Kenilworth real estate.  However, Kenilworth does lack one tiny thin...
11/16/2012
Kenilworth Gardens Homes for Sale Wilmette Market Survey 2012 Kenilworth Gardens, this extremely popular area of Wilmette that is served by Harper School, has shown strong numbers this year.  In fact, all of Wilmette has had strong home sales in 2012 with many prices matching those in generally ...
11/15/2012
Winter Farmer's Market at the Chicago Botanic Garden One of the North Shore's crown jewels is the Chicago Botanic Garden, located here in Glencoe.  I often write about all the wonderful programs and events and they offer throughout the year. For those of you that miss going to the local summer fa...
11/14/2012
Baird & Warner Real Estate Makes List of Best Places to Work in Chicago For almost three years now my son has worked for Coyote Logistics - a great company that has been #1 on the Chicago Tribune's list of Chicago's Top Workplaces (for medium sized companies.)  Well today, my firm, Baird & Warner...
11/13/2012
Winnetka Town Hall Meeting Tonight - November 12, 2012 Winnetka is unusual in that it slates its candidates through a caucus system.  This is true for village board members, park district and the library candidates.  There are traditionally two town hall meetings to present the caucus candidates...
11/12/2012
Wilmette Condo Open House 1616 Sheridan Road Unit 9E One-floor living in this lakeside three-bedroom 2 1/2 bath condo on Lake Michigan.  The living room, dining room, and kitchen have lake view and the three bedrooms face west.  Sun from both sides! Full amenity building with 24-hour doorman, on...
11/11/2012
Wilmette Open House 2915 Wilmette Avenue $330,000 Open Sunday, November 11, 2012 (1-3 pm) Cute updated ranch home with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms in the New Trier School District.   So much has been done: New Remodeled Bath (10/12) New Microwave  (10/12) New Kitchen (2005) New Roof (2005) New Wi...
11/10/2012
New Trier Township Property Tax Reassessment The deadline for filing a tax appeal in New Trier Township (which includes Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe, and Northfield) has passed.  However, the Village of Winnetka has prepared a pamphlet of information for next year.  This is particularl...
11/09/2012
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