Evanston IL Optima Horizons Condos

The Optima Horizons condos at 800 Elgin Evanston IL 60201 is one of the most popular buildings in the

Optima Horizons

downtown area of Evanston. A 250 unit, 16 story high rise building with a door person, huge heated swimming pool, exercise room and attached, heated garage makes it a pleasure to call home. Living at the Optima Horizons is about 2 blocks away from the Northwestern Campus and about the same to the Metra and "EL" trains so getting around is easy without even having a vehicle. The building is steps from many different restaurants, stores and great entertainment and makes living at the Optima Horizons a pleasure.

The Optima Horizons at 800 Elgin have condos that range from one to three bedrooms in a wide range of floor plans that are about 800 to 900sq foot for some of the one bedroom properties and up to 1300 square foot for the two and three bedroom units. Condos with odd numbers are facing east and have a view of the Northwestern campus and Lake Michigan Lakefront and condos with even numbered units have a western view and sometimes can be a little less expensive.

If you want to see the current inventory, click optima Horizons at 800 Elgin condos for sale.

Currently there are 4 two bedroom condos for sale ranging from $274,900 up to a larger east facing two bedroom condo priced at $329,000. Also a larger two bedroom condo is now under contract and priced at $399,000 and recently a 2 bedroom corner unit sold for $445,000.

The Optima Horizons opened in 2004 and since then has become one of the most popular buildings in downtown Evanston. We get many calls from people interested in learning more about the faculties and wanting to see properties. If you want to get any questions answered you can click on our 800 Elgin web site or call us day or night at (800) 858-7917. Coldwell Banker Evanston is always interested in helping you find the best property that suites your needs.

Evanston IL First NIght Celebration NYE 2015

Evanston IL has a wonderful celebration called First Night. It happens on New Years Eve and really is well organized and just so much fun to attend. First Night Evanston is a non-profit organization that is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors. There is so many different things to do in such a small area and really makes Evanston IL shine. To quote the First Night and their description.

"It's a great Evanston New Year's Eve celebration that brings together a great community. You'll experience an incredible range of music, dance, poetry and more from some of the world's finest artists, many who live right here in Evanston. It's a family friendly event too, featuring an afternoon of exciting musical and variety performances geared to families and young children as well as a teenage battle of the bands and a teen improv performance in the evening.

Performance venues include some fantastic acoustical spaces in some of Evanston's greatest old classic houses of worship. Evanston is an eclectic, diverse community that celebrates the many different elements that come together to make a uniquely cozy community. We love creativity. We love community. We love each other. And First Night Evanston is a party where we can come together and celebrate with everyone who shares our inclusive vision and our love of music and fun. So bring the family and make a night of it! Enjoy a fine pre-or post-show meal and libations at any of Evanston's excellent dining establishments. Don't miss the last great event of the year.'

If you are looking for a great time with something for the whole family, I suggest giving Evanston First Night a try. I bet you will really enjoy the event and want to attend again. This party is well organized and has so many different and unique aspects to it.

Rogers Park Area of Chicago IL Market Report December 2015

For the last Rogers Park real estate update for December of 2015 we have some pretty good looking stats to talk about. We have 6% less new listings in all properties and a 7.4% gain of closed sales of all types of properties. If we break it down into categories we see much single family home action. As an example for this period in Rogers Park we have a 50% gain in single family home listings but that is only 3 properties vs 2 one year ago at this. An interesting statistic is that the December average sales price for houses is up 168% and the average market time is up 38.3% to 139 days.

In the Rogers Park condo scene we see 8.3% less new listings compared to the same time one year ago yet 31.8% more under contract and a 19% gain in closed sales. the average sales price for condos has gone up 39% to $202,102 from $145,420 at the same period last year. The average market time of condos is up 28.6% to 90 days as compared with 70 days one year ago at this time.

Click Rogers Park Homes to see the latest and most up to date property listings, this is a direct link to the multiple listing service.

Rogers Park is a very desired community and the most north neighborhood in Chicago ending at Howard street where the city of Evanston starts. Also the home of Loyola University and a nice lake front with beautiful beaches. Rogers Park is an ethnically diverse community where all cultures are welcome and because of this you can find excellent restaurants of all types that are fun to try. Devon street has one of the countries largest Indian communities and people come to visit this area from all around the country.

If you are interested in learning more about Rogers Park, its real estate or anything about the community please give us a call or email at Coldwell Banker, (800) 858-7917.

Skokie IL Real Estate Dec 14 2015

This is the last Skokie IL Real Estate report for 2015, we are viewing data through December 14 2015. December

Old Orchard Mall

is one of the least busy of the whole year due to the holidays. We see 4.1% less new inventory of all properties and 14% less closed sales of all properties compared to the same period last year. This will defiantly change early next year, look for around late February of 2016.To analyze the data a little further, we have a 4.6% gain in new listing of single family homes and a whopping 40% gain of under contract sales of single family homes compared to the same time last year. The average sales price for homes in Skokie IL has gone down 7.4% so this might be a good time to do some house shopping.

As for the Skokie IL condo scene, we are seeing 16.1 less condominium new listings this month, 20% less under contract and 12.5 less closed sales. The average sales price for condos has slid to $161,971 a 11.5% drop from $183,056 for the same time last year. An interesting comparison of market time this month is that the average market time for condos has gone up 20% to 90 days for 75 properties last year at this time and for homes we are at 78 average days on the market compared to the same time last year of 88 days and that is 11.4% less time for a house in Skokie to be on the market before going under contract.

Click Skokie Homes to see the most updated Skokie IL Condos and Houses for sale.

Skokie is a fantastic location to call home, the prices and property taxes are quite a bit lower compared to its neighbor to the East in Evanston IL and Skokie has so much to offer. Excellent public transportation and schools are the norm in Skokie as well as some of the best shopping in Old Orchard Mall. Considered one of the best outdoor shopping malls in Chicago Land.

If you have any questions about Skokie IL or its real estate, give us a call at (800) 858-7917 or check out our web site Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate.

Evanston IL Real Estate Market Stats December 2015

This is the last update for 2015, the Evanston IL Real Estate market with data current through December 14th. Data from our Multiple Listing Service stats show 20% less new listings, a gain of 13% in closed sales of all

property types and 12.9% less change in inventory of all properties compared to the same time last year. Regarding single family homes, November showed a 10.7% gain of new listings, an 18.7% gain of under contract sales of houses and 7.7% less closed sales of single family homes as compared to the same time last year.

Average sales price of single family homes has gone up 24.9% but the average market time is also up 66.6% to 101 days compared with 61 days exactly one year ago. For condos, we see 36.5% less new listing but a gain of closed sales, 28.6% compared to the same time last year.

If you just want to search properties, click Evanston Real Estate and you will be directly connected to the multiple listing service. This data is updated on the fly and the most accurate you data possible.

Evanston IL Real Estate continues to be a hot even though things have been winding down for the holidays. In the past decade Evanston IL has become very popular and we feel that we will have a busy Spring market for 2016. If you have any questions about Evanston, the school system, our Real Estate or anything regarding the town, please call us and we will help you. We can be reached at (880) 858-7917.

Evanston IL with its beautiful lakefront that includes 5 public beaches is a very popular community. Also the home of Northwestern university. People are interested in finding out more about why Evanston is booming. Folks of all ages are interested in living in Evanston because there is so much to offer. A huge selection of dining choices, many interesting store and great entertainment. This community has become one where you can enjoy your life and leave your vehicle in the garage. Everything including public transportation is within walking distance.

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Evanston IL Real Estate Market Report Nov 2015

Here is the full set of stats for Evanston IL Real Estate. If you have any questions please call us day or night at (800) 858-7917 or check out Coldwell Banker Evanston

2 Bedroom Condos for Sale in Evanston Illinois

2 Bedroom condos for Sale in Evanston Illinois happens to be the most popular size people are looking for in a property. Even someone who really only needs one bedroom will often purchase a two bedroom condo and use the extra room as an office or den. One bedrooms units are harder to sell and just that worry alone creates an extra need for the second bedroom.

Evanston IL is such a wonderful community and has so much to offer. It used to be that single people and young couples would want to live in the city of Chicago and would not ever consider Evanston. In the last decade that has all changed and Evanston IL has become a booming little city. Why is that? Evanston wanted to raise money through property taxes and changed their zoning laws to allow high rise condominium complexes in the downtown area. Northwestern University also expanded quite a bit. Along with that came the need for more restaurants, entertainment and stores. This all changed Evanston into a very desired town to call home. The demand for properties really hit the roof.

So with that we see a need for 2 bedroom condos for sale in Evanston Illinois. If you want to skip the reporting I am doing here just click that link and you will have direct access to the supply of property. You are seeing exactly the same data as Realtors do, this is a direct link to the Multiple Listing
Service.

Evanston IL Sunrise at South Blvd Beach

If you have any questions about 2 bedroom condos for sale in Evanston Illinois or any type of real estate you can give us a call and we will help you. I personally are a long time home owner in Evanston and love the community. I love this city and will help you in any way I can.

Evanston IL November 2 bedroom prices