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An upbeat view of Auburn Gresham

An upbeat view of Auburn Gresham

Residents of Chicago's affluent north lakefront neighborhoods often cringe at the mention of the neighborhoods they only know from reading the crime [...]
Why Philip and Erika bought at 235 Van Buren

Why Philip and Erika bought at 235 Van Buren

Erika teaches English in a Chicago public high school. Philip works for the Chicago Architecture Foundation. After 5 years living in a "workers' co [...]

Million dollar Bucktown homes are selling

I checked in with Koenig & Strey's Greg Viti earlier today to ask whether he'd seen anything of interest happening in the Bucktown market. "Homes pri [...]
Walking Evanston with Andy: the dining and shopping choices near Church and Maple

Walking Evanston with Andy: the dining and shopping choices near Church and Maple

In the first segment from their Evanston walking tour, Joe Zekas and Grand Bend sales manager Andy Kiener started with a look at Grand Bend, a new co [...]

Building name trivia, The Satyr

It was 1973. On Division Street, Butch's, Mother's and the BBC were packed with seekers. Dwarf-tossing contests were in full swing, wet t-shirt contes [...]

South Loop rental market is very active

Yesterday we linked to a Crain's story which reported, as a side note, that AMLI900 was fully leased. A source we talked to expressed skepticism about [...]

Can the South Works plan possibly work?

The headlines announce that Mayor Daley is seeking $98M in TIF funds for the redevelopment of the US Steel South Works site. Will this project be eco [...]
What a $300,000 home in Plainfield looks like

What a $300,000 home in Plainfield looks like

In today's market $300,000 will get you a lot of home with a lot of extras in Plainfield, and that's one of the main reasons that Plainfield has gro [...]
Rent or buy a Winnetka lakefront home

Rent or buy a Winnetka lakefront home

Veteran real estate agents on the North Shore tell me they can't recall seeing as many lakefront homes for sale as are currently on the market. The [...]

$55K goes missing; zoning change expected in Little Village

The subplots and twists are mind-splintering in David Roeder's report on a proposed not-a-flea-market at 3200 S Kedzie in Chicago's Little Village nei [...]

Sales update – 565 Quincy in the West Loop

When we last checked in with 565 Quincy, about a month ago, the Belgravia Group development had sold approximately 100 units after dropping prices ear [...]
AMLI Residential, Fox & Obel coming to River North

AMLI Residential, Fox & Obel coming to River North

Crain's is reporting that AMLI Residential Partners plans to build a 49-story rental tower on leased land at the southeast corner of Clark and Hubba [...]
From the vault: Lexington Homes' Jeff Benach on building in Bridgeport

From the vault: Lexington Homes' Jeff Benach on building in Bridgeport

Two years ago, as work was just beginning on the Lexington Square townhome community, Joe Zekas met with Lexington Homes' Jeff Benach to find out wha [...]

Quote of the day – Don't rent from Beal

The message in the headline is repeated over and over in 54 Yelp reviews of Beal Properties, and the other names under which Beal allegedly does busin [...]
A 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath single-family in Dunning Square under $280K

A 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath single-family in Dunning Square under $280K

As you watch the sponsored video and see the surprisingly large, open spaces in this completely remodeled single-family home at 3745 N Octavia St, y [...]

It's Case-Shiller Tuesday again

The last Tuesday of every month marks the release of the eagerly-awaited Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Chicago-area condominium [...]
Neno and Shivam on 235 Van Buren: Low assessments, working with CMK, and tips for condo buyers

Neno and Shivam on 235 Van Buren: Low assessments, working with CMK, and tips for condo buyers

In the second half of their interview with Joe Zekas, Neno and Shivam, two new homeowners at 235 Van Buren, talk about the upside of living in a low [...]
Chicago's porch safety issues still with us

Chicago's porch safety issues still with us

On tonight's CBS Channel 2 News investigative reporter Pam Zekman took up, once again, the issue of porch safety and inspections in Chicago. Zekman [...]
Renting Streeterville on the cheap – the Hancock Center

Renting Streeterville on the cheap – the Hancock Center

Renting a condo in Streeterville can be a cheap alternative to renting in one of the newer high-rises. That’s “cheap” in a relative rather than an a [...]

New home sales up, down

The US Commerce Department reported this morning that sales of new single-family homes rose (PDF) in June rose 23.6% above the May 2010 level – but we [...]
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