Thursday, October 25, 2012

Check out Chicago New Townhomes at Cambridge Lakes

D.R. Horton recently celebrated the opening of several new models at their Cambridge Lakes community located in Pingree Grove. In addition to a variety of single-family homes, Cambridge Lakes also offers many new Chicago new townhome and duplex options.

Cambridge Lakes is an award-winning community with state of the art amenities that include an on-site school, walking and bike trails plus a community and fitness center.

Home buyers can choose from a variety of models that will fit their needs. Options include traditional two-story townhomes, row-home style townhomes or duplex-style living, and pricing starts at $145,000. All townhomes and duplexes at Cambridge Lakes offer two-car garages and two or three bedrooms.

Currently, D.R. Horton is offering six townhome models and four different duplex models.

For a great quick move-in option, check out the Andover model townhome. The Andover features 1,400 square feet, two-bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and a two-car garage.

For potenital home buyers interested in a duplex, the spacious Marigold model offers 1,798 square feet and three bedrooms.

All Cambridge Lake community homes offer energy efficient features and low-maintenance exterior features.

Pingree Grove is an environmentally friendly community located near I-90.

To tour one of the townhomes or duplexes at Cambridge Lakes, call (847) 984-4883. For more information, visit the D.R. Horton website.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Crown Communities Offers Deal on New Immediate Delivery Home

The Richmond home by Overstreet Custom Homebuilders is a Cook County new home that recently received some great updates. Now the home has hardwood floors in the foyer, dining room, breakfast and kitchen plus crown molding.

Other stand-out features include custom decorator paint colors and fireplace detailing.
The price on the Richmond home is now reduced to $434, 900, and in addition to stand-out amenities, the Richmond boasts four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths.

The Richmond is located in the Graystone neighborhood of the Highland Woods Community in Elgin. The community offers everything from nature trails to a water park and residents also have access to a private owners club that includes a state-of-the-art fitness room.

For more information on owning the Richmond, visit the Crown Communities website.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Chicago's Most Expensive Real Estate Revealed

Homes.com recently released a report on the most and least expensive real estate in Chicago. The rankings were based on listing price data from the company's website.

In order to compile the rankings, Homes.com used listing price data from its own website. So what are the most expensive neighborhoods in Chicago? The answer is the Lincoln Park and North Side neighborhoods. 

The average cost of a residence in Lincoln Park is $1,093,533 and the average cost of a North Side residence is $1,269,693.

The other most expensive Chicago neighborhoods are as follows:
Wrightwood, Lower West Side and Bridgeport.

And the least expensive real estate is Barletts, where an average residence costs $11,500.

Other less expensive neighborhoods include Riverdale, Englewood and West Englewood.

Homes.com also used data from their website to rank Chicago rental listings by price.

The most expensive rents are in Museum Park, near South Side and near North Side. An average rental in Museum Park costs $3,450.

The least expensive rents are in Gage Park, Chicago Lawn and Burnside.