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Attempting a flip at Walton on the Park
The newest listing for sale at Walton on the Park, 2 W Delaware St, is just the second attempt at a resale I've seen since closings began last year, a [...]
Sayonara, Sudler
Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that Sudler has closed three of its offices, retrenching to a small Bucktown office.
This essentially marks [...]
More cuts for Mondial
Prices have dropped once more at Mondial, 910 W Huron St, albeit by modest amounts compared to what we saw last year.
Over the summer, @properties [...]
In Lake View, a lot of home for the money
The 4,100 square-foot four-bedroom / 3.5-bath single-family Joe Zekas visited this weekend struck him as a lot of home for the money, with the typ [...]
Houston comes to the North Shore
The buzz in Winnetka this morning was about executives from Continental Airlines, now part of United, house-hunting on the North Shore. Brokers ar [...]
The drawing board: The next wave of downtown towers
If you really want to stay on top of building proposals, you should spend more time at the SkyscraperPage forum, where architecture buffs routinely un [...]
Revised plans for The Gateway on display tonight
One South Halsted was just one of several big proposals announced for the West Loop in 2009 and 2010. Another, The Gateway, surfaced early last ye [...]
Checking in: 1919 West Crystal finds its buyers
A couple weeks ago, Eric predicted a quick sale for a decked-out single-family at Edgebrook Glen, but given the home's huge discount and level of fini [...]
A high-style Bucktown home on the path to LEED Platinum
The four-bedroom / 3.5-bath home at 1610 N Honore St may enter the exclusive ranks of Chicago's LEED Platinum-certified homes. And that's only one [...]
Ravenswood Manor: What’s selling, what’s for sale
The Northwest Side neighborhood of Ravenswood Manor was the site of at least 14 single-family home sales in 2010, but right now has very little to [...]
Lexington Square buyers have their pick of Bridgeport parks both big and small
Parks are vital elements of Chicago's neighborhoods, and buyers at Lexington Square in Bridgeport are sure to find spaces both big and small that [...]
Lake Forest open house pick
After a recent price reduction, and nearly two years on the market, the 10-year old 18-room home at 254 W Laurel Ave in Lake Forest is listed at $ [...]
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 [...]
Will Waterview Tower “rust in peace” no more?
Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting (behind its paywall) that developer Michael Reschke may be nearing a deal to acquire the unfinished Watervie [...]
A reverse comp-killer in Prospect Heights?
A newly-listed 2,220 square foot, 3-bedroom, 3-bath ranch home at 509 Grego Ct in Prospect Heights is priced at $725,000.
Huh? $725,000? I’m u [...]
How long do people stay in condos?
It’s a common perception that Chicago condo buyers are short-termers, destined to move on 3 to 5 years after purchasing. When I sold units in my devel [...]
Yo in review: January 22 – 29
Open Sunday - Northbrook fix-and-flip
Evanston 2-flat at 79% off 2007 price
Strategic defaults and walk-aways in Lake Forest
Is a cell bloc [...]
Quote of the day: Buyers looking everywhere for value
Buyers in early 2011 are basing their home searches on price ranges and willing to consider all sorts of neighborhoods, says Realtor Eric Rojas. From [...]
FitzGerald has big plans for One South Halsted
A couple summers ago, Gazette Chicago reported that Skokie-based F&F Realty planned to build a 514-unit apartment building with "hotel-style amenities [...]
New low for downtown’s rental inventory (plus what $2,000 will rent)
Over a three-week period in August 2010, the number of downtown-area condos, townhomes, and single-family homes listed for rent on the MLS pl [...]