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Preview thirteen Sunday open houses in a YoChicago video extravaganza
Thirteen Chicago homes at which we've shot video recently are open for viewing on Sunday, May 22. Preview the homes in our videos, then head out to yo [...]
Oh high-rise boy, the pipes, the pipes are cooling
It's been a typical May in Chicago's whipsaw weather, with temperatures soaring and plunging, sometimes within the same day.
When the room turns ch [...]
$1,500 first prize in Chicago landlord video contest
Are you the next Spielberg? Planned Property Management – the sponsor of our Near North, Lincoln Park and Lake View apartment Guides – is inviting [...]
Notable new rental – Logan Square’s Hairpin Lofts
The e-mail newsletter from 35th Ward Alderman Rey Colón just announced that 1- and 2-bedroom units at Logan Square's new Hairpin Lofts will be av [...]
Wilmette’s pain may be your gain
Whether there's a need for more affordable housing has been the hot topic in Winnetka recently while neighboring Wilmette ponders what to do with [...]
In Glenview, a distressing tale of a non-distressed sale
There's been a fair amount of theorizing lately about the impact of foreclosures on the overall real estate market.
One meme has it that a two-tie [...]
West Loop apartment plan switches to offices
View New downtown Chicago apartment high-rises in a larger map
The Chicago Architecture Blog is reporting the latest variation on Jupiter Realty's [...]
MLS-listed downtown Chicago rentals at new low
We've been tracking rental homes and condos listed in the MLS in 14 downtown ZIP codes since November of 2009.
When we began tracking, there w [...]
The curious case of the Kenwood condo
Unit 1B at 5052 S Woodlawn Ave in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood has been on and off the market for just over a year. A month ago the asking price [...]
We’ve read over 300K items so you didn’t have to
Our Chicago Real Estate News page is updated several times a day from 100s of local, regional and national news sources. Google Reader gave me the fol [...]
RentJuice automates Facebook spam for rental bedbugs
Today's e-mail brings the following news release from RentJuice
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RentJuice, the online platform developed by real estate insiders that connec [...]
Quote of the day – making doo doo in Pilsen
From a Craigslist roommates ad:
when shit comes your way, you make doo doo. . ..so I have 2 rooms for rent that are looking to be filled ASAP. I'm [...]
An Austin 3-flat and an Oak Park 4-flat
In-house tipster Eric just alerted me to a price drop on a classic Austin 3-flat 916 S Austin Blvd.
The investor-oriented property, which needs [...]
A bloody great deal in the West Loop
"Bloody great deal" is the attention-grabbing headline at the new Web site for the relaunched Van Buren Lofts, 1224 W Van Buren.
One has to ho [...]
Wine, cheese and Greek cuisine at 200 North Dearborn
The one thing about American Invsco that typically generates unanimity is the company's talent for throwing a party.
If you're in the market [...]
Notable new listing – Shaw home in Lake Forest
The Howard Van Doren Shaw home at 81 Laurel was once considered a teardown candidate but was meticulously restored by committed owners. The Mooris [...]
Notable new rental – furnished in Winnetka for $10K
If you want to sample how life's lived in Winnetka without making a long-term commitment, a furnished rental is an almost ideal option. But it's o [...]
New construction Lake View 3-flat condo
New construction has slowed dramatically in Chicago over the past 4 years, but it hasn't stopped completely.
One area that remains reasonably a [...]
Lincoln Park Hospital drama continues
Crain's Real Estate Daily is reporting that the 43rd Ward's new Alderman has introduced City Council ordinances designed to undo her predecessor's [...]
Apartment bedbug spotlight – Downtown Apartment Finders
Every so often we'll spotlight one of the apartment rental "services" – we call them bedbugs – on our apartment finder do-not-call list. Our bedbu [...]