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Quote of the day: Bank-owned Studio Dwell condos are a tempting offer
It's rare to have such quality modern units being offered bank owned, in a solid building, in a great location and with few strings attached for a [...]
Underwater sellers at Optima Old Orchard Woods
Optima Old Orchard Woods is seeing some of the sharp price drops that have plagued suburban condo developments in recent years.
There are curre [...]
It’s apartment bedbug recruiting season
At YoChicago we refer to apartment rental services, also known as locators and finders, as bedbugs. It’s our shorthand way of informing you that the l [...]
New stuff: Four condos planned for 1214 N Wood St in Wicker Park
Four of the 70 listings in Chicago tagged with 2011 completion dates are the condos planned for 1214 N Wood St in Wicker Park. The three-bedroom [...]
Terror towers: What’s wrong with 2000 Lincoln Park West?
2000 Lincoln Park West may benefit from some beautiful views, but the numbers there sure aren't pretty.
Homes that sold for $446 a square foot in 2 [...]
Coldwell Banker leads Wilmette, Winnetka and Kenilworth sales in 2010
Coldwell Banker had the largest number of closed home sales during calendar year 2010 in Wilmette, Winnetka and Kenilworth.
In Wilmette, where [...]
How would you improve Chicago’s boulevards?
Last year the Chicago Architectural Club challenged architects, artists, and other creative types to find a new use for the Spire hole in Streeter [...]
New loft and condo models in the West Loop
The new high-rise at 565 Quincy, in the West Loop, sits atop an existing loft building.
Last week I visited the community for a sponsored tour [...]
A two-bedroom townhome, ideally situated in Lincoln Park
Last week I met up with Nicholas Apostal of Coldwell Banker and The Apostal Group at The Pointe at Lincoln Park, the development where we first me [...]
Listed for $979K in Winnetka, sells for $800K
Last April I visited the 5-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 397 Sunset Rd in Winnetka, shortly after it came on the market.
The home was directly acro [...]
Are Oak Brook sellers living in fantasyland?
Oak Brook is a highly desirable, aspirational community, but that’s not the gist of our reference to fantasyland.
There are currently 32 homes [...]
Overcrowded schools in Glenview
School overcrowding is usually associated with rapidly-growing suburbs on the urban periphery.
It’s also a fact of life in some of Chicago’s n [...]
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 a cell block next for Block 37 developer?
Crain’s Chicago Business is reporting (behind its paywall) that the Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating whether Laurance Freed was in [...]
Strategic defaults and walk-aways in Lake Forest
Times are apparently tough in Lake Forest – for boat owners.
According to a recent article at Lake Forest Patch, there are currently 19 sailboa [...]
Evanston 2-flat at 79% off 2007 price
Have some spare cash and looking for a rehab project? You can find a number of homes in Evanston’s Fifth Ward priced at under $100,000.
A 2-flat at [...]
Open Sunday – a Northbrook fix-and-flip
The Sunday open house schedule is light in most suburbs this weekend, extremely light in others. Glenview appears to be an outlier, with 32 homes [...]
Yo in review: January 15 – 22
Can an attorney ethically advise strategic default?
How integrated is Oak Park?
Block by block in Chicago neighborhoods
Lynwood, 'hidden [...]
Tuscany Terrace in Edison Park nears ‘developer closeout’ five years after completion
Joe Zekas noticed this afternoon that a number of units at Edison Park's Tuscany Terrace, 6400 N Northwest Hwy, are listed with mentions of an imm [...]
Downtown rental inventory still shrinking
The number of downtown condos, townhomes, and single-family homes listed for rent on the MLS has dipped below 1,100. This time last year, there we [...]