Carol Hunt, Real Estate, Baird & Warner

Carol Hunt, Real Estate, Baird & Warner As a top-producing agent in Chicago's North Shore, Carol has been helping her clients buy and sell homes for several decades.

Carol’s goals match her client’s goals, whether that means simply getting the best price in the shortest possible time or finding value and “fit” for her client. She understands selling or buying a home may be one of the most challenging and difficult experiences her client will face. Carol helps her clients act prudently to achieve their dreams by delivering focused, concise services. Designations
In 2012, Carol was recognized as the number one Realtor in the Winnetka office of Baird & Warner and is ranked in the top 3% of Baird & Warner 1500 agents. A perennial top producer for 34 years, Carol is a lifetime member of the companies top tier Founders Club. Carol holds the “Graduate of Realtors Institute” (GRI) designation as the result of years of class work in advanced real estate education. This background brings her customers a broad range of creative marketing tools, advanced negotiating skills and contract management. Technology
Carol’s command of current technologies enhances the marketing of her listings. In 2001 Carol was one of the first to receive the National Association of Realtors “e-Pro” certification—denoting her knowledge and practical use of current technology resources. Her current focus is learning and applying Social Networking. Marketing
In 2007 Carol and her team were presented, through the National Association of Home Builders 50-plus Housing Council, the Gold Innovative Marketing Award. Marketing, advertising and preparing a house for market are the cornerstones of Carol’s beliefs in obtaining the best price in the least amount of time. Relocation
As a Corporate Relocation Specialist over the past 25 years, Carol has considerable experience with introducing new families to their new community. She identifies the right options and helps ease the emotional and physical transitions—paying close attention to the needs of every family member. Personal
Carol is a former Trustee of Kenilworth Union Church where she chaired the Building and Grounds Committee. A third generation North Shore resident, Carol has a wealth of working knowledge of the surrounding areas. Carol grew up in Wilmette and Kenilworth and raised her family in Winnetka. One daughter is a third generation New Trier High School graduate.

Last week, one of my buyers finally wrote an offer.We signed a buyer's agreement almost two years ago. In that entire ti...
09/21/2026

Last week, one of my buyers finally wrote an offer.

We signed a buyer's agreement almost two years ago. In that entire time, I've shown them seven houses. Seven. Not because they're impossible to please — they know exactly what they want — but because the inventory simply hasn't been there.

They didn't get the house. Multiple offers.

That's the market right now: not enough homes, still plenty of buyers. If you've been wondering whether there's demand for your house, there are buyers who have been waiting two years for it.

If you're thinking about selling, reach out.
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For the fourth consecutive month, the Chicago metro led every major housing market in the country on price growth.The Ju...
09/14/2026

For the fourth consecutive month, the Chicago metro led every major housing market in the country on price growth.

The June Case-Shiller figures put the metro, North Shore included, up 6.9% year over year against a national gain of 1.5%. That gap is not a one month reading. It reflects a multiyear pattern, with the Midwest and Northeast strengthening while much of the West and Sunbelt has softened.

Worth knowing if you own a home here, because the national coverage describes a market you do not live in.

What the number does not do is set a price.

Mortgage rates reached 6.76% last week, the highest in a year. Appreciation raises the floor under values. Financing costs set the ceiling on what any one buyer can comfortably reach. A market can lead the country and still ask for a carefully chosen list price. Right now both of those things are true.

So the regional data answers the timing question honestly and generously. The pricing question gets answered somewhere much smaller, in the last month of sales on a particular street, in a particular range.

A regional index is a story. It is not a pricing model.

Thinking about a move this fall? Happy to walk through what the numbers look like on your block.

Carol Hunt | Baird & Warner, Winnetka, IL
Real Estate Broker, ePRO, GRI
[email protected] | 847-404-7959

09/10/2026

Walked out of dinner at the Henry the other night into golden hour, and for a second I forgot I was in Wilmette. It felt like Worth Avenue.

That’s not a small thing to say about a shopping center of Sheridan Road.

The Spanish court façades are restored. The landscaping is mature and deliberate. Definitely not the thinner planting you usually get with a renovation. The whole plaza reads luxury now in a way it didn’t one year ago.

Hermes open in August. Peeking in the windows it looked spectacular. James P***e, Jenni Kayne, Veronica Beard, rag and bone and Hill House Home are all in.

For Wilmette and Kenilworth homeowners, this isn’t a shopping story. It’s a walkable destination, a quarter mile from the lake that didn’t exist one year ago.

Buyers notice that. The neighborhood benefit.

Curious about the North Shore market? I’d be glad to chat.

Carol Hunt, Broker, ePRO, GRI
Baird & Warner Winnetka
847-404-7959
[email protected]

The Chicago Tribune called me this month about a $4.6 million condominium.That's the projected price for a four-bedroom ...
08/24/2026

The Chicago Tribune called me this month about a $4.6 million condominium.

That's the projected price for a four-bedroom residence at Optima Lumina, the building proposed for Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue in downtown Wilmette — across from the Metra station, on the old Imperial Motors site. If a unit were ever to sell at that number, it would be a record for suburban Chicago. The previous high was around $3.7 million.

Worth saying plainly: this is a proposal. The building as currently presented does not have final approval, and no construction timeline is confirmed.

The reporter asked whether it was really a record. I said yes, most likely. But I've been selling homes on the North Shore for 42 years, and the record isn't what interests me here.

What interests me is why a condominium can command that price at all.

We have a tremendous shortage of supply, and there's no place for empty nesters to go. A couple in a large house in Winnetka or Kenilworth wants to simplify — but they don't want to leave the North Shore, and until recently there was nothing here to move into that felt like a step sideways rather than a step down. So they stayed put, and their house never came to market.

That's a big part of why inventory has been so tight for so long.

Optima's neighboring rental building, Verdana, opened in 2023 and is fully leased with a waitlist. That tells you the demand was real and going unmet.

Even where projects like this do move forward, they run on a multi-year clock. Which is exactly why, if a move is anywhere in your thinking, the time to plan is now rather than later.

I wrote up what this means for your timing → https://carolhunt.bairdwarner.com/Wilmette-condo-record-empty-nester-s-MD

Tribune article → https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/07/wilmette-luxury-condos-4-6-million/
(May require a subscription. The excerpt in the images has the relevant passage.)

Thinking about a move? Call or text me at 847-404-7959. I'm glad to walk through what your home would bring today and what a well-planned transition actually looks like.

Carol Hunt | Broker, e-PRO, GRI | Baird & Warner, Winnetka, IL
[email protected] | 847-404-7959 | carolhunt.bairdwarner.com

08/08/2026

Open this weekend — new listing

509 Meadow Dr., Wilmette
Saturday, August 8, 12 to 2.
Sunday, August 9, 12 to 2

First floor, primary suite, and lots of living space in a home that lives like a ranch. Come see it for yourself!

Carol Hunt
Baird & Warner
847-404-7959





Heatherfield Open House Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 1:00 - 3:00A bright, updated corner townhouse in Glenvie...
07/31/2026

Heatherfield Open House Saturday, August 1 and Sunday, August 2 1:00 - 3:00

A bright, updated corner townhouse in Glenview where the light does the talking. The floor plan was opened up before construction, so every room feels airy and generous. Gleaming hardwoods, a private terrace, and true maintenance-free living — snow removal and lawn care handled, so your weekends are your own.

The kind of home where the work is already done and you just move in.

Full details and photos available — send me a message or call.

Carol Hunt
Baird & Warner, Winnetka, IL
Real Estate Broker, ePRO, GRI
[email protected]
847-404-7959

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Homes in the same community can sell very differently based on condition, location, presentation, timing, and pricing.A ...
07/30/2026

Homes in the same community can sell very differently based on condition, location, presentation, timing, and pricing.

A median sale price is good to know but it does not determine what your home is worth.

Curious where your home fits in today’s market? Let’s talk.

Carol Hunt
Baird & Warner, Winnetka, IL
Real Estate Broker, ePRO, GRI
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847-404-7959

07/23/2026

No one told me about the patio.

The Henry opened a Plaza de Lago in June and half of Vilt has already been. I got there Thursday and what I didn’t expect was the wraparound patio. You sit down for one drink and lose an hour.

I know this Plaza well. In high school, I wrote a paper and its history, which tells you how long I’ve been curious about real estate. 40 years later, I’m still asking the same questions.

It’s one of the oldest shopping centers in the country and it keeps getting better.
That’s rare than it sounds.

Have you been there yet? Tell me what you think.

Carol Hunt
Baird and Warner, Winnetka,IL
Real estate broker, ePRo, GRI
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847-404-7959

07/23/2026

This is the part no one puts in the listing remarks.

Square footage, lot size, year built. That’s what goes in the MLS. But when someone finally decides to sell the family home, none of that is what they’re thinking about.

They’re thinking about the backyard. Someone pushing someone the party. Summers that happened here.

I’ve sat at a lot of kitchen tables on the North Shore over 40 years, and the hardest listing conversations aren’t about price. They’re about the fact that a house is never just a house.

If you’re somewhere in that decision, even a year out, that’s a conversation worth having early rather than later.
Send me a message. No pressure, no listing presentation. Just a conversation.

Carol Hunt
Baird and Warner, Winnetka
Real Estate Broker, EPR, GRI
[email protected]
847-404-7959

Every North Shore town posted a gain this year. Not one exception.Kenilworth led at +28.6% — a small market where a hand...
07/17/2026

Every North Shore town posted a gain this year. Not one exception.

Kenilworth led at +28.6% — a small market where a handful of high-end sales move the needle hard. But look at the rest: Winnetka +11.5%, Glenview +11.2%, Northfield +11.0%. Three towns clustered right around double digits. Wilmette +9.2%, Glencoe +7.7%.

What that tells me: this isn't one hot pocket pulling up an average. It's broad. Buyers are competing across the whole corridor, and inventory still hasn't caught up to demand.

If you've been waiting for "the right time" to list — sellers who came to market in the last twelve months captured this. The ones still waiting are betting the next twelve look the same.

Thinking about a move? Let's talk about what your home is actually worth in this market.

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Carol Hunt | Baird & Warner, Winnetka, IL
Real Estate Broker, ePRO, GRI

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