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A 600 Lake Shore Drive update with Belgravia’s Royal Fisher
In early December 2010, Belgravia Group held a holiday-themed brokers open house at its two-tower 600 Lake Shore Drive development in Chicago's Stree [...]
Why I bought a condo at 235 Van Buren
In early December 2010, CMK Companies held a holiday party for 235 Van Buren's homeowners at the Metropolitan Club in the nearby Willis Tower. There, [...]
Alicia and Gabby, on buying at 235 Van Buren
What do Alicia and Gabby love about their new condo at 235 Van Buren in Chicago's Loop?
Most of all, Alicia and Gabby love the east views of the l [...]
A real estate agent’s office football shrine
Mike McCurry was an offensive lineman for Indiana and the Minnesota Vikings, and a pioneer of the Arena Football league.
Earlier today, Mike showe [...]
A “screaming deal” on a Hinsdale home
Toward the end of a tour of Clarendon Hills, Mike McCurry stopped to show me a 5-year old home in Hinsdale that originally sold for $2.675 million an [...]
An introduction to Clarendon Hills, Part 5
Clarendon Hills is a small community in Chicago's western suburbs, adjacent to its better-known neighbor, Hinsdale.
In the first part of our intro [...]
An introduction to Clarendon Hills, Part 4
Clarendon Hills is a small community in Chicago's western suburbs, adjacent to its better-known neighbor, Hinsdale.
In the first part of our intro [...]
An introduction to Clarendon Hills, Part 3
Clarendon Hills is a small community in Chicago's western suburbs, adjacent to its better-known neighbor, Hinsdale.
In the first part of our intro [...]
An introduction to Clarendon Hills, Part 2
Clarendon Hills is a small community in Chicago's western suburbs, adjacent to its better-known neighbor, Hinsdale.
In the first part of our intro [...]
An introduction to Clarendon Hills, Part 1
Clarendon Hills is a small community in Chicago's western suburbs, adjacent to its better-known neighbor, Hinsdale.
In this first part of our intr [...]
A brief look at Woodlawn Ave in southern Glencoe
Woodlawn Avenue is an attractive street that stretches east from the Skokie Country Club to Green Bay Road in the southern part of Glencoe.
Home p [...]
A Realtor’s Thanksgiving reading
At a busy open house in Winnetka on the Sunday before Thanksgiving Linda Martin asked if she could take a minute out and read a holiday poem.
What [...]
Mortgage lending is still alive on Chicago’s North Shore
At an open house event in Winnetka I met Diane Falk, a mortgage loan originator at Fifth Third Bank.
I'd been hearing stories of people paying cas [...]
Tibetan pendants and more at a Winnetka open house?
With a degree in fine arts and background in finance LeAnita Ragland-Brooks keeps her left brain active in her career at Fifth Third Bank and nourish [...]
Should North Shore sellers sit out the holiday season?
A question on the minds of many home sellers as Thanksgiving approaches is whether they should take their home off the market during the holiday seas [...]
Creating a full-floor home in River North
Locals call Superior 110 "the blue building" because of the striking tint of its floor-to-ceiling windows. As you'll see in the video, the camera pic [...]
A brief look at Evanston’s lakefront and the Northwestern campus
It was a sunny fall day earlier this week when Andy Kiener and I met at Grand Bend at Green Bay condominiums and headed for Evanston's lakefront, a s [...]
The Francis J. Dewes House, Part 3, the private quarters
Earlier today I spent an hour walking through and marveling at the Francis J. Dewes House in Lincoln Park.
The home was one of the most lavishly d [...]
Francis J. Dewes House, part 2, the grand entertaining spaces
Earlier today I spent an hour walking through and marveling at the Francis J. Dewes House in Lincoln Park.
The home was one of the most lavishly d [...]
Francis J. Dewes House, a Chicago landmark, part 1
Earlier today I spent an hour walking through and marveling at the Francis J. Dewes House in Lincoln Park.
The home was one of the most lavishly d [...]