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5 beds, 3 baths, horrific traffic, in Northbrook

5 beds, 3 baths, horrific traffic, in Northbrook

The 5-bedroom, 3 bath home at 15 N Constance Ln in Northbrook is for sale at $269,000, for “land value.” The land value has, at least in the dream [...]
Kenilworth open house pick at $575K

Kenilworth open house pick at $575K

Buying a home involves round after round of trade-offs. I’ve always thought it made the most sense to prioritize the community and environment and [...]
Stuff that hasn’t sold: Three examples from Mondial’s inventory

Stuff that hasn’t sold: Three examples from Mondial’s inventory

A round of major price reductions resulted in just 17 new sales at the 15-story, 141-unit Mondial high-rise this year, so expect to see even more c [...]
Discussing the Clarendon Hills market during a downtown drive

Discussing the Clarendon Hills market during a downtown drive

Joe Zekas and Coldwell Banker's Mike McCurry begin their drive around Clarendon Hills by looking at the village's compact downtown and its locally [...]
Bring your worst offers to 200 North Dearborn

Bring your worst offers to 200 North Dearborn

The Web site for 200 North Dearborn is encouraging buyers to “give us your worst offer.” American Invsco says it need to close 36 more units to [...]
Whole lotta closin’ goin’ on at The Elysian

Whole lotta closin’ goin’ on at The Elysian

A $48 million haul isn't a bad way to start a week. That's the total price for the 11 two-, three-, and four-bedroom condos that closed at The Elysian [...]
An updated Addison townhome, priced to sell at $225K

An updated Addison townhome, priced to sell at $225K

One of Fresh Horizon Realty's newest listings is this updated, ready-for-occupancy townhome in west suburban Addison, priced at just $225,000. [...]
Baird: Chicago’s lowest tier takes a dive in latest Case-Shiller report

Baird: Chicago’s lowest tier takes a dive in latest Case-Shiller report

The lowest-priced tier of homes in the Chicago region have fallen in value by more than 42 percent from their peak in 2007, this week's Case-Shill [...]
An introduction to Clarendon Hills with Mike McCurry

An introduction to Clarendon Hills with Mike McCurry

Clarendon Hills is a small community in Chicago's western suburbs, adjacent to its better-known neighbor, Hinsdale. In this first part of our i [...]
Glut check: How’s the South Loop’s three-bedroom market?

Glut check: How’s the South Loop’s three-bedroom market?

One of the trends Appraisal Research Counselors has included in every quarterly market report over the past year or two involves the general lack [...]

Developers and NIMBYs spend an evening together in Lincoln Park

"We're hoping that the majority of people are keeping an open mind." - David Goldman of Sandz Development, developer of Webster Square. "I'm [...]
Add Cermak Fresh Market to the list of Bridgeport perks

Add Cermak Fresh Market to the list of Bridgeport perks

Lexington Square residents are about to gain a much-needed neighborhood amenity: a new grocery store just a few blocks north on Halsted Street. Ga [...]
Choice cuts: $1.39M off a RiverView penthouse in Streeterville

Choice cuts: $1.39M off a RiverView penthouse in Streeterville

Back in January, Joe Zekas toured what he called "one of the most spectacular penthouses in Streeterville": unit #2701 at RiverView Condominiums, [...]

Quote of the day: A home price disconnect

No question it is a buyer's market out there, but really only for the buyers who don't have to sell. Those who do have to sell, the move-up buyers, ar [...]
The long tail of luxury in Lake View

The long tail of luxury in Lake View

Is there a demand for homes priced above $1.5 million in Lake View right now? According to Redfin, 21 (or 11 percent) of the 191 single-families t [...]
Casino construction well underway in Des Plaines

Casino construction well underway in Des Plaines

A 147,000 square-foot casino under construction in northwest suburban Des Plaines is more than one-third complete and on schedule to open in late [...]

Case-Shiller Tuesday: Chicago home values down 6% year-over-year

Overall home values in Chicago fell 6 percent from September 2009 to September 2010, and are currently down 26 percent from their peak in September 20 [...]

Fannie Mae REOs returning to market

Back in September, Fannie Mae responded to "Foreclosure-gate" by halting evictions and closings on all bank-owned properties whose loans were serviced [...]
One of these things is not like the others

One of these things is not like the others

"Luxury in Chicago means anything over $3,000 a month," says CNBC. With that in mind, I spent part of my afternoon searching for homes listed righ [...]
Deal of the day: Rent at 200 Squared, win (the chance to win) a new Smart car

Deal of the day: Rent at 200 Squared, win (the chance to win) a new Smart car

Is a name in a hat a worthwhile incentive for leasing a Loop apartment? Draper and Kramer thinks so. The first big promotion for D&K's 200 Squ [...]
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