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Sex offenders opt for Uptown, Edgewater, Rogers Park
There are lots of sites where you can check whether there are any registered sex offenders in your neighborhood. The State Sex Offender Registry has t [...]
Quote of the day: New rental high-rise designs are good enough
This Lake Wobegon, all-the-buildings-are-above-average quality was predictable. These are apartment buildings, where budgets and architectural ambitio [...]
Choice cuts: $100K+ off a combo unit at Warehouse Lofts
Our files on Warehouse Lofts, a brick-and-timber loft building in Fulton Market, date back to its days as a rental development managed by Annie Pr [...]
Discounted duplex in Lincoln Park listed below ’02, ’04, and ’06 prices
Unit 3S at 823 W Lill Ave in Lincoln Park bounced around among owners throughout the 2000s. In March 2002, the 2,200 square-foot duplex sold for $ [...]
Data show bleak picture at end of 2010
The first look at market conditions from the end of 2010 is a bleak one, as sales of condos and single family homes fell 29% and 20% respectively [...]
Misquote of the day – only 30 $1M plus sales
Many of the numbers he talks about these days aren't very pretty, particularly when it comes to Moorehead's sweet spot: upper-bracket homes.
Accord [...]
Brynford Park, a nice Chicago micro-nabe
Brynford Park is a tiny, easy-to-overlook, rather isolated pocket in Chicago’s North Park neighborhood. It’s a mere six square blocks hosting just [...]
Dennis Rodkin’s excellent adventures – walking Beverly
If you enjoy exploring Chicago on video you won’t want to miss Dennis Rodkin’s neighborhood videos, based on his Chicago Magazine focus on t [...]
Berwyn’s school barrier
Berwyn’s campaign to attract gay residents, which we’ve mentioned before, becomes easier to understand once you take a closer look at Berwyn’s sch [...]
The risks and costs of condo rentals
Renting a condo is not like renting an apartment. You’re likely to encounter a range of unexpected fees, delays and restrictive policies, some of [...]
Condo open house event on the lake in Wilmette
Seven of the 74 units at 1420 Sheridan in Wilmette are currently on the market, and six of them will be open for viewing from noon to 2 on Sunday, [...]
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 [...]
Simple mistakes home sellers make – photography
A substantial number of home buyers today receive automated e-mail notifications from brokers of new listings that fit the parameters they’ve spec [...]
A HomePath bargain in Buffalo Grove?
The just-listed 4-bedroom, 2 ½ bath home at 154 Lilac Ln in Buffalo Grove appears to be worth a closer look. The home last sold for $385,000 in Ma [...]
Winnetka open house – a walk-to-school block
Once again we’re dipping into YoChicago’s extensive video vault of summer drives through the north and North Shore suburbs.
Winnetka District 3 [...]
Yo in review: January 29 – February 5
How long do people stay in condos?A reverse comp-killer in Prospect Heights?Will Waterview Tower 'rust in peace' no more?Lake Forest open house pi [...]
From the vault: Fogelson’s $4 billion Gateway
While we're on the topic of Gateways, I just realized that it's been almost exactly three years since Central Station mastermind Jerry Fogelson's [...]
Early interest sparks expanded sales effort at Tanner Trails in North Aurora
Following the quick sale of a spec home and the positive response to a new model built last year, J. Lawrence Homes in December decided to launch [...]
What $1,700 will rent in five downtown neighborhoods
Of the 1,055 homes currently listed for rent in 14 downtown ZIP codes, 147 have been available for a week or less (or at least were taken off the MLS [...]
Quote of the day: Trump’s target audience
"We had a very clear picture of who our demographic was. We have young singles, empty nesters, retirees, professionals, nonprofessionals, people w [...]