Thursday, May 16, 2013
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Every week Patch profiles a luxury home for sale in the La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs area.
Address: 131 S. Waiola Ave., La Grange Cost: $1.249 million Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 3.5 Square feet: 4,000 Year built: 1904 Days on Zillow: 95 This historic home sits on two and a half lots and has been completely renovated. It features a large back yard and multiple fireplaces. See more photos of this home on Zillow.com.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Every week Patch profiles a luxury home for sale in the La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs area.
Address: 5301 Lawn Ave., Western Springs Cost: $1.299 million Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 5 Square feet: 4,282 Year built: 2008 Days on Zillow: 4 This Prairie style home has an incredibly modern look and a wonderful, open floor plan. There are plenty of windows to let the sun in. See more photos of this home on Zillow.com.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
New data released this week shows Chicago area home prices fell 0.8 percent in February.
In February, Chicago-area home prices dropped for the sixth straight month according to new data released this week by S&P/Case-Shiller. The data reflects single-family home prices fell 0.8 percent in February compared with January. However, Chicago area home sales prices were up 5.1 percent compared with Feb. 2012, which is the second smallest year-to-year increase after New York in a 20-city index provided by S&P/Case-Shiller, reported Crain's Chicago Business. “Home prices continue to show solid increases across all 20 cities,” said David M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, in a statement. “The 10- and 20-city composites recorded their highest annual growth rates since May 2006.” Local prices are down …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Every week Patch profiles a luxury home for sale in the La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs area.
Address: 134 Sunset Ave., La Grange Cost: $999,000 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 4 Square feet: 3,416 Year built: 1925 First listed: Sept. 27, 2012 This single-family home features two master suites, hardwood floors throughout and a private deck on the second level. The back yard is spacious and has a deck, and there's also a first-floor den and second-floor laundry. See more photos of this home on Zillow.com.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Every week Patch profiles a luxury home for sale in the La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs area.
Address: 4809 Grand Ave., Western Springs Cost: $1,999,900 Bedrooms: 6 Baths: 7 Square feet: 5,503 Year built: 2001 Days on market: 50 This six-bedroom home in Western Springs' Forest Hills neighborhood is built on a 100x86 lot. More than a half million dollars in repairs and improvements have been made. See more photos of this home on Aol Real Estate.
Friday, April 19, 2013
We look at two similarly priced homes, one in La Grange and one in Western Springs. Check out the photos and tell us which you would prefer.
1. 320 S. La Grange Rd., La Grange: Priced at $699,900, according to listings. This is a seven-bedroom, five-bathroom single family home. It's been on the market for 50 days, and it sits on an 8,100-square-foot lot. The house features a large front porch and an elevated deck in the back yard. 2. 5900 Parkview Dr., Western Springs: Priced at $699,000, according to listings. This is a four-bedroom, four-bathroom single family home. It was built in 2007 and features 3,361 square feet of living space. The home has been on the market for 36 days. It features a master suite with a huge bathroom and walk-in closet, and a finished basement with a wet bar and workout area. Realtor source/information: Aol Real Estate. Are you a realtor? Feature …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The median price of homes sold this March in Western Springs was up 68.1 percent compared to March 2012.
The 10 detached, single-family homes sold in Western Springs during March represented an 11 percent increase from March 2012, when nine homes were sold, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe). Median home prices jumped much more, though. The median price rose 68.1 percent to $546,250 from $325,000 during March 2012. This is consistent with February 2013, when 11 homes were sold in Western Springs. The market for detached, single-family homes in suburbs throughout west Cook County saw growth in March, MORe reported. MORe gets its statistics from Midwest Real Estate Data. River Forest saw the largest percent increase in sales, with 200 percent more homes sold year over year in March. Forest Park, Lemont and Western …
Monday, April 15, 2013
Every week Patch profiles a luxury home for sale in the La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs area.
Address: 4 Poplar Pl., La Grange Cost: $845,000 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 5 Year built: 2005 Days on market: 27 This La Grange home features a master suite with large walk-in closets and a beautiful bathroom. There's a finished third floor with a full bath, and the basement is unfinished but has a fireplace and rough plumbing for a future buildout. The back yard has a porch and professional landscaping. See more photos of this home on Aol Real Estate.
Friday, April 12, 2013
We look at two similarly priced homes, one in La Grange Park and one in La Grange. Check out the photos and tell us which you would prefer.
1. 1141 Morgan Ave., La Grange Park: Priced at $239,900, according to listings. This is a three-bedroom, one-bathroom single family home. The brick home was built in 1956 and has 1,256 square feet of living space. It's been on the market for 30 days. It features hardwood floors throughout and a large basement with a bar. 2. 444 S. Catherine, La Grange: Priced at $229,900, according to listings. This is a two-bedroom, one-bathroom single family home. It was built in 1892 and features a remodeled kitchen with granite counters, a breakfast bar, new appliances and custome tile flooring. There are also enclosed front and back porches, and a white picket fence. Realtor source/information: Aol Real Estate. Are you a realtor? Feature recent …
Joseph R. Martan
11:14 am on Thursday, May 16, 2013
Why does it seem that more McMansions and oversized monstrosities are for sale than other smaller homes? And why are the developers still building oversized houses inappropriate for the lot size and the neighborhood (with the Village's blessing)? Just wondering. more ›