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Apr

New Listing at 2800 North Orchard #802 in Lakeview, Chicago

Posted by Michael Long  Published in City of Chicago, Property for Sale

This property sold on 06/13/2008 for $331,000.  $1,100 over asking price and in 4 days!!
Here is a new one I put on the market this week at the North West corner of Diversey and Orchard. It is a mid rise building that was built in the mid 80’s and converted to condos and rehabbed in [...]

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16

Apr

New Listing at 3020 North Waterloo #1 in Lakeview, Chicago

Posted by Michael Long  Published in City of Chicago, Property for Sale

This property sold for $458,500 in August 2008.

I’ve heard many people in the blogging world tell me not to talk about my listings in my Real Estate Blog. Why? I don’t get it. I talk about my listings when I’m out on the town. I talk about my listings at dinner with my girlfriend. Why [...]

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8

Apr

Naperville Real Estate Market Snapshot…A Look at the Past Month

Posted by Michael Long  Published in Naperville

Here is a look at what has been going on in Naperville over the past month. Instead of trying to take a look at a specific month, like March, I figured the best thing to do in being current was to just post and the statistics in that post are a look at the past [...]

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4

Apr

Beautiful North Astor Street in Chicago’s Gold Coast

Posted by Michael Long  Published in Fun Photo Friday

The Gold Coast in Chicago is probably best known for its high rises and tough parking.  It is home to the John Hancock Center, the Chicago Water Tower, wonderful old hotels like the Drake and the Mag Mile with its shopping and restaurants.  All in all a pretty cool spot to spend the weekend when [...]

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2

Apr

City of Chicago Transfer Tax Stamp Now Being Split Between Buyer & Seller

Posted by Michael Long  Published in Things You Should Know

I wanted to update everyone from an earlier post. Back in February the City of Chicago passed an increase in the Real Estate Transfer Tax Stamp that was to be paid by the buyer. It was an additional $3.00 per $1,000 spent on top of the $7.50 per $1,000 spent that already existed. [...]

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