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Chicago real estate loses a great friend
Doug Ayers, who in the past decade led two of the largest residential brokerages in Chicago, Koenig & Strey and Coldwell Banker, passed away yesterday [...]
New construction homes ready at Reston Ponds of Sycamore
If you’re looking to make a move this summer so your family is settled for the new school year, now’s the time to take a look at two move-in ready [...]
Sunday Open House pick – 2164 W Leland in Lincoln Square
Our Sunday open house pick this week is priced at $774,900, and will be open from 1 to 3.
Prudential Rubloff's Eric Rojas, one of our sponsors, [...]
The most livable Frank Lloyd Wright house
Right down the street from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home and Studio in Oak Park, sits the Thomas Gale house, one of three homes which were designed by a [...]
Great city views from this West Loop condo
If you’re looking for newer construction, in a vibrant neighborhood with great accessibility and amenities, you’ll do well in the avant-garde Emer [...]
Head to our News page; light posting ahead
I had cataract surgery yesterday, and it looks like the recovery period will be a bit longer than I'd anticipated. So, expect light posting over t [...]
A Prairie-style home on a Burr Ridge pond
The listing copy for this home encourages you to "embrace nature and enjoy the serenity of the pond and waterfall."
On days like yesterday, wi [...]
A Colorado-style home in Wilmette’s Indian Hill Estates
The recently-listed 6-bedroom home at 1045 Romona Rd sits on a secluded half-acre lot with an in-ground pool and hot tub.
The site is larger t [...]
$30K discount for 30 days at Remington Landings in North Aurora
During June, J. Lawrence Homes is offering a $30,000 price break on two ‘move-in-ready’ homes at Remington Landings in North Aurora. Just a coupl [...]
Spanish Town in Park Ridge? Who knew?
Trib Local is reporting on the potential landmarking of a 1920's villa in the Spanish Town neighborhood of Park Ridge.
Spanish Town? Who knew? [...]
Is this The Donald’s dream buyer?
You've had a helluva week.
The IRS seized the contents of your safety deposit box – there go the bearer bonds – and foreclosed the lien on your [...]
Avondale, one of YoChicago’s hottest neighborhoods of 2006
We're taking a brief look at the state of each of the eight neighborhoods we spotlighted as Chicago's hottest back in June of 2006. We've already [...]
Seventy percent of the market anchored in 2007 prices?
Coldwell Banker's Matt Garrison is one of my "go-to guys" for information on the mid- to higher reaches of the north side market. Earlier today, M [...]
Where Chicagoans want to rent
What are the most sought-after locations among Chicago renters? Ask people in the real estate business and you'll get a wide variety of answers, m [...]
Chicago listings continue steep decline
he inventory of MLS-listed Chicago-area homes available for sale in May has declined sharply on a year-over-year basis in each of the last 3 years, ac [...]
Andersonville and Uptown – hot or not?
The Andersonville Daily, reprising an earlier Crain's article, touts Andersonville and Uptown (actually, ZIP code 60640) as having experienced the [...]
Buyer acquires 224 Chalets and Lodges in Lake Bluff
Well, they're not the kind of chalets or lodges you might be thinking, and they're not actually in Lake Bluff.
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Dail [...]
Go high or low on Edward Dart homes in Highland Park
If you're interested in owning a Highland Park home designed by noted modernist Edward Dart you can pay $229,000 or $2,575,000.
The low end of ho [...]
Quote of the day – the siege of Sandburg Village
The Chicago Reader is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its founding this year, and reprinting articles from its earlier days. The articles don' [...]
On the waterfront home in Park Ridge
If the above picture gives an accurate perspective on this home's location, it is immediately on the water on Park Ridge's private 14-acre Murphy [...]