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Alta strikes Gold with LEED certification
Hey, EnV -- Alta at K Station will see your basic LEED status and raise you a Gold.
With 848 apartments spread over two towers, Fifield's apartment [...]
Single-families as low as $1,727 a month at Reston Ponds in Sycamore
Right now, a buyer can find a well-appointed, entry-level home at Reston Ponds in Sycamore at a lower monthly cost than renting a single-family ho [...]
A three-bedroom lakefront home at 600 Lake Shore Drive
The 04 tier in the north tower at 600 Lake Shore Drive has a broad sweep of living and dining space fronting Lake Michigan and Navy Pier.
This [...]
Case-Shiller Tuesday: Home values dip again
Chicago single-family home values reached a new post-bubble low in December, falling 7.4% throughout the year to values not seen since March 2002, [...]
A stylish new West Bucktown single-family for under $800K
We've seen quite a few homes built by Ultimate Homes, and they're all creative variations on a simple theme: include everything that might be on a [...]
Did your agent co-author a book on short sales?
Earlier today I received an e-mail from a real estate agent inquiring about becoming a guest writer on YoChicago.
The agent’s signature line ident [...]
Fort Sheridan, home of Highwood’s high-end homes
Most Chicagoans know the tiny village of Highwood for its restaurants and its modest workers' cottages.
It's been little more than a decade sin [...]
New single-family styles announced for Mill Creek in Geneva
Shodeen Residential has added two new floor plans to its collection of single-family home styles available at Mill Creek in Geneva.
At Mill Cre [...]
Find tips and advice from real estate pros
See the "Advice" button in the top toolbar? Click it, and you'll find a page filled with Yo posts, videos, and guides that offer tips for buying, sell [...]
Getting skunked in Northbrook
Ben Gordon isn’t the only one getting skunked in Northbrook.
February is the peak mating season for skunks, according to an article in Northbrook P [...]
Near West Side grocer finally on its way
The Near West Side and East Garfield Park will move one step closer toward getting a much-needed grocery store next month, when Pete's Fresh Marke [...]
House prices begin recovery in Logan Square
House prices in Logan Square took a serious dive from 2007 to 2009, but have increased the last three quarters, even as sales volume has approache [...]
East Kenilworth home drops under $500K
When we shot the above video last September there were six homes in Kenilworth listed for under $600,000.
The 3-bedroom, 3 ½ bath, 2-car garage [...]
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 [...]
Is there any hope for Englewood?
According to the latest Census figures reported by the Chicago Tribune, the population of Englewood declined by nearly 25% since 2000, to 30,587.
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Yo in review: February 12 – 19
An affordable rehabbed Portage Park ranch
A loaded-up five-bedroom Dunning bungalow
A new light-filled home in West Bucktown
Half off at 20 [...]
Terror towers: Selling short at 6030 North Sheridan
We last looked at 6030 North Sheridan in June 2006, when Rick Levin & Associates was preparing a developer closeout auction at the 292-unit buildi [...]
A mint-condition rehab on a 234-foot deep Montclare lot
Rehabbers have been active on Chicago's Northwest Side recently, completely making over older homes and bringing them to market at affordable pric [...]
Is Bucktown Wicker Park’s best selling point?
Surely I'm reading too much into a Realtor's dashed-off listing text, but I'll share it anyway. This morning, while browsing the day's list of new [...]
What $2,400 will rent in River North
The median price of a condo rental in River North's 60654 ZIP code is $2,400 a month. As of this morning, four homes, all two-bedroom / two-baths, are [...]