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Another try for Trio’s mid-rises
Buried deep inside Crain's report on downtown condo sales is some news about Trio, which RDM Development sold off last year:
One investor that [...]
Belgravia condos represent 1/3 of downtown’s new home sales in 2010
"I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry. I feel a hell of a lot better in 2011 than I did a year ago."
- Belgravia Group President / CEO Alan Le [...]
Municipal service rates on the rise in Winnetka
The average Winnetka home will see the cost of municipal services increase by 2.1%, or $125.
The increase consists of a 1.4% ($37) rise in prop [...]
Has the house market hit bottom?
If the headline sounds strange, read on.
As someone who’s seen half a dozen booms and busts in Chicago, I find speculation about the future dir [...]
Curbed on Rodkin on McLean
Earlier today Curbed Chicago reported on Dennis Rodkin’s Chicago Magazine report on the sale of Dan McLean’s RiverView penthouse. At $2.85M this s [...]
More than half of Edgewater’s condos closing below $100K
Sixteen of the 26 condo closings recorded in Edgewater since the turn of the new year have been below $100,000. These five-figure homes have ranged fr [...]
Get Yo news by neighborhood
One of the changes we made to YoChicago when we rolled out our redesign in November was the addition of a lot of content we had hosted previously [...]
Chicago’s best java is brewed near Lexington Square
There's nothing quite as nice as a convenient neighborhood cafe. A cozy coffee house can serve as a central meeting place among friends, a quiet corne [...]
Choice cuts: $90K for a lakefront two-bedroom in Hyde Park
A "M O T I V A T E D S E L L E R !!!" at Hyde Park's Parkshore Apartments, 1755 - 1765 E 55th St, is asking $89,900 for a fifth-floor two-bedroom [...]
Half off at 200 North Dearborn
So was your worst offer too bad, or not bad enough?
Just a couple months after begging buyers to "give us your worst offer" for a 200 North Dearbor [...]
Open house – new light-filled home in West Bucktown
We’ve long been skeptical of the West Bucktown moniker, but ongoing redevelopment lends some legitimacy to real estate brokers and the West Buckto [...]
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 [...]
A loaded-up 5-bedroom Dunning bungalow
A few renovators have been active on Chicago's northwest side recently, completely making over older homes and bringing them to market at prices t [...]
An affordable rehabbed Portage Park ranch
Portage Park is one of Chicago’s great parks, and a popular northwest side neighborhood.
In the video we tour a newly-listed 4-bedroom, 2-bath [...]
Yo in review: February 5 – 12
Winnetka open house - a walk-to-school block
A HomePath bargain in Buffalo Grove?
Simple mistakes sellers make - photography
Condo open h [...]
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Many of you already access YoChicago content through our RSS feed, Facebook page, or Twitter stream. Now you can have our posts delivered to your e-ma [...]
Have the clouds lifted from Metropolis Lofts?
"There's a lot of first-time homebuyers here. We've got a lot of new parents who are afraid to sell because they don’t know if they'll get their m [...]
A completely remodeled Park Ridge starter home
The 3-bedroom, bath-and-a-half home at 2015 S Washington Ave drew a crowd at its first open house last weekend. It's unusual to see a completely r [...]
What $1,850 will get in 60607
The median price of the 96 homes listed for rent in 60607, the ZIP code covering much of the West Loop, University Village, and a small sliver of Prin [...]
A transit-oriented development roundup from LISC/Chicago’s New Communities Program
A new Mayoral Candidates Brief (PDF) issued by LISC/Chicago's New Communities Program identifies 34 projects and programs throughout the city "that ca [...]