condos: Winnetka & North Shore Condo Prices on the Rise - 06/27/14 08:36 AM
I have thought for a long time that we could use some more condos in Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe, and Northfield (although Northfield does have a good selection)
Baby boomers (me included) are looking to downsize and for those that want to stay in the North Shore, it's no easy feat.  Yes, there are currently 56 condos for sale in the area, ranging from a 1-bedroom priced at $89,000 to a 3-bedroom luxury condo in Northfield for $850,000.  
But if you have specific needs, say, wanting to take your dog along, the number shrinks to 44 available condos.  
If … (2 comments)

condos: Northfield Real Estate Market Report October 2013 - 11/05/13 06:34 AM
Northfield Real Estate Market Report October 2013
The average list and sell prices for single family homes in Northfield is very high this month - several months ago the average price almost half that.  It's simply a matter of several expensive home selling that skew the numbers.  Average market time for a Northfield home for sale is 4 1/4 months, still showing a seller's market.  List prices are being sold at 91% of the last asking price. Northfield Single Family HomesTotal number of homes sold:  8
Average list price:  $1,185,400                      … (0 comments)

condos: Northfield Real Estate Market Report August 2013 - 09/03/13 04:33 AM
Northfield Real Estate Market Report August 2013
13 homes is a solid number of homes for Northfield at the close of summer.  Market time still shows a strong seller's at 111 days average.  And Northfield offers a  diverse housing stock - from a small fixer-upper up to a luxury home on an acre of land. Single Family Homes Total number of homes sold:  13  
Average list price:  $736,000                                                                 … (5 comments)

condos: Wilmette Real Estate Market Report August 2013 - 09/02/13 03:01 AM
Wilmette Real Estate Market Report August 2013  
Another strong month for Wilmette home and condo sales:
Single Family Homes:
Total number of sold homes:  44                                          
Average list price:  $726,500
Average sale price:  $705,000
Ratio of list to sell price:  96%
Average days on market:  30
Currently for sale:  97 homes
Least expensive:  $279,000
Most expensive:  $4,950,000
Contingent:  34 homes
Pending Sales:  22
 
Condos:
Total number of sold condos:  9
Average list price:  $454, 500
Average sale price:  $431,500
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condos: No Man's Land in Wilmette, IL - 03/31/10 10:46 AM
UPDATED 2022
 
NO MAN'S LAND IN WILMETTE ILNo Man's Land in Wilmette, IL - it's an appropriate name for an area that was left largely undeveloped until the 1960s.  No Man's Land is a strip of land along the lakefront between 10th. St. and Westerfield Drive in Wilmette..  It was originally an unincorporated area, and thus the name, No Man's Land. After much debate, it was annexed by Wilmette in 1942. 
Around 1926 plans were drawn up for a Spanish/Moorish style shopping arcade which included a hotel, restaurants, clubs, the Miralago Ballroom, the Teatro del Lago, apartments, and a 50-car garage.  The project … (5 comments)

 
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