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‘But hey, I lied. I’m in real estate.’
Maybe Yo could learn a thing or two from the Aussies -- saucy and suggestive real estate videos are all the rage down under. [...]
Rental watch: Fresh offers in 60654
The number of downtown condos, townhomes, and single-families listed for rent through the MLS has been back up above 1,000 for the past couple of wee [...]
A major bargain on a prime Wilmette lot
There’s nothing extraordinary about the to-be-built 4-bedroom, 4 ½ bath home at $1,295,000 on a 50 x 150 lot at 1327 Washington Ave in Wilmette. A [...]
What do you love about Andersonville?
A hat tip to The Welles Park Bulldog for calling our attention to this slickly-produced video about Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood – no rela [...]
YoChicago’s new at-a-glance list of downtown and Lincoln Park apartments
Chicago’s apartment rental services / locators / finders (bedbugs) work diligently to make you believe that finding an apartment in Chicago is a d [...]
Chicago photos that’ll blow you away
Chick, Saul Bellow’s persona in Ravelstein, wonders whether death is the time when the pictures might stop, and suggests an answer:
I wonder if [...]
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 [...]
The last Cabrini high-rise going down
Next Wednesday will mark the beginning of the demolition of the last remaining high-rise at Cabrini-Green.
Poetry and lights will mark its pass [...]
Sunday open house pick – new Roscoe Village condos
The model was the only unit that was complete when I stopped by 1951 W Belmont Ave, a new 6-unit condo nearing completion in Roscoe Village.
Th [...]
Evanston, developer spar over 200-year old tree
SoNo’s developer, Smithfield Properties, is mulling a lawsuit against the City of Evanston over stalled plans to develop the long-vacant Kendall C [...]
Most-viewed posts in the last 30 days
What Yo readers have been reading the most? According to Google Analytics, the five items that were visited most often during the last 30 days wer [...]
Own for less than renting at Grand Bend
With new low prices in place for Grand Bend at Green Bay's remaining inventory of one- and two-bedroom condos, buyers can now own a home in downto [...]
Construction checkup: Lincoln Park 2520
This was the scene this morning at 2520 N Lakeview Ave in Lincoln Park, where Lincoln Park 2520 is climbing high.
Prudential Rubloff only keep [...]
Quote: Poor common areas equal poor investments
Syndicated columnist David Myers warns a reader against buying into a development with dilapidated common areas and immediately running for a spot on [...]
Will spring bring a thaw to One Museum Park?
In case you haven't noticed, the One Museum Park towers are still stuck in a rut.
At the newer of the two towers, the 298-unit One Museum Park [...]
Fewer housing units occupied in Cook County than 10 years ago
We’ve based a number of recent posts on an interactive New York Times map of a variety of demographic data at the census tract level throughout the Un [...]
An iPad Smart Home app at Trio Loft Condos
There's new ownership and a new sales regime at Loft Condominiums at Trio in Chicago's Fulton River District.
The big draw for buyers of the re [...]
Renaissance Lofts slapped with foreclosure suit
Last month we brought you this video interview with David Derk, who is suing the Kopley Group for not honoring a buyback guarantee at Renaissance [...]
Stuff that sells: March in Streeterville
The dense 60611 ZIP code, which roughly corresponds to the Streeterville neighborhood, is where the action is when it comes to recent transac [...]
A ‘vanilla box’ in Wicker Park, priced below $500K
The lowest-priced single-family home in Wicker Park, excluding a short sale listing at 1234 N Marion Ct (marketed as a "hot Bucktown location", de [...]