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Lincoln Park duplex listed for $87K below 2005 sale price
2750 N Dayton St #8 isn't really a new listing for 2011 -- it's been on the market since March, with an occasional delisting and immediate relisti [...]
What Mary likes about Des Plaines
Mary Corbett is well suited to sell Lexington Homes' new Lexington Park townhomes in Des Plaines -- after all, she was born in the northwest subur [...]
Weekend reads from our news feeds
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 [...]
Edison Park ends its brief flirtation with integration
The Edison Park Community Area, which has long held the dubious title of Chicago’s most segregated neighborhood, has once again seen its African-Ameri [...]
Don’t stop thinking about the New Year
2010 is gone. It’s a year that won’t be fondly remembered by many in the real estate business, or by many home sellers.
YoChicago wishes everyo [...]
A 6-bedroom Kenilworth rental bargain
It was a gloomy day in late December with about 8 inches of snow on the ground when I narrated this video illustrating the 5-minute walk from the [...]
Stupid Realtor tricks – trashing the home inspector
The relationship between Realtors and home inspectors is often contentious. A home inspector arrives on the scene only when a deal is close at hand, a [...]
Crain’s: Low price for Astoria Tower should result in low rents (now with prices)
We've heard from one commenter and now from Crain's that Crescent Heights has fast-tracked its rental program for its latest acquisition, Astoria Towe [...]
West Town short sale starting a grand below ’07 sale price
Remember, "short sale" doesn't always equal "fire sale." The single-family home at 2208 W Huron St in West Town (the one on the left in the pictur [...]
Quote of the day: Home prices too damn high
This sobering take on the future of home prices is from Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital, writing in The Wall Street Journal:
Wi [...]
Inside a new Lexington Park townhome in downtown Des Plaines
Follow Lexington Homes sales manager Mary Corbett and our own Chuck Gekas through a Coventry-model townhome at Lexington Park in Des Plaines. The [...]
Fran rounds up her 2010 condo and co-op reviews
Baird & Warner agent Fran Bailey walked through a number of condo and co-op buildings during broker tours this year, and she profiled many of them aft [...]
Where’s the bottom? 20% lower, says Shilling
Economist Gary Shilling checks 26 trendlines from Case-Shiller, the National Association of Realtors, Core Logic, the Census Bureau, and more, and det [...]
Astoria Tower sold to Crescent Heights affiliate
Astoria Tower, the 30-story high-rise at 8 E 9th St in the South Loop, was purchased last week by an affiliate of condo and apartment developer Cr [...]
New moving fees have One Museum Park developers feeling litigious
Grab the popcorn -- we might have a good ol' rock 'em, sock 'em fight on our hands. The developers of One Museum Park East are suing the tower's condo [...]
An artfully crafted Arts-and-Crafts loft in River North
Someone give Dennis Rodkin and Chicago Magazine an award for Most Improved Videos, because the ones they've posted for Dennis' Deal Estate feature [...]
Our other top video — a Little Village drive
Joe Zekas' Block 37 walk-through may have been the most-viewed video on our YouTube channel in 2010, but it actually dates back to late 2009. The [...]
‘No good news’ in latest Case-Shiller study
"The double-dip is almost here, as six cities set new lows for the period since the 2006 peaks. There is no good news in October’s report. Home price [...]
Downtown studio sales barely register in 2010
Studios don't take up a lot of space on the MLS -- by my count, they currently represent about 4.5% of the condo market in downtown's 14 ZIP codes. Re [...]
Yo’s guide to renting on the Near North Side
Our latest guide introduces renters to the Gold Coast, Old Town, and the rest of the Near North Side. Inside you can learn why people do and don't liv [...]