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Glencoe open house pick: walk-to-train contemporary
The Village of Glencoe, like most North Shore communities, revels in its rich architectural heritage.
North Shore home buyers have long exhibit [...]
After two weeks, a 10% trim for a new North Center mansion
$2,995,000 might have been a good starting point for this 8,000 square-foot, new-construction mansion at 2216 W Grace St in North Center, but two [...]
Where have all the Loop jobs gone?
The Sun-Times leads with the good news from a newly-issued report from the Chicago Loop Alliance: a growing residential population, more hotel roo [...]
The Walk Score champ of Lincoln Park
One easy-to-miss feature of our rental guides is our decision to link each building's address to a corresponding map at WalkScore.com. Yesterday after [...]
The slowest-selling new home in Wilmette
Today’s “new listings” include 2411 Thornwood Ave in Wilmette, a 5-bedroom, 5 ½ bath, 4,300 square foot home. It’s around the corner from the soug [...]
Another month, another meeting for Webster Square
Outgoing Ald. Vi Daley wants to send Webster Square through one more community meeting before letting the development have its day in front of the [...]
Is the CAR Board setting a bad example on ethics?
The Realtor Code of Ethics requires Realtors to be truthful in their dealings with the public. One specific injunction is that they not use profession [...]
Minority numbers on the rise in Hinsdale
From Homeward Bound - West:
The overall numbers are small, but the minority population in Hinsdale saw substantial percentage gains over the pa [...]
The two-two tango: Five new listings around town
The average Chicago condo has two bedrooms and two baths, but these homes come in all shapes, sizes, locations, and prices. Here are five two-twos, al [...]
3 of top 10 North Shore home sales found in Wilmette
North Shore Views just reported the 10 highest-priced sales on the North Shore during 2010. Three of them, surprisingly, were in Wilmette.
Not [...]
Checking in on three Northwest Side single-families
Back in October, Joe Zekas shot sponsored videos at three Northwest Side homes marketed by Izabela Sloma of Sergio & Banks. Earlier this week I no [...]
A $3.5M Keck teardown in Glencoe
Today’s new listings include a 5-bedroom, 4 ½ bath lakefront home in Glencoe attributed to Keck & Keck. It’s priced at $3,495,000.
The home, on [...]
Edgewater, Rogers Park see condo prices fall in 4th quarter
2010 was not kind to condominiums on Chicago's Far North Side: Our two northernmost neighborhoods, Rogers Park and Edgewater, both saw condo price [...]
Renaissance Lofts buyers fight back
Thanks to Curbed for highlighting a new article by Dennis Rodkin about Renaissance Lofts in Rogers Park, where buyers have filed suit against the Kopl [...]
Time Out asks, ‘Is Bridgeport the next Pilsen?’
And they mean that in a good way.
It's been ages (three whole months!) since anyone asked, "What's the next hot 'hood?", so naturally it's time [...]
Choice cuts: Metropolitan Tower penthouse listed $1.1M below ’08 price
A 20% price cut on a Michigan Avenue penthouse is worth a post, especially when it happens in one day, instead of over several weeks or months. But wh [...]
Appraisal Research checks Case-Shiller’s Chicago numbers
From Appraisal Research Counselors' 4Q 2010 Downtown Chicago Residential Benchmark Report:
For the 4Q 2010 report, Appraisal Research Counselors co [...]
If home price index falls, is it just noise?
Unlike the imaginary tree falling in the forest, a falling Case-Shiller index often makes enough noise to affect home buyer behavior. Should it?
An [...]
Yet another Lake Forest Adler
We’ve reported before on the unusual number of David Adler homes that have come to market recently.
Add a lakefront Adler in Lake Forest to wha [...]
Mapping population changes by ward
Word is there's some sort of election going on today, so it's fitting that the latest mashup of Census data I've seen plots out population changes fro [...]