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Ravenswood is a good spot to raise kids

Ravenswood is a good spot to raise kids

Architect Pat FitzGerald built a new home in Ravenswood 20 years ago and has raised his two children there. He's recently put that home on the mar [...]

Lake View apartments listed and mapped

View Lake View apartments, East of Halsted St in a larger map Yesterday we published our comprehensive at-a-glance list of Lake View apartments, and [...]
Stuff that sells: Five that took a dive in April

Stuff that sells: Five that took a dive in April

This afternoon I was browsing a list of homes that have closed over the past 30 days at half a million dollars or more. Five of those homes ended up c [...]
One month free for Astoria Tower’s two-bedrooms

One month free for Astoria Tower’s two-bedrooms

Crescent Heights is knocking a month's worth of rent off new 14-month leases at Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St in the South Loop. According to the fine pri [...]
Deal of the day: $1,250 for a corner 2 BR with great lake views in Lakeview East

Deal of the day: $1,250 for a corner 2 BR with great lake views in Lakeview East

Today's deal from Chicago Rentals Direct is a two-bedroom / one-bath corner unit at 3639 N Pine Grove Ave, just a block east of the northern tip o [...]
Riding the Red Line: Clark / Division

Riding the Red Line: Clark / Division

Below the intersection of Clark and Division streets is the next-to-last subway station that riders pass through when traveling north on the Red L [...]
Pooches prohibited from most Near North Side apartments

Pooches prohibited from most Near North Side apartments

If you're searching for a dog-friendly apartment, you might as well skip most of the buildings on the Near North Side, including those in the Gold [...]
Waterton posts rents for Mondial units

Waterton posts rents for Mondial units

After finding signs of rentals at Walton on the Park last Friday, I started checking up on other condo towers that have announced conversions to see i [...]
YoChicago’s Lake View apartments at-a-glance list

YoChicago’s Lake View apartments at-a-glance list

We've just published what we believe to be the most comprehensive list of Lake View apartments ever made available online. The Lake View at-a-g [...]
Crescent Heights flips Cityfront Place for large gain

Crescent Heights flips Cityfront Place for large gain

Crain's Chicago Business is reporting (subscription required) that Miami-based Crescent Heights has agreed to sell the 39-story, 480-unit Cityfron [...]
Another huge hit on Glencoe new construction

Another huge hit on Glencoe new construction

When we first visited 501 Greenleaf in Glencoe, back in July of 2006, the home was still under construction and priced at $4,295,000. It sold last [...]

Weekend reads from the news feed

Not every story we add to our Chicago Real Estate News feed warrants "top story" status or a "quote of the day" post, but that doesn't make it any les [...]
Easter open house warning

Easter open house warning

If you're planning to visit open houses on Easter Sunday, pay careful attention to the dates on open house listings. Several broker sites are s [...]

Lincoln Park apartments listed and mapped

View Lincoln Park apartments for rent in a larger map We're determined to make apartment-hunting in Chicago a faster, easier and far more informed [...]

The shadow demand for housing – divorce

Financial Times reports that a recovering economy is resulting in a greater number of divorce filings, which should translate to greater demand for ho [...]
The biggest apartment search mistakes – Number 2, starting too late

The biggest apartment search mistakes – Number 2, starting too late

In the first post in this series, we suggested that failure to focus on your ideal and affordable location is the biggest mistake you can make whe [...]
Walton on the Park rentals hit the market

Walton on the Park rentals hit the market

Last month some outside investors paid off a $82-million loan for Walton on the Park, Mesirow and Enterprise's long-languishing 189-unit high-rise at [...]
From the vault: Good Friday in Pilsen

From the vault: Good Friday in Pilsen

Every Good Friday, thousands of Pilsen residents turn out for a Stations of the Cross procession down 18th Street. Last year I met the throng near [...]
An architect-built home on a quiet Ravenswood street

An architect-built home on a quiet Ravenswood street

When architect Pat FitzGerald set out to build a home for himself and his family, he had comfort and function, rather than architecture, as his pr [...]
A full-floor penthouse with three outdoor spaces in Ravenswood, priced under $500K

A full-floor penthouse with three outdoor spaces in Ravenswood, priced under $500K

Yesterday I met Eric Rojas at one of his newest listings, a, top-floor, full-floor condo at 4610 N Ashland Ave, near Chase Park in Ravenswood. [...]
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