Lela Basaria

Broker*REALTOR®
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Glenview
2731 Pfingsten Road
Glenview, IL, 60026

Lela Basaria

Broker*REALTOR®

Lela graduated from DePaul University with a degree in Finance. She also has a degree in Early Childhood education. Lela is an experienced real estate investor and house flipper. Before starting her career in real estate, Lela was employed as a budget analyst at The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Lela utilizes all this knowledge and experience to provide her clients complete real estate service. 

Lela left her job at the Federal Reserve Bank to pursue her passion and make real estate her full time career. Prior to that she had owned several rental properties and was involved with residential redeveloping along with her husband. Since beginning her real estate practice Lela has helped many happy families find or sell their dream home. She has helped investors find properties with upside all over the North Shore and Northwest Suburbs.  She loves working with people and believes in giving 100% to each and every client just like she would for her family.

Lela’s enjoys volunteering and spending time with her husband Rafiq, her daughter, and extended family. She also loves outdoor activities especially hiking, biking and traveling to see nature’s wonders.

Experience

As an agent who's an expert in the North Shore and Northwest Suburbs of Chicagoland, Lela brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and expertise about all things real estate. Each community has its own personality so you need someone you can trust to help you find the personality that matches yours. Lela will provide you with up-to-date information on your communities of interest.

Get You the Best Deal Possible

Lela Basaria’s clients frequently cite her negotiating and people skills as some of her top attributes. Lela has over 20 years of experience in real estate, from buying and selling to residential redevelopment in a variety of local communities from the North Shore to the Northwest Suburbs.

She has local knowledge and expertise to help you make confident decisions. When Lela works with a client a relationship develops that will last far beyond the transaction. So if you are looking for a Realtor® that will be there for you for all of your needs and questions in the future, Lela Basaria is the perfect choice!

Find Your Next Home or First Home

Lela can work with you to find your dream home and help you negotiate the right price! She will listen very closely to all your wants and needs, including all the neighborhood amenities that matter most, not to mention the list of must haves for your ideal home.

Lela loves working with all buyers and has a special affinity for first time buyers.  She understands buying a home can be overwhelming, as well as an emotional process. Lela walks with you step-by-step and makes the process easy and fun. Whether you are a first-time homebuyer, or looking for a change Lela’s commitment to you is: “I assure you that there is a perfect home just for you and we’ll keep looking until we find it. That is my promise to you.”

Consult on Home Selling Tactics

Lela’s understanding of how today’s buyers are thinking and what they are looking for in homes allows her to make your home attractive to its ideal audience. This will help you get top dollar. While utilizing her “redeveloping skills,” things like staging the home, making repairs or minor improvements, or even simply painting the walls can be the difference between a home resting on the market and one that sells fast for top dollar. Lela’s marketing plan will attract the most likely buyers to your listing in many ways with a heavy focus on the internet.

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Testimonials

Aziz Elhami

Lela is a great person. She helped us find what we need exactly. Thank you for you patience and professionalism

Ali Jaffer

SHES THE BEST

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Ulfatmo Bakhtalieva

Mrs. Lela is a good specialist. She was very attentive and listened to all our wishes about the apartment. She found us an apartment that suits us. We want to thank her for her great job.

Jawaid Ali

It was a great experience

L M

From the day one , Lela went above & beyond to ensure every detail was taken care of, and me & my family truly appreciate the way you kept everything organized & on track .Lela's expertise And honesty gave us confidence every step of the way .Lela you are the best Thank you for making smooth buying process .definitely recommending to all the friends & family .

Baz Ali Hussainy

We had an excellent and exceptional experience with Lela Basaria during our home buying process. She has great knowledge of the area, communicates clearly, was able to negotiate very well with the buyers and goes beyond to make sure you have a smooth home buying experience.

Imran Hirani

Lela is the best! She is a skilled negotiator who knows all the angles, and she has an outstanding network of partners who provide equally great service. She has a great ability to see the art of what is possible with a property, and she genuinely listens to and understands her clients' needs. Strong recommend!

Imran Hirani

Lela is the best! She is a skilled negotiator who knows all the angles, and she has an outstanding network of partners who provide equally great service. She has a great ability to see the art of what is possible with a property, and she genuinely listens to and understands her clients' needs. Strong recommend!

ALI JAFFER

She the best of the best worth a million stars ⭐️

D C

Lela did a great job selling our condo! She provided expert guidance on pricing and getting our condo ready for the market. We appreciated her responsiveness throughout the selling process and recommend her highly.

DJ Harris

Lela went above and beyond in helping us quickly secure a lease. We were in a time crunch and she worked so hard to help us quickly get a lease signed, approved, and all documents turned in so that we could move in on a tight deadline. Highly appreciate her professionalism, cheerful attitude, and availability!! Will use her again if we ever need to. Thanks Lela!

mir ali

Lela has been a pleasure to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable and honest. She understood our needs within couple of showings and from then onward each showing just kept getting better and better until we finally found our dream home. She's super patient and her opinions and ideas, loaded with immense knowledge of real-estate helped me look at everything from various angles and en...

Marnie Beilin

Updated 03/10/2020 Lela is an amazing team player. I’m lucky to know her! Her help and expertise with not only is she an expert on helping you buy your personal residence, but due to her being an investor she really knows how to get you want to want. Regardless if you’re buying or selling.

Rafiq Basaria

Very timely and prompt, knowledgeable about the market.

Rafiq S Basaria

Lela is an very good at negotiating, in very convincing and professional manor. She almost always answer the phone call, other times she would text to say "I will call you back"

Rafiq S Basaria

Lela is an very good at negotiating, in very convincing and professional manor. She almost always answer the phone call, other times she would text to say "I will call you back"

Ameena Lalani

Lela is an excellent real estate agent, and I would highly recommend her. She helped me even on weekends because of my tight deadline to do the closing sooner and she made it happen.

Usman A Khan

Lela is an excellent realtor; she was very helpful in drawing up the requirements for our new home down to the nitty gritty specifications of our dream house. Her negotiation skills are impeccable she got me a lot more for our house then we originally planned, and her recommendations made us more confident when we were house shopping. She not only helped us with both finding a house and ...

Carey Jones

Lela I would like to thank you for all of your help you are the best Baird&Warner should be so proud to have you as an Employee . And to anyone out there looking to buy or sale there home Mrs Lela Basaria is the one you want to help you she Will go out of her way to help you again Thank you for job well done

shreya patel

Lela I would like to thank you for all of your help you are the best Baird&Warner should be so proud to have you as an Employee . And to anyone out there looking to buy or sale there home Lela Basaria is the one you want to help you she Will go out of her way to help you again Thank you for job well done

Sohail Basaria

Excellent in every category

Usman Ahmed Khan

Leila is the best realtor she helped us alot in finding our home. She is very caring

Areesha Majeed

Lela is absolutely fantastic and very knowledgeable about houses and the real estate market. It was very clear through her communication, attention to detail, and promptness that she wanted the best for us as clients. She is extremely patient and will ensure that you as buyers feel comfortable about your decision and options. Would highly recommend her!

James Liggett

I worked with Lela to purchase a condo and sell a condo in the Chicago suburbs. Each time I worked with Lela she was great at asking questions up front to assess what I was looking for and what my needs were. I enjoyed working with her because she was prompt when a new condo hit the market and careful when setting up my condo for showings. When I need to purchase or sell again I plan to ...

Aimee Y

James Yang

Lela did a great job helping us with our home sale. She was professional from the beginning when we were exploring the market to the closing. Lela was always available and responsive throughout the process. The home sold before it listed and she was right there looking for a rental for us when our purchase fell through leaving not enough time to buy our next home. Selling your home is no...

Sara Khan

Lela is our realtor for life! She went above and beyond to get us in our dream home! Super patient with an eye for details. She is a package deal with her rehab experience! I use her for my primary residence & investing needs! She never ceases to amaze & walked into our home when we had a problem even after we closed! Who does that?? Lela does!

Anacleto Aguilera

Lela helped me sell my house and always tried to help me in every way possible. She is very responsible in her work and In less than 10 business days she sold the house. She kept me informed during the whole process. I recommend her and I am going to use her for the next house I sell.

Rukhsana Jaffer

Amazing service. Always kind and responsive. Highly recommend going with Lela!

Mohammed Khan

Best realtor ever! She quickly understood our needs & became family!! Felt like she knew us for ever. She understood that picking the right home was crucial for us & helped us every step of the way! Gave us an honest opinion & never pushed us into anything! Very knowledgeable!! FIVE STARS!!!

Arzu Vastani

Lela helped find my baby sister the best place possible for her first home! She would go out of her way to make sure we got the best deal and found a place that checked off all the items on our wishlist! With her years of experience, she would point out things (the good, the bad and the ugly) that even we missed out on! And her guidance on which places to consider was nothing but hone...

Mir Abbas Murtuza Ali

Lela has been a pleasure to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable and honest. She understood our needs within couple of showings and from then onward each showing just kept getting better and better until we finally found our dream home. She's super patient and her opinions and ideas, loaded with immense knowledge of real-estate helped me look at everything from various angles and en...

Mir Abbas Murtuza Ali

Lela has been a pleasure to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable and honest. She understood our needs within couple of showings and from then onward each showing just kept getting better and better until we finally found our dream home. She's super patient and her opinions and ideas, loaded with immense knowledge of real-estate helped me look at everything from various angles an...

mir a

Lela has been a pleasure to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable and honest. She understood our needs within couple of showings and from then onward each showing just kept getting better and better until we finally found our dream home.She's super patient and her opinions and ideas, loaded with immense knowledge of real-estate helped me look at everything from various angles and ena...

Salim Q

An amazing real estate agent. Lela made our selling experience a best one. Great communication and prenominal negotiator. Well experienced and easy to dealt with. Thanks million for making our real estate transaction a smooth one.

Jessie L

It was my absolute pleasure working with Lela! We had flawless communication and she cleared inspection punch list on time. Thanks to her efforts, skills and closing experience -- my clients moved into home of their dreams before Holidays..

Arzu V

Lela helped find my baby sister the best place possible for her first home! She would go out of her way to make sure we got the best deal and found a place that checked off all the items on our wishlist! With her years of experience, she would point out things (the good, the bad and the ugly) that even we missed out on! And her guidance on which places to consider was nothing but honest,...

Ramzan Dhanji

Lela was very helpful.

Ramzan Dhanji

Lela was very helpful.

Marnie B

Always ready to help! Knows her market, and her eye for value in picking out homes for renovating to flip, is an invaluable to her clients! And very easy to work with! I highly recommend Lela!

Shirin A

Lela Basaria was amazing in terms of answering all my questions. She was quick in responding and honest in her opinions. She helped me find the ideal property for me.

Marnie B

Updated 03/10/2020 Lela is an amazing team player. I’m lucky to know her!Her help and expertise with not only is she an expert on helping you buy your personal residence, but due to her being an investor she really knows how to get you want to want. Regardless if you’re buying or selling.

Aqil Khan

Lela is awesome, we have already told friends and family about her. She is knowledgeable and super helpful. We loved her.

James Liggett

I was happy working with Lela. I described what I was looking for and she was timely in forwarding the matching properties. On site, she was very good at listening to what worked or didn’t work about a particular property, which made the searching process smooth. I enjoyed working with her and I would work with her again.

Marnie B

Updated 03/10/2020 Lela is an amazing team player. I’m lucky to know her! Her help and expertise with not only is she an expert on helping you buy your personal residence, but due to her being an investor she really knows how to get you want to want. Regardless if you’re buying or selling.

Shirin Ali

Lela Basaria was amazing in terms of answering all my questions; she was quick in responding and honest in her opinions. She helped me find the ideal property for me.

Sara K

Lela Basaria is the best Realtor I know of! She is very patient and takes the time to understand your needs. I never felt rushed or pressured with her . Home buying or selling is a big decision and she is the best partner for that ride! Right from the start she was there with me , thru inspections and closing !! Best negotiator I must add , she even negotiated with the contractor to fix ...

James Liggett

I worked with Lela to purchase a one bedroom condo in Lombard, IL in August 2019. I actually worked with her on two occasions while searching for the condo. The first involved finding a suitable condo, but having the sale fall through during attorney review. However, we continued to search, and I appreciate her willingness to continue when the sale did not pan out. The second occasion wa...

Saima Khan

Lela was on top of her game, always on time, easy to approach. We were trying to look for a home from out of State, and she made the process easy for us.

James Liggett

I worked with Lela to purchase a one bedroom condo in Lombard, IL in August 2019. I actually worked with her on two occasions while searching for the condo. The first involved finding a suitable condo, but having the sale fall through during attorney review. However, we continued to search, and I appreciate her willingness to continue when the sale did not pan out. The second occasion wa...

Batool khan

Lela Basaria was so helpful to work with. She is extremely hard working and always punctual. Even though she lived really far from the houses that we asked to see, she was always on time and always very friendly. I would recommend her to all my friends and family members. Thank you Lela for all your help!

Sam Baner

Working with Lela has been an absolute pleasure. She was super accommodating and made it very easy for us to see the house. Once we moved in she continued to ensure we were happy and made any arrangements we needed to ensure the house was in tip top shape.

Sara Khan

I do not even know where to start. Leila is absolutely phenomal and so understanding! She was super patient throughout the home buying process and never pushy and best of course negotiator... she got us the best bang for our buck. She brings years of experience in real estate and rehab to the table so we knew exactly what it would take to fix something we didn’t like!!! They don’t ge...

Theresa L

Lela was on top of everything, from suggestions for staging the house to listing price to communicating to all prospective buyers' agents and most importantly, me! Her style is relaxed yet effective. She is diligent and always has the best outcome for her clients in mind. Don't get me wrong, Lela can be a pit bull when needed. This is the second property Lela has represented me and s...

Theresa L

Lela was on top of everything, from suggestions for staging the house to listing price to communicating to all prospective buyers' agents and most importantly, me! Her style is relaxed yet effective. She is diligent and always has the best outcome for her clients in mind. Don't get me wrong, Lela can be a pit bull when needed. This is the second property Lela has represented me and she...

My Listings

$355,500
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,250 sqft
5415 N Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60640
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$150,000
  • 16,000 sqft
  • 1.13 Acreage
3534 N Milwaukee Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062
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$550,000
  • 0.53 Acreage
235 W State Road, Island Lake, IL 60042
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$275,000
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,100 sqft
  • 0.20 Acreage
113 Pheasant Trail, Lake in the Hills, IL 60156
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$845,000
  • 2,400 sqft
  • 0.06 Acreage
1254 N Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
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$150,000
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,459 sqft
2124 S 3rd Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153
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$320,000
  • 18,500 sqft
  • 0.58 Acreage
869 N Larrabee Street, Chicago, IL 60610
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$420,000
  • 18,500 sqft
  • 0.58 Acreage
865 N Larrabee Street, Chicago, IL 60610
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$755,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,422 sqft
2117 Illinois Road, Northbrook, IL 60062
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$649,900
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 2,406 sqft
1812 Winthrop Road, Highland Park, IL 60035
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$95,000
  • 0.39 Acreage
85 Bender Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016
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$385,000
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,237 sqft
711 Carriage Hill Drive, Glenview, IL 60025
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$225,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 929 sqft
5240 W Gladys Avenue, Chicago, IL 60644
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$18.55
  • 1,100 sqft
1234 N River Road, Mount Prospect, IL 60056
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$375,000
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  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,312 sqft
8501 Linder Court, Skokie, IL 60077
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$564,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1,896 sqft
6330 Hennings Court, Morton Grove, IL 60053
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$564,000
  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1,896 sqft
6336 Hennings Court, Morton Grove, IL 60053
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$1,250,000
3404 Salem Walk, Northbrook, IL 60062
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$849,900
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  • 3 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 3,158 sqft
2537 Windrush Lane, Northbrook, IL 60062
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$1,195,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 3,783 sqft
1415 Lori Lyn Lane, Northbrook, IL 60062
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$625,000
Coming Soon
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 2,044 sqft
, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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$479,000
  • 8 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
10-12 N Park Avenue, Waukegan, IL 60085
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$849,900
Coming Soon
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 2,400 sqft
  • 0.23 Acreage
3122 Sandy Lane, Glenview, IL 60026
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$630,000
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
5546 N Austin Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630
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My Past Sales

22 DORAL Drive , Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047
$5,250
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  • 4 Beds
  • 5 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 4,176 sqft
22 Doral Drive, Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047
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1012 Londonberry Court , Bolingbrook, IL 60440
$470,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,176 sqft
1012 Londonberry Court, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
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14730 S California Avenue , Posen, IL 60469
$175,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 0.13 Acreage
14730 S California Avenue, Posen, IL 60469
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15463 Diekman Court , Dolton, IL 60419
$3,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
15463 Diekman Court, Dolton, IL 60419
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71 Larch Court , Unit B, Schaumburg, IL 60193
$2,100
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 1,100 sqft
71 Larch Court, Schaumburg, IL 60193
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1461 Winslowe Drive , Unit 104, Palatine, IL 60074
$1,400
Sold
  • 1 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
1461 Winslowe Drive, Palatine, IL 60074
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3415 Prestwick Lane , Northbrook, IL 60062
$7,000
Sold
  • 5 Beds
  • 5 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 4,600 sqft
3415 Prestwick Lane, Northbrook, IL 60062
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10347 Dearlove Road, Unit 301, Glenview, IL 60025
$1,800
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 900 sqft
10347 Dearlove Road, Glenview, IL 60025
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3950 Dundee Road, Unit 210, Northbrook, IL 60062
$263,500
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,396 sqft
3950 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL 60062
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9149 W Emerson Street , Des Plaines, IL 60016
$412,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 1,916 sqft
9149 W Emerson Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
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1410 Oakwood Avenue , Hanover Park, IL 60133
$397,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
1410 Oakwood Avenue, Hanover Park, IL 60133
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3780 Timbers Edge Lane , Glenview, IL 60025
$1,055,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 4 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 3,613 sqft
  • 0.23 Acreage
3780 Timbers Edge Lane, Glenview, IL 60025
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4B E Dundee Quarter Drive , Unit 201, Palatine, IL 60074
$130,000
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 900 sqft
4b E Dundee Quarter Drive, Palatine, IL 60074
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3700 Capri Court , Unit 105, Glenview, IL 60025
$235,000
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,300 sqft
3700 Capri Court, Glenview, IL 60025
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6007 N Kenmore Avenue, Unit 201, Chicago, IL 60660
$1,695
Sold
  • 1 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
  • 619 sqft
6007 N Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, IL 60660
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14317 S Wentworth Avenue , Riverdale, IL 60827
$209,900
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,824 sqft
14317 S Wentworth Avenue, Riverdale, IL 60827
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711 S River Road, Unit 201, Des Plaines, IL 60016
$212,500
Sold
  • 2 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,350 sqft
711 S River Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016
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1012 Londonberry Court, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
$425,000
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 2,198 sqft
1012 Londonberry Court, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
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9409 N Lockwood Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077
$415,111
Sold
  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,500 sqft
9409 N Lockwood Avenue, Skokie, IL 60077
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15463 Diekman Court, Dolton, IL 60419
$143,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,233 sqft
15463 Diekman Court, Dolton, IL 60419
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323 English Oak Lane, Streamwood, IL 60107
$645,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 3 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 3,717 sqft
  • 0.24 Acreage
323 English Oak Lane, Streamwood, IL 60107
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3337 N Lamon Avenue , Unit 1, Chicago, IL 60641
$115,000
Sold
  • 1 Beds
  • 1 Full Baths
3337 N Lamon Avenue, Chicago, IL 60641
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22 DORAL Drive, Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047
$5,000
Sold
  • 4 Beds
  • 5 Full Baths
  • 1 Partial Baths
  • 4,172 sqft
22 Doral Drive, Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047
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966 Stuart Drive, Bartlett, IL 60103
$357,500
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  • 3 Beds
  • 2 Full Baths
  • 1,538 sqft
  • 0.19 Acreage
966 Stuart Drive, Bartlett, IL 60103
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