Category: Video
Inside SoNo: Kim on buying a home with a perfect city view
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 [...]
Winnetka teardown pace slower, but continuing
Only 13 demolition permits were requested in Winnetka from December 2009 to mid-July 2010, the most recent data available online.
The pace of tear [...]
An REO specialist’s mission statement and succession plan
A typical real estate agent lacks a mission statement and a succession plan, making it difficult for lenders to be confident in hiring his services. [...]
An insider’s look at an REO specialist — upscale property
Foreclosures, once unheard of in higher-end properties, are now common. That's placed an entirely new set of demands on REO specialists, not all of w [...]
An insider’s look at an REO specialist — the 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 nam [...]
An insider’s look at an REO specialist — recapture rate
Mortgage lenders are in business to loan money, and would like the opportunity to "recapture" the loan on properties they've taken ownership of in fo [...]
An insider’s look at an REO specialist’s service area
The typical real estate agent services a fairly narrow, generally geographic niche market. That narrow focus doesn't work for REO specialists, whose [...]
Twenty percent off 20 units at Optima Old Orchard in Skokie
I stopped by Optima Old Orchard Woods in Skokie earlier today to check in with Eric Richards, the sales manager at the development. Buyer traffic was [...]
A spacious, light-filled home in Chicago’s Belmont Heights
The 4-year old home at 3331 N Odell in Chicago's Belmont Heights neighborhood is priced at $349,900. It features 4 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths, a large deck, [...]
An insider’s look at an REO specialist’s team
Coldwell Banker's Frank DeNovi has specialized in selling bank-owned properties for more than 25 years.
Over time DeNovi's business has evolved co [...]
An REO specialist talks about FNMA’s HomePath programs
Frank DeNovi has specialized in selling bank-owned property for over 25 years.
We recently sat down with Frank and some of his staff for a wide-r [...]
A home for everyone in Arlington Heights
Arlene Mulder, mayor of Arlington Heights in Chicago's northwest suburbs, talks to Joe Zekas of YoChicago.com about the fabulous variety of homes ava [...]
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, two short blocks from 235 Van Buren.
Jasmin [...]
The amenities are in the living space at Chicago’s 235 Van Buren
That's Brad Butler's take on the new home he and his life partner bought at 235 Van Buren in Chicago's Loop.
Butler previously lived in an amenity [...]
A Frank Lloyd Wright “wannabe” in Oak Park
For their tenth renovation project in Oak Park Tony and Kathy Iwersen transformed an 800 square foot garage into a 3,200 square foot "mature Prairie- [...]
Opening up the floor plan in a Bridgeport townhome
The exteriors of Lexington Homes townhomes haven't varied as much in recent years as have the interiors. The floor plans and detailing are always a [...]
Why a real estate agent bought at Bridgeport’s Lexington Square
I arrived a few minutes early for a meeting at Lexington Square in Bridgeport last week and had a chance encounter with Marnie Beilin, a veteran real [...]
Donovan Park in Bridgeport, opposite Lexington Square
Lexington Square townhomes in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood have the singular advantage of fronting Donovan Park.
Join YoChicago's Joe Zekas an [...]
Mary Bartelme Park opens in Chicago’s West Loop
Joe Askins of YoChicago.com gets his first look at the completed Adams Sangamon Park in Chicago's West Loop. The park opened in mid-August 2010. [...]
Why I fell in love with Arlington Heights
Arlene J. Mulder, the fifth-term mayor of northwest suburban Arlington Heights, talks to Joe Zekas about what drew her to the village 40 years ago an [...]