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Tag: Sale of the Week
In Oak Brook, a Dance of the Seven Veils Pricing Strategy
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $2.499 million
Sale Price: $2.3 million
The Property: In the three years between going on the market at $3.595 million in June 2009 and being sold for $2.3 million in June 2012, this Oak Brook house underwent 38 price cuts—some as little as a dollar... Read more
Buyers Feel Kinship to Hemingway Home
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $525,000
Sale Price: $525,000
The Property: Kurt and Mary Jane Neumann, who will move into Ernest Hemingway’s childhood home this week, feel ties not only to the famed novelist but also to the layout of the house where he grew up... Read more
At Lake Forest House Sale, Less Is Less
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1.45 million
Sale Price: $1.15 million
The Property: This Lake Forest house, a dark glass pavilion done in the “less is more” style of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, sold in July 2007 for $3.8 million... Read more
An Italianate Short Sale in Highland Park
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $1.5 million
Sale Price: $1.2 million
The Property: This Italianate home with a two-story bay of windows positioned to capture breezes off nearby Lake Michigan was built in 1873 as a model home for the nascent Highland Park... Read more
New is News in Ukrainian Village
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $799,900
Sale Price: $799,900
The Property: Its contemporary exterior helps this newly built residence fit into the dynamic mix of old-line homes and dramatic new structures in Ukrainian Village... Read more
A Big Breakup at the Elysian
By Dennis Rodkin
Two years ago, an options trader bet big on the super-elite condos at the then-new Elysian Tower. This week his bet paid off, though not quite as handsomely as he had hoped. Read more
Obama Backers Sell in Winnetka
By Dennis Rodkin
List Price: $2.395 million
Sale Price: $2.15 million
The Property: Howard Gottlieb and his wife, Anne, have sold their 11-room house on a secluded lane in Winnetka... Read more