Chicago Bears' Jay Cutler Renting North Shore Home

The Bears quarterback and his fiancé Kristin Cavallari have rented a nine-room mansion in Winnetka.

  Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and his fiancé, Kristin Cavallari, have rented a 6,718-square-foot mansion with nine rooms in Winnetka, Chicago Tribune reported.  The home features a three-car garage, seven fireplaces, six full baths, a wood-paneled library and a kitchen with marble counters, Chicago Tribune reported. “I’m a suburbanite now…In L.A. you have to be so careful about what you say and who you trust. It’s such an awful way to live. [In Chicago] people want to get to know you for you. I feel like I can just breathe,” Cavallari told Splash on her move to Winnetka. 

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Wilmette's November Homes Sales

There were 14 single-family home closings in Wilmette this November. That is down from November of 2011 when 18 homes closed so it was not a great month for closings.

$6.95M Historic Landmark Mansion Sits on Ravine

This North Shore home for sale is 2.6 acres overlooking a ravine and Lake Michigan. It includes a 55-foot marble entry hall that leads the way to meticulously restored home with a private path to the beach.

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$5M Winnetka Home Steps Away From Lake, Ravines

In this installment of Patch's Wow House feature showcasing North Shore real estate, we've got lots of pictures of a 5,800 square-foot house.

Looking for a home for sale on the North Shore? Or do you just like to ogle pictures of gorgeous real estate? Each week, Patch features a different North Shore Wow House that fits the bill. Today's installment is a $5-million Winnetka home for sale. The 1131 Taylorsport Lane house, built in 2001, is just steps away from the lake and ravines. The 5,800-square-foot colonial home features five bedrooms, six and a half baths, a steam shower, vaulted ceilings, designer kitchen, and mahogany-paneled library. For more information, visit the home's @properties listing.

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North Shore Chapter of Women's Council of Realtors Celebrates 40 Years

WCR members of the past and present celebrated their network.

The North Shore Chapter of Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR) held their 40th Anniversary Celebration at Lovell's in Lake Forest last Thursday. The organization aims to “empower women to exercise their potential as entrepreneurs and industry leaders,” according to their mission statement. Many of the presidents from the past 40 years took part in the event, including Ruth Thiel, the first chapter president in 1972 and 1973. “Forty years is a long time when you think that in 1972, gas was 55 cents a gallon, rent was $165 per month and a pair of jeans was $12,” she joked during her speech. Thiel noted that the most valuable part of the WCR was the support network that comes from it. “The amazing thing is the cooperation that comes through the…

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$2.65M Glenayre Park Gem Features Elevator, Putting Green

Each week, Patch gives you a peek inside stunning North Shore real estate. This 5-bedroom, 4-bath Central Road home sits on more than an acre of beautifully manicured land in the prestigious Glenview subdivision.

Looking for a home for sale on the North Shore? Or do you just like to ogle pictures of gorgeous real estate? Each week, Patch features a different North Shore Wow House that fits the bill. Today's installment, 1125 Central Rd., will set you back a cool $2.65-million.  The Central Avenue house offers a two-story foyer, a grand dining room, five bedrooms, four baths, three half baths and a stunning wall of windows overlooking the grounds and putting green.  For more information, visit the home's Coldwell Banker listing.

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North Shore Single Family Home Sales Up 15%

Wilmette realtor and Patch blogger John Nash says the housing marketing shows signs of recovery.

PHOTOS: Million Dollar Wow House Has It All

Large first floor living space offers family room, kitchen, living room and dining room with hardwood floors in this Deerfield property.

From elegant and stately mansions to modern, environmentally-friendly abodes, The North Shore is chock-full of one-of-a-kind homes. Each week, Patch features one ‘Wow House’ that caught our attention. This week Patch has an abode listed by Coldwell Banker at 1139 Linden Avenue in Deerfield. Listed at $1,099,000, this dream home boasts a large living room, dining room, kitchen and family room with hardwood floors on the first floor.  There is also a finished basement recreation room. And, the family house has four bedrooms on the second floor. There are four full bathrooms and a powder room. Here, take a peek inside, and see what this high-end price tag fetches in 60015. Is your home a ‘Wow’ House? Want to nominate a spectacular, unusual or…

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Patch's North Shore Real Estate Guide

Real estate prices plunged during the recession, and now sales agents say buyers have the edge.

In 2006, the housing market flew too close to the sun. And like Icarus with his wings of feather and wax, a previously golden sector of the American economy plummeted to a bloody crash-landing. But real estate agents across the North Shore say that one group has an advantage: buyers. In the North Shore especially, there's a surplus of houses but a dearth of buyers. That means those who want to move in have the hitherto unusual luxury of being the ones with the power. "If you're a young person with a steady 9-to-5 job, steady income and you haven't damaged your credit yet, it's a perfect time to buy," said Emery Moorehead, chairman of the North Shore Barrington Association of Realtors and a sales associate in Koenig & Strey's Lake Forest …

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