Monday, May 8, 2017

617 Custer Ave #B Evanston IL 60202

617 Custer Ave #B Evanston IL 60202 is new on the market for sale. A row house located just a couple of blocks from Main street. The Metra and EL trains are a 5-minute walk as are many
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interesting and unique shops.

You can find many choices of places to dine in this area of Evanston. Also, a selection of coffee shop such as Starbucks and the very popular Two Brothers Coffee and Tea house where you will always find people talking and working on their laptops. Every time I stop by Two Brothers I see the place full and many folks are enjoying themselves.

This property is a 2 bedroom plus 1 below grade with a possible 3rd bedroom/office or family room in lower level. It features newer remolded kitchen, 42" cabinets, all new stainless appliances, new recessed lighting throughout. Refinished hardwood floors, the home has been home freshly painted, professional landscaped patio area with irrigation & lighting, new patio doors. Laundry room. Beautiful quiet tree lined street.

Also included is a private two care garage that has room for storage or a place for you to store your bicycles. Evanston has become very bike friendly and has lanes built on many of the streets to safely ride 

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This is a very desirable area in Evanston. If you want a showing please feel free to contact us day or night at (800) 858-7917 and we will provide a private showing at a time that works for your schedule.

You can also check us out at Coldwell Banker Evanston and browse our web site. You can search property directly from the MLS or Multiple Listing Service.

Coldwell Banker Evanston is the largest and most successful reality in town and always available to answer your questions. We enjoy helping first time buyers and will answer any of your questions.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

4 Bedroom Evanston Homes

Probably the most popular size of homes for sale in Evanston IL is the 4 Bedroom house. Families
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can have space for their children and maybe even room to grow. There are many choices available and today we will look at the stats.

Currently we have 41 four bedroom homes for sale in Evanston IL. There are also 27 properties under contract and waiting to close. In the last 30 days, we have seen 13 four bedroom houses in Evanston IL close, they are off the market and sold. In the last 90 days only 23, 4 bedroom houses have closed.

Click Evanston Houses for sale to see the latest inventory. A direct connection to the MLS or Multiple Listing Service.

This is a small number and is disturbing. We are seeing a shortage of inventory in Evanston at this time. The desired homes are selling fast and at often above their list price. Many people are missing out who are ready, willing and able buyers.

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If you are considering a move you can sell your home very fast if it is marketed correctly. What we mean by that is you need good photos and to be priced correctly. If a home is priced at a good point and looks uncluttered many people will become interested and you have the potential to get multiple offers.

We have many Evanston home buyers now who are looking for properties. They have missed out and lost their chance unless they got out there and view the house as soon as it hit the market and then write an offer right away.

If you have thoughts that you want to move please call us at Coldwell Banker Evanston. We can be reached at (800) 858-7917 day or night. We have a marketing plan to show you get the job done.


We will show you the best price you can get for your property and market it so it can be seen across the country and swiftly so you can get it sold.

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Saturday, March 11, 2017

Optima Horizons at 800 Elgin Evanston IL

We have a couple of great new property listings for sale at the Optima Horizons. The building is
800 Elgin Evanston IL, 60201
located at 800 Elgin in Evanston IL 60201.

This is one of the most popular high-rise condo buildings in Evanston IL. It is right on the edge of the Northwestern University Campus and in the downtown. We have two excellent two-bedroom and two-bath condos for sale.

First some information about the building in general. The complex is a 16-story high-rise with 248 condominiums and was built in 2004. There is a doorman in duty and the management is located on-site.

With ownership of a condo at the Optima Horizons you get access to a very large swimming pool. An exercise room with bathrooms, TVs and great facilities. The building has storage and an attached and heated garage. There is a grassy deck for a BBQ or just to hang out and read a book.

This building is considered as one of the most popular in Evanston as it is in the mid-price range and has many different floor plans for most people's needs. You can get one, two or three bed-room condos with different square footage.

The condos with even numbers are facing West. So, properties with odd numbering faces East. The east facing properties have a view of the Lake Michigan lakefront and the Northwestern campus.

We are offering 800 Elgin #1509 a two-bed and two-bath condo facing East. This is the largest and most open two-bedroom condo and is offered at $450,000. This property is 1268 square feet and has fantastic views of the Lakefront. This condo includes two parking spots in the attached and heated garage. You own these spots and they can be rented out if you do not need them.

Also offered is 800 Elgin #1510 also a two-bed and two-bath condo facing West. This condo has an open floor plan and is 1075 square feet.

If you want more information about the condos for sale at the Optima Horizons, give us a call day or night at (800) 858-7917. You can also click on our site at Coldwell Banker Evanston.



Thursday, January 12, 2017

Evanston IL Real Estate December 2016 Market Conditions

Evanston IL Real Estate December 2016 Market Conditions is in. We have a great report that covers a 30-day period ending December 14, 2016. This report compares the statistics from the same time
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frame exactly one year ago,

2016 was a very busy year on Evanston IL Real Estate. People want to live in the community and continue to search property for sale.

Click Evanston IL Houses for sale and Evanston IL Condos for sale to see the most recent inventory available. This is directly from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and very accurate data.

People who are selling their houses and condominiums in Evanston IL are getting a good value and that will continue to go up through 2017. Now, in January we are getting calls from people inquiring about buying and selling property in Evanston for the near future.

At present, we see a lack of inventory for Evanston single family homes and condos for sale. New listing for single family homes are down 25% as compared with last year at this time. Closed sales are up 44% and the average sales price for a house is up 30.4%. Market time until a contract is down 18.2% to 102 days.

If you are interested in Evanston IL Condo sales, new listings are up by 22.9% which is surprising. Closed sales are down 22.2% and the average sales price is up 13.7%. The average market time before a contract is down 18.3% to 76 days.

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Many new businesses are opening in Evanston IL and Northwestern University is really growing. We see new construction as NU adds dorm space and new school expansion. This is going to continue through 2017.

If you have any questions or want help with Evanston IL Real Estate please contact us and any of your questions will be answered. We will help you with all aspects of this business and show you property at a time that works for your schedule.

Call day or night (800) 858-7917 or check out our site at Coldwell Banker Evanston.

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