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On Michigan Avenue, at the Hancock

On Michigan Avenue, at the Hancock

Joe Zekas found himself with some time to kill prior to his Streeterville tour with Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose last September, so he tr [...]
When will Chicago home values stop falling?

When will Chicago home values stop falling?

When you get down to it, everyone who attended last week's Chicago Association of Realtors' 2010 Economic Forecast panel wanted to know the same thi [...]
Mixed-use Shops and Lofts in Grand Boulevard to feature 140 new apartments

Mixed-use Shops and Lofts in Grand Boulevard to feature 140 new apartments

Way back in April 2007, we caught wind of a proposed development in Grand Boulevard called the Shops and Lofts at 47. The mixed-use project at 47th [...]
A winter scene from The Heritage: Ice skating at Millennium Park

A winter scene from The Heritage: Ice skating at Millennium Park

Sunday afternoon was a perfect time to lace up the skates and take to the ice, as illustrated by this vignette I shot from a balcony at The Heritage [...]
Web presence: LISC's neighborhood tours

Web presence: LISC's neighborhood tours

This video about Auburn Gresham is one of three "neighborhood showcase tours" featured on LISC/Chicago's new YouTube channel. We came across the cha [...]
Investors cut prices at Pearson on the Park

Investors cut prices at Pearson on the Park

A group of investors recently bought up all of the unsold units at the failed Pearson on the Park conversion at 222 E Pearson St in Streeterville and [...]
The end of new construction

The end of new construction

Not forever, mind you -- just for the foreseeable future. The Ritz-Carlton Residences, slated for completion in 2011, will be the last new-construct [...]
Union Row's least expensive townhome: Three bedrooms for less than $375,000

Union Row's least expensive townhome: Three bedrooms for less than $375,000

For $374,900 -- well under the maximum purchase price backed by the FHA -- a buyer can pick up a three-bedroom townhome at Union Row in East Pilsen, [...]

Quote of the day: Going great guns!

2010 was shot out of a cannon. - Realtor Eric Rojas, describing the spike in sales and showings his group saw last month. [...]
Suburban showcase: "Tuscan" living in Volo

Suburban showcase: "Tuscan" living in Volo

At many developments, you can beat the looming federal tax credit deadlines by purchasing a turnkey home, but you won't have much luck finding a pla [...]

No mortgage fraud in Illinois?

If you’re a regular follower of the Mortgage Fraud Blog, FlippingFrenzy and similar sites, you’re used to reading headlines like “Arizona broker convi [...]
A roadmap to the Chicago homes market

A roadmap to the Chicago homes market

Michael Hart's presentation to the Chicago Association of Realtors during last week's 2010 Economic Forecast panel was heavy on slides and charts, n [...]

Chicago Tribune Spring Festival of Homes

Twice a year the Chicago Tribune hosts a 6-week Festival of Homes, an event that deploys the Trib's many resources to promote awareness of new home op [...]

Quote of the day: "A new reality"

Chicago homeowners will have to get used to a new reality, where selling a house routinely takes six months or more and home appreciation just barely [...]

Turning traffic into sales – it's not easy

One of the ways Appraisal Research Counselors keeps tabs on the downtown market is by tracking buyer traffic to sales centers and open houses on a wee [...]
Shark bites: Top five North Shore discounts

Shark bites: Top five North Shore discounts

Matt Garrison's CondoShark.com tracks the biggest discounts on homes in seven Chicago neighborhoods and eight suburbs. This morning I browsed the su [...]
2010 forecast: When will things improve?

2010 forecast: When will things improve?

If you feel like you're hearing a different story about the "real" market conditions every time a new report hits the news wire, you're right. There [...]
The buyers were out in Wilmette today

The buyers were out in Wilmette today

Earlier this afternoon I spent over an hour at a newly-listed home at 1418 Elmwood Ave in Wilmette. Cliff Breslow and Linda Martin of Coldwell Bank [...]

In other news: Interesting articles from the Chicago Real Estate 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 [...]

Week in review: January 24 – 30

Can't keep up with YoChicago during the week? Here's some of what you may have missed: The home price bottom -- are we there yet? Public school pol [...]
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