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Quote of the day – I flip burgers from 8 to 4
The Trib quotes Jim Kinney, VP of luxury home sales for Baird & Warner, commenting on the above RE/MAX video:
"To make (part-timers) appear as inef [...]
Yo in review: September 4 – 11
Can’t keep up with YoChicago throughout the week? Here are some stories you may have missed:
Daley to propose new rental, condo ordinances
Is Ber [...]
New Grant Elite model debuts at Lexington Square in Bridgeport
A new model has debuted at Lexington Square, Lexington Homes' new community of 39 single-family rowhomes in Bridgeport. The fully decorated Grant El [...]
Rental rundown: $2,300, across the board
$2,300 felt like a good price point for this afternoon's rental rundown -- it's the median price among the 274 units currently listed for rent in the [...]
Building SoNo's condo association from the ground up
When Smithfield Properties handed SoNo over to the building's condo association last month, everyone knew what to do, thanks in part to condo owner [...]
Putting the "@" back in 757 Orleans @ Chicago
I was out of pocket for a couple weeks in July, which means that I completely missed out on @properties' move into 757 Orleans @ Chicago, a 22-story [...]
Climbing back to '04 prices in Avondale
Take a Dramamine and strap in -- we're taking a ride through the sales history of a home at 3051 N Monticello Ave in Avondale:
Sold in February 2 [...]
Should we shrink Chicago?
From the Boston Globe, a story that dovetails with a recent discussion about Chicago's population trends:
Frankly admitting that these cities are not [...]
Twenty percent off 20 units at Optima
A few days ago Joe Zekas stopped by Optima Old Orchard Woods in Skokie earlier today to check in with sales manager Eric Richards. Buyer traffic was [...]
Inside SoNo: Kim's perfect view of Chicago
Occasionally I see commenters here and elsewhere complain about SoNo's location. It's isolated, they say, stuck in a no-man's land on the Near North [...]
A rare single-family in Noble Square
Barring any last-minute scheduling conflicts, I'll be spending part of my early Friday evening looking at homes in West Town with Prudential Rubloff [...]
Quote of the day: Prairie Pointe's party pad
Does your high-rise have a VIP section? From a Sloopin reader:
Have you noticed the PH floor of 1600 Prairie lately?
According to other owners in th [...]
Lill & Esther & Bill & Walter: Memories of a Lincoln Park candy shop
Crain's Shia Kapos reports that car dealer Ed Napleton has purchased the Geneva / Belden Flats, a Lincoln Park condo complex attached to an old candy [...]
A spacious, light-filled home in Belmont Heights
Follow Joe Zekas and Sergio & Banks' Phyllis Bisceglie for a walk through a move-in ready, light-filled home in Belmont Heights on the city's Northw [...]
Daley bows out
Da Mare won't run for re-election in 2011, says the Tribune (and just about every other news source in town). [...]
Stuff that sells: Downtown / Loop edition
What's moving near the core? Here are a few closings in 13 downtown neighborhoods, all from within the past seven days. (We define "Downtown / Loop" a [...]
Market watch: Low, median, and high prices near Oriole Park Elementary School
Few elementary schools in Chicago perform better on an annual basis than Oriole Park Elementary in Norwood Park. According to school rankings publis [...]
An insider’s look at REO properties
When REO specialist Frank DeNovi receives a new property from one of his client lenders, he often has little more to go on than an address and the [...]
Quote of the day – The housing market may never recover
Howard Glaser, a Clinton-administration housing official and consultant whose clients include the National Association of Realtors, offers this cheery [...]
A 235 Van Buren owners' party at the Metropolitan Club
The posh and prestigious Metropolitan Club sprawls over the 66th and 67th floors of the Willis Tower, located two short blocks from 235 Van Buren. R [...]