Sale of the Week

11/16/09

River Forest’s Priciest 2009 Sale

List Price: $2.695 million
Sale Price: $2.1 million
The Property: This elegant Mediterranean house in River Forest was the town’s first home this year to sell for over $2 million. In 2008, five homes in River Forest sold for over $2 million. In 2007, there were three sales in that price range.

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11/09/09

Foreclosed in Winnetka

The Properties: Both of these Winnetka houses sold in October as foreclosures. In each case, the buyers got the house for at least $1 million less than its presumed value—and a closer look at those sales reveals the different ways foreclosures can impact affluent and lower-income communities...

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11/02/09

A (Pabst) Blue-Ribbon Sale — Glencoe

List Price: $7.95 million
Sale Price: $5.2 million
The Property: The software entrepreneur Marc Ewing and his wife, Lisa Lee, last week sold their 26-room Sheridan Road mansion in Glencoe for just three-quarters of the price that they had paid for the gated estate nine years earlier.

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10/26/09

Foreclosed, Fixed, and Sold — Roscoe Village

List Price: $919,000
Sale Price: $916,000
The Property: At a time when Chicago appears to have the nation’s biggest logjam of unsold homes—enough to supply 19 months worth of sales, according to a recent Wall Street Journal survey of 28 major metro areas—a savvy investor has done his part to advance the...

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10/18/09

Jim McMahon Sells His Northbrook Home

List Price: N/A
Sale Price: $2.85 million
The Property: Jim McMahon, the quarterback who led the Chicago Bears to victory in Super Bowl XX, has quietly sold his Northbrook home of more than 20 years to a neighbor. McMahon and his wife, Nancy, raised their four kids in the house; the youngest, Zach, was a senior at Glenbrook North High School last year.

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10/12/09

Troubled House Back On the Market — Hinsdale

List Price: $2.699 million
Sale Price: $1.400 million
The Property: This 27-room house, once priced by its builder at about $4.5 million but sold unfinished and with various contractors’ liens against it, was bought on October 2nd by an investor—who put it right back on the market, priced at...

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10/05/09

The Bulls’ John Salmons Rents in Glencoe

List Price: $3,295,000
Monthly Rent: $7,000
The Property: John Salmons, whose late-season acquisition by the Chicago Bulls is credited with boosting the team’s playoff push last season, is renting a French Provincial–style house in Glencoe.

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09/28/09

Blackhawks’ Barker Buys in Bucktown

List Price: $1.249 million
Sale Price: $1.1 million
The Property: Cam Barker, the 23-year-old Blackhawks defenseman who signed a three-year, $9.25-million contract with the team in early July, has bought a condo on the top floor of a new building in Bucktown...

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09/21/09

Tony Winner Dunagan Buys in Lincoln Park

List Price: $999,000
Sale Price: $912,500
The Property: Deanna Dunagan, who won a best actress Tony Award for her performance as a matriarch addicted to painkillers in August: Osage County, has bought a vintage condo overlooking Lincoln Park...

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09/14/09

Twitter’s New COO Sells in Wilmette

List Price: $1,449,000
Sale Price: $1,400,000
The Property: Two weeks before he was named chief operating officer of the San Francisco-based microblogging service Twitter, Dick Costolo sold his 12-room home in central Wilmette...

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	11/16/09 River Forest’s Priciest 2009 Sale List Price: $2.695 million Sale Price: $2.1 million The Property: This elegant Mediterranean house in River Forest was the town’s first home this year to sell for over $2 million. In 2008, five homes in River Forest sold for over $2 million. In 2007, there were three sales in that price range. Posted at 07:21 AM in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	11/09/09 Foreclosed in Winnetka The Properties: Both of these Winnetka houses sold in October as foreclosures. In each case, the buyers got the house for at least $1 million less than its presumed value—and a closer look at those sales reveals the different ways foreclosures can impact affluent and lower-income communities... Posted at 09:52 AM in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
	11/02/09 A (Pabst) Blue-Ribbon Sale — Glencoe List Price: $7.95 million Sale Price: $5.2 million The Property: The software entrepreneur Marc Ewing and his wife, Lisa Lee, last week sold their 26-room Sheridan Road mansion in Glencoe for just three-quarters of the price that they had paid for the gated estate nine years earlier. Posted at 08:07 AM in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	10/26/09 Foreclosed, Fixed, and Sold — Roscoe Village List Price: $919,000 Sale Price: $916,000 The Property: At a time when Chicago appears to have the nation’s biggest logjam of unsold homes—enough to supply 19 months worth of sales, according to a recent Wall Street Journal survey of 28 major metro areas—a savvy investor has done his part to advance the... Posted at 08:13 AM in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
	10/18/09 Jim McMahon Sells His Northbrook Home List Price: N/A Sale Price: $2.85 million The Property: Jim McMahon, the quarterback who led the Chicago Bears to victory in Super Bowl XX, has quietly sold his Northbrook home of more than 20 years to a neighbor. McMahon and his wife, Nancy, raised their four kids in the house; the youngest, Zach, was a senior at Glenbrook North High School last year. Posted at 03:46 PM in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	10/12/09 Troubled House Back On the Market — Hinsdale List Price: $2.699 million Sale Price: $1.400 million The Property: This 27-room house, once priced by its builder at about $4.5 million but sold unfinished and with various contractors’ liens against it, was bought on October 2nd by an investor—who put it right back on the market, priced at... Posted at 08:20 AM in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	10/05/09 The Bulls’ John Salmons Rents in Glencoe List Price: $3,295,000 Monthly Rent: $7,000 The Property: John Salmons, whose late-season acquisition by the Chicago Bulls is credited with boosting the team’s playoff push last season, is renting a French Provincial–style house in Glencoe. Posted at 09:05 AM in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
	09/28/09 Blackhawks’ Barker Buys in Bucktown List Price: $1.249 million Sale Price: $1.1 million The Property: Cam Barker, the 23-year-old Blackhawks defenseman who signed a three-year, $9.25-million contract with the team in early July, has bought a condo on the top floor of a new building in Bucktown... Posted at 09:15 AM in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
	09/21/09 Tony Winner Dunagan Buys in Lincoln Park List Price: $999,000 Sale Price: $912,500 The Property: Deanna Dunagan, who won a best actress Tony Award for her performance as a matriarch addicted to painkillers in August: Osage County, has bought a vintage condo overlooking Lincoln Park... Posted at 09:52 AM in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
	09/14/09 Twitter’s New COO Sells in Wilmette List Price: $1,449,000 Sale Price: $1,400,000 The Property: Two weeks before he was named chief operating officer of the San Francisco-based microblogging service Twitter, Dick Costolo sold his 12-room home in central Wilmette... Posted at 08:30 AM in Sale of the Week \| Permalink \| Comments (0)