Evanston IL Real Estate

Every Tuesday from 9:30 am to 12:45 pm Evanston Br okers Tour Listings which are currently on the market for sale. Today was one of those days. On tour today were 56 properties for sale (16 Single Family Homes and 38 Condo’s).
This is just a small sample of properties on the market. Today I decided to tour properties that are in different price categories to let people know what they could buy in Evanston.

List Price:

$150,000 : You can buy a 5 Room, 2 Bedroom 1 Bath unit totaling 1,600 SF in a Landmark Coop building. Unit needs updating.

$265,000: You can buy a 5 Room, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath unit in a 1965 Era Elevator building in SE Evanston. Unit again needs some updating but there are only 4 units per floor.

$350,000: You can by a totally remondeled Vintage Condo in SE Evanston which has a total of 6 Rooms, 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath. Everything has been done including Master Bedroom utilizing hall bath, in-unit laundry with office combo, and gorgeous kitchen with stainless steel appliances.

$445,000: You can buy a 6 Rooms, 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Townhouse in downtown Evanston.

$500,000: Tired of Condo living!!! Well you could own a 6 Room, 3 Bedroom , 1.5 Bath Farmhouse close to Downtown Evanston, shopping and Northwestern student housing.

$600,000: Sorry. I did not see anything in this price range today.

$799,000: For just under $800,000 you can own a 7 Room, 4 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath home in NE Evanston on a very prestigious street. Great location within walking distance to lake, Northwestern and Downtown. Some updates to this house are needed.

$800,000: Sorry. Did not see anything in this price range today.

$974,000: For just under a $1,000,000.00 you can buy a 8 room, 4 Bedroom, 3.2Bath Townhouse

$1,675,000: For just over $1,500,000.00 you can buy a 14 Room, 4 Bedroom 5.5 Bath Home in NE Evanston which is located East of Sheridan Road and less than a block from the lake. This home has all of the modern amenities a home owner would desire and is in the perfect location.

$2,850,000: Finally, you could own a modern 4 Bedroom, 3 Bath Penthouse Condo in Downtown Evanston with floor to ceiling windows, open floor plan with the most magnificent views of downtown Chicago, Lakefront, and Bahai Temple.

For information on any of these listings or to have other active listings sent you can visit my website and search on your own or with my assistance .

Here’s a quick note to let you know how I can help you or anyone you might refer to me.

Cindy had never owned her own home and since she worked at a Business College in the city she thought it would be best to own and start planning for retirement.

After an Initial Consulation with Cindy, I was able to limit her search and set appointments to see specific condo’s that met her investment criteria.

Within a month Cindy had found the home she was looking for, stopped house hunting and started decorating and planning for her retirement !

P.S. Who is the next person you know who could benefit from streamling their house hunting process? Please call me to discuss how you can let them know about my services.

 I am proud to announce that I am a By Referral Agent serving Evanston, IL.

What does By Referral Only Mean to YOU? 

It means I dedicate 100% of my time and energy delivering first-class service to YOU, my customer. My objective is not only to help you buy or sell a home one time, but to build a strong, lasting, lifetime relationship with you. I want you to be so satisified with my services you fell compelled to refer your friends and family to me, not by obligation, but because you truely believe they will benefit. You see, your referrals are the heart of my business. If you would like to learn more how I can best serve you as a Buy Referral Agent then go to my website for an initial consultation.

So, your’re ready to sell your home and you’re wondering: “What am I going to do?”

The most important thing you can do right now is begin educating yourself about the process of selling your home. If you are considering using a broker make sure that the real estate agent you select has the “skills” necessary to market your home successfully.

You see, marketing your home takes more than just sticking a sign on your property, entering the listing into the local Mulptiple Listing Service (MLS). It takes aggressive marketing to sell your home in today’s market place.

What do I mean? Well… in today’s market place there are only so many buyer’s ready ,willing and  able to buy your home. So if you want to sell your home you must identify those buyer prospects before your competition.

So, how do I identify these “hot” prospects for your home. Well…  I use a marketing system called Provantage.

Provantage is an 800 number that allows  me to supply “hot” prospects with recorded information about your home… 24 hours a day! I record a verbal description of your home on my Provantage system and prospects can access this information 24 hours a day. In addition, I receive notification of each call made via e-mail and text messages right on my cell phone. I never miss a call. It is like someone working for you 24 hours a day.

If you would like to see how this system works please feel free to call 1-800-296-7671 then enter extension 100.

If you would like mor information about me as a realtor , I recommend visiting my website: www.jacklewitz.com and go to testimonials or visit my company website: www.lakeshore-partners.com

For a full week in October you and your family can experience the Arts sponsored by the Evanston Arts Council. During the week long event, there is something for everyone. There will be exhibits from local Evanston artists, photography exhibits, Evanston art gallery tours,story time at Barnes & Noble, free music concerts, family activities (i.e. build a totem) at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, pottery classes, choral concerts and more.

There has been alot of press about the Real Estate Market becoming a Buyer’s Market and I can only give you the facts about the Evanston Market as I see it. First of all I would like to say that you can do anything with statistics. Second, I must tell you that Real Estate must be viewed as a local market. So what I tell you about Evanston does not apply to the West Coast like California, the East Coast like Florida, or even to Chicago or other suburbs surrounding Evanston. Also, what I tell you about the Real Estate Market for Single Family Homes may not be applied to the Condo Market. Each property type has a different Market. You can also evaluate how the Real Estate Market is doing by subgroups. An example of this would be comparing Condo Sales in a particular building this year compared to last year sales. For purposes of this article, I am giving broader Market information on Evanston. The source of my information is from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS). I make no representation to the accuracy of the information provided by the MLS. The categories I have chosen are both Active and Closed Real Estate transactions for Single Family Homes and the Condominium Market in Evanston beginning 1/1/06 through 8/30/06. Any information over a year is old information. Lets begin with the analysis:

ACTIVE: HOMES FOR SALE IN EVANSTON

# of Listings Avg Market Time Median List Price

205 104 $544,000

SOLD: HOMES SOLD IN EVANSTON (1-1/06-8/30/06)

# Sold Avg Market Time Median Sale Price

340 64 $567,250

CONDO: ACTIVE FOR SALE IN EVANSTON

# Active Avg Market Time Median List Price

533 153 $318,000

CONDO: SOLD CONDOS IN EVANSTON (1/1/06-8/30/06)

# Sold Avg Market Time Median Sold Price

586 117 $273,000

Conclusions

Based on the information above, one can see more homes sold (340) than there are active on the market (205). This is good for the market. Yet, it appears that it is taking longer for homes to sell. What was selling in 64 days is now taking 104 days. There difference between list and sale price is averaging 4% which is also good for the Evanston Market.

Now let me discuss the Evanston Condominum Market. I would say the condo market in Evanston is weaker than the Single Family Market. There are an equal number of Condo’s on the Market (533) as there were sold over the past eight months (586). It is taking longer to sell condo’s as a result 153 days instead of 117 days and prices of condo’s do not appear to be dropping. This is not good for the Evanston Condo Market.

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