Chicago Real Estate Listings and Closings for June 20-26, 2009
Per the Chicago Association of Realtors

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”  Walt Disney

6133 North Lenox – Edgebrook – $517
11:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Located on gorgeous tree lined street across from Billy Caldwell Golf Course, 6133 North Lenox is located in the heart of glorious Edgebrook. Built in 1947 this spacious red brick English style residence has had over $83,000 in recent upgrades and the highlights of this home [...]

3342 North Southport – Unit 1 – Lakeview – $625
Noon to 3:00 p.m.
Elegant and highly customized 3342 North Southport is a lovingly maintained, move-in ready 3 bed/3bath duplex down located in the heart of the desirable Southport Corridor.  Functional as well as beautiful, the chef’s kitchen is complete with cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite [...]

If you are thinking of buying or selling a condominium in Chicago the attached video is a very important and very informational discussion with David Hanna the current President of the Chicago Association of Realtors regarding the current federal mortgage guidelines.
This segment of his interview with YoChicago.com outlines the unique difficulties being faced by condominium [...]

If you are a first time home buyer looking to break in to the Chicago residential real estate market then you should be researching the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit that is available to you.
There are 160 days remaining on this wonderful incentive that offers an $8000 credit for purchasing a home. You can [...]

Per the Illinois Association of Realtors, Chicago area homes sales fell 18.7% in May compared to last year. 
Some good news, sales INCREASED over  the previous month for the fourth straight time.
In Chicago, the median home price fell 29.5% in May to $225,000 compared with $319,000 in May of 2008.
Per David Hanna – President of the [...]

“Do your little bit of good where you are;  it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”  ~  Archbishop Desmond Tutu

 
I am honored to present my new listing located at 3342 North Southport Unit 1.
 
Elegant and highly customized this 3 bedroom / 3 bathroom duplex down unit located in the heart of the Southport Corridor in Lakeview and just one block from the Southport Brownlinestop has all of the bells and whistles a homebuyer could ask [...]

Per Chicago Condos Online

According to figures generated by MRED, the regional MLS
Year-to-date sales of Chicago condos are:
* Down 57% in total dollar volume, to $914 million
* Down 48% in units closed, to 2,805
* Down 13% in median sales price, to $280,000
* Up 23% in average market time, to 156 days.
Comparing May sales to April:
* Units [...]