Ferris Bueller’s friend is selling his home

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Tm Pareti

A home that was used in the movie classic, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” is now for sale at a cool $2.3 million. The architecturally significant East Highland Park home, known as the  Ben Rose Home at 370 Beech, is cantilevered over a ravine. The 5,300 square-foot modern steel and glass home has four bedrooms and four [...]

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Homeowners to get federal help with short sales

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Tm Pareti

Help is on the way for many homeowners who are facing foreclosure, thanks to new details under the Making Home Affordable Program announced today by the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. On May 14, 2009, the Obama Administration announced its Foreclosure Alternatives Program (FAP) providing incentives and uniform procedures [...]

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Koenig & Strey closes two Chicago offices

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Tm Pareti

Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate has closed its Lincoln Park and River North offices, according to an article in today’s ChicagoRealEstate Daily. Koenig & Strey has closed several offices this year, including  one in Wilmette.  Most of the Wilmette agents transferred to the Evanston office. On a brighter note, Sam Zell,  real estate mogul and owner [...]

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Evanston single-family home sales down this April

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Tm Pareti

The number of Evanston single-family homes that sold in April 2009 almost dropped by half, compared to April 2008 sales. The median sales price in April 2009 fell 11.5 percent, compared to April 2008 numbers.  It took about 70 more days to sell a home in April 2009 than in April 2008 as the average [...]

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Burnham land for sale 100 years after famous Chicago plan

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Tm Pareti

A third of an acre once owned by famous Chicago architect, Daniel Burnham, is now up for sale, exactly 100 years after the 1909 Burnham Plan that preserved green space along Lake Michigan in Chicago. There’s a three-bedroom ranch home on the property, known as Burnham’s Landing, that is being sold as is. The home [...]

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Forbes ranks Evanston in the top 25 cities to live well

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Tm Pareti

Not long after BusinessWeek ranked Evanston one of the top 50 smaller cities for start-up businesses, Forbes magazine just ranked Evanston in the top 50 U.S. cities under 100,000 in which to live well. The only Midwest town to make the list, Evanston ranked 18th, above cities such as Santa Fe, NM and Davis, Ca.   The criteria [...]

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Tuesday Broker’s open – 5/5/2009

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Tm Pareti

Today I previewed two condos and a co-op all under $230,000 that just came on the market. 635 Hinman #1 – This 2 bedroom, 1 bath co-op is in a 9-unit building conveniently next to a tot-lot. The coop has a new kitchen, hardwood floors and an in-unit washer/dryer. There is no parking that comes [...]

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Sunday open house – 2302 Noyes, Evanston – 1-3 p.m.

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Tm Pareti

Come say hello to a good buy. Come visit me at my open house from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, May 3 at 2302 Noyes in Evanston. This adorable and affordable 3 bedroom/2 bath Northwest Evanston vintage home has an eat-in kitchen, hardwood floors, a fireplace, a convenient front driveway for two cars, a new tear-off roof, [...]

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