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

Radon A Silent Killer

Over the years as a Realtor in Evanston IL and Chicago land I have encountered Radon tests and

never have had levels high enough to cause a concern. Because of this I really did not give it much thought until recently. First a little background on Radon.
Radon is a chemical element with symbol Rn and atomic number 86. It is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, occurring naturally as a decay product of radium. This gas is the 2nd highest cause of lung cancer in America right behind tobacco use. I want to quote the EPA for a minute.
EPA Radon Studies
The EPA offers a look at what they believe to be the risks of radon at different concentrations for 1,000 people who smoked and were consistently exposed to a certain level of radon during their lifetimes.
Radon Risks for Smokers

• With exposure to 10 pCi/L, about 71 would get cancer, equal to 100 times the risk of dying in a home fire.
• With exposure to 4 pCi/L, about 29 would get cancer, equal to 100 times the risk of dying in a plane crash.

Radon Risks for Non-Smokers:

• With exposure to 8 pCi/L, about 3 would get cancer, equal to 10 times the risk of dying in a plane crash.
• With exposure to 4 pCi/L, about 2 would get cancer, equal to the risk of drowning.

When  people purchase homes it used to be an occasional event to see a Radon test ordered but what

got me thinking about it was that in the last two property listings I represented for sellers a test was performed during the inspection period. In both cases the levels were so low that no action was needed but I had conversations with the testers and learned some interesting information about this deadly gas that I want to pass on. More and more people are getting the Radon test when purchasing a home. Both testers were certified Radon testers and told me some interesting and scary information worth hearing.
One of the inspectors told me that occasionally he had found high levels of Radon in homes around Chicago land. The fellow mentioned that he has seen levels very high in one area and almost none in another just a few feet away and because of that an accurate test taking samples of multiple areas needs to be done to assure the home is safe.
The scary part was that I was told that they had been hired after a person got lung cancer and never smoked or was around smokers. When the tests were done high levels of Radon were found in an area in which the person who got this horrible cancer spent many hours of their life. It was not always basements too.
The story makes me feel that I want to suggest very strongly that Radon air sample tests be preformed when I have a client purchasing a home. I will insist on the testing and tell my buyers this disturbing story.
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Skokie IL Homes For Sale November 2015

Today we show you a market report for Skokie IL homes for sale and a market report of November 2015. The Skokie Real Estate situation is still quite busy considering it is almost Thanksgiving.

Old Orchard Mall

People are asking for appointments to see property and we are seeing some new homes and condos come on the market for sale. Everyone wonders if the mortgage interest rates will go up. We hope not but suspect they may go up slightly in the near future.

At this time and from data on the multiple listing service there are presently 210 single family homes for sale in Skokie IL and 82 under contract and waiting for their closing. In the last 30 days Skokie has had 38 houses close, they are now off the market. To take a look at condos, we currently have 80 condominiums for sale in Skokie and 46 condo properties under contract and waiting to close. In the last 30 days Skokie has had 14 condos close, they are now sold and off the market.

Why do people love Skokie? The prices are a bit lower compared to Evanston and the community  has a lot to offer. The school system is excellent and Skokie is a friendly community to raise a

Old Orchard Mall

family. You have easy access to I94 known as the Edens Expressway so a trip to downtown Chicago or anywhere in between is under 30 minutes depending on the time of day. People come from all over to visit the Old Orchard Mall, there is every major department store you can think of plus many unique and interesting one of a kind stores to visit. It is fun just to walk around Old Orchard. It is an outside mall and in the inner courtyard is a beautiful fountain and the area is always decorated to reflect the time of year.

If you just want to browse on your own click Skokie Illinois Homes For Sale and you will have direct access to all the local real estate inventory available. This is the most up to date property listing you can get and direct from the multiple listing service.

If you ever have any questions about Skokie IL, it's real Estate of want some help please give us a call at (800) 858-7917 or (847) 316-8529. Our team is here to help you. Enjoy your holiday season and have some fun.

A visit to Chicago's Botanic Garden

Time for a visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden which is not in Chicago, it is located in Glencoe IL. Regardless it is a beautiful place to visit, very peaceful and the flowers and plants really make me feel relaxed. If you ever get the chance to go I would recommend doing so and also bring your camera.

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800 Elgin at The Optima Horizons Evanston IL 60201

The Optima Horizons at 800 Elgin is one of most popular condo buildings in downtown Evanston. Also the closest high rise building to Northwestern University it is often the favorite of NU students. Located right on the edge of campus people can easily walk to campus or to the many amenities downtown Evanston has to offer.

The Optima Horizons has an attached and heated garage, door person, huge swimming pool, exercise room and a terrace that can be used for enjoying the fresh air and steps away from your front door. The building has 246 condos ranging from one bedroom one bath properties, two bedroom two bath and a few three bedroom larger properties. Opened in 2005 and well maintained this is often the first choice of many people interested in downtown Evanston.
If you are interested to learn more about 800 Elgin, the Optima Horizons we have a web site set up to help you called 800 Elgin which also includes other popular condo developments in downtown Evanston.

The Downtown area has become so popular in the last 10 years, people are able to find anything they need to enjoy life and often without driving anywhere. You can walk to any stores, great dining and public transportation via the "EL" or the Metra. You can get to downtown Chicago in 20 minutes and all points in between.
If you would like to learn more about the Optima Horizons or properties in Evanston IL you can contact us at Coldwell Banker Evanston and we will help you with all your Real Estate needs. We can answer any questions or set up personalized searches and show you property at a time that works for your schedule

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Evanston IL The Suburb That Killed The Car

An article in Politico Magazine has touted Evanston as a city that does not need cars. Everything is here and transportation of the four wheel type is not necessary. In the last 10 years Evanston

Evanston IL Sunrise

defiantly has changed into a thriving city that is attracting many people with different needs.

Politico says, at first glance, downtown Evanston, Illinois, doesn’t look revolutionary—just another a gentrifying urban core with the obligatory Whole Foods, the local organic sustainable restaurants serving $14 cocktails, the towering new, high-end luxury apartments filled with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. The booming downtown feels increasingly hip; this summer it was featured as a “Surfacing” destination in the New York Times Travel Section. “I have everything here,” says Joanne McCall, pausing one evening on her way inside Sherman Plaza, a soaring, 26-story condominium building. “The post office, the dry cleaner, the movies, I work out upstairs, the Whole Foods is over there, the hair dresser over here. And the Uber thing is getting big here.”
It takes, in fact, a few extra minutes in the neighborhood to realize what’s different—and what’s missing. Downtown Evanston—a sturdy, tree-lined Victorian city wedged neatly between Lake Michigan and Chicago’s northern border—is missing cars. Or, more accurately, it’s missing a lot of cars. Thanks to concerted planning, these new developments are rising within a 10-minute walk of two rail lines and half-a-dozen bus routes. The local automobile ownership rate is nearly half that of the surrounding area.
Which again, may sound like so many other gentrifying urban areas. Who owns a car in Brooklyn, after all? But Evanston isn’t Park Slope—the city, now 75,000 strong, is quintessentially a suburb, somewhere to escape the density of nearby Chicago, a place to get extra room and, especially, a place to drive your car, jetting down Lake Shore Drive or the Edens Expressway to the Windy City. The houses in Evanston were so idyllic, in fact, that filmmakers came to use it as the beau ideal of postwar suburban life—it was where Hollywood came to film all-American suburban movies like Sixteen Candles, Dennis the Menace, Uncle Buck, and both Home Alone 2 and Home Alone 3.
I have lived in Evanston IL for many years and truly enjoy everything we have to offer. That is why I got into Real Estate sales. Before I was a Realtor I found myself always driving by beautiful homes and wondering what they looked like on the inside.

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Evanston IL Real Estate through September

Evanston IL Real Estate through September has seen an upswing especially in the single family home statistics.

Currently there are 137 houses for sale and 70 under contract and waiting to close. In the last 30 days 41 houses have sold. A look at condominiums shows 219 properties for sale and 92 under contract and waiting to sell. In the last 30 days we have seen 53 condos close. Not quite as busy as in the Spring but there is still an opportunity to purchase a property or sell your home if necessary.

Evanston has seen a lot of growth in recent years, recently the city has had a few rental complexes spring up but not any new condominium complexes. The rental buildings are luxury with many amenities and fairly expensive. Some of the 3 bedroom and 2 plus den units are well over the $3,000 a month rent price which could be equal or even more than a mortgage payment.

If you are interested to see for yourself, click Evanston IL Houses for sale and Condos for sale in Evanston IL and you will have a direct connection to the multiple listing service. This data is updated on the fly and very accurate.

In the last few years we have seen many people who have become interested in moving to Evanston IL. Many families, single people and young couples are moving from the city or other places because the city on the Lake Michigan lakefront has become so popular. The selection of downtown Restaurants has grown as has the entertainment available in the decade.

If you want learn more about Evanston IL give us a call at Coldwell Banker Evanston and we can answer any questions you may have. 

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