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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 Veteran's Day Observance Sunday, November 11, 2012 The Winnetka Community House will be hosting a Veterans's Day Observance with a ceremony set to start at 5:00. Sam Badger, a New Trier graduate and decorated USMC veteran of Korea will be the guest speaker.  He was awarded the Silver St...
11/08/2012
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Section 8.  Say What? I will admit that I live a good life in a nice area that is prosperous and safe.  Winnetka and other North Shore suburbs are extremely blessed with well-to-do hard-working people who live in lovely homes and who take good care of them.  Public education is taken for granted...
11/07/2012
North Shore homes (Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe) don't often sell immediately.  Many are priced a tad too high which prevents quick sales.  But when it does happen, the sellers (and their neighbors) think the house was priced too low. Not the case - many buyers are just waiting for you...
11/06/2012
Kenilworth Real Estate Market Report October 2012 Kenilworth had two homes sell in October: 631 Ridge Road - sold as a foreclosure for $610,000.  The sellers paid $1,175,000 for it in 2006 and listed it for sale in 2010 for $1,099,000.   615 Essex - sold for $1,600,000 and was sold before it was...
11/06/2012
Wilmette Real Estate Market Report October 2012 It is always exciting for me to write market reports on Wilmette houses for sale since the numbers are always so attractive.  And they continue to get better.  Wilmette had almost as many sales of single family homes as Winnetka, Kenilworth, Northf...
11/05/2012
Winnetka Real Estate Market Report October 2012 In Winnetka, October was a relatively quiet month which is normal for this time of year.  Sales of single family homes looked like this: Number of Sales:    10 Average sale price:  $1,148,300 Average List Price to Sell Price Ratio:  89% Average Mar...
11/04/2012
Actress Jane Seymour Coming to the Book Stall in Winnetka Perennially youthful English actress Jane Seymour has just published a book in October.  "Open Hearts Family: Connecting with One Another" is a celebration of the families that we are born to and the family we create among friends and thos...
11/03/2012
  Margaret Goss | Baird & Warner | margaret.goss@bairdwarner.com | (847) 977-6024 2915 Wilmette Ave, Wilmette, IL Cute Updated Ranch in New Trier School District 3BR/2BA Single Family House   offered at $330,000 Year Built 1955 Sq Footage 1,207 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Par...
11/01/2012
Kenilworth Home Rule Driving through Kenilworth today I saw lots of yard signs -and I don't mean the Romney or Obama ones.  They were simple white signs that proclaimed whether the homeowner was for or against home rule for the village of Kenilworth. There is a lot of discussion, disagreement, a...
11/01/2012
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