Ripped from the headlines: Edgewater TIF no deal for residents
Edgewater TIF no deal for residents Reader
Prime Group gets $43M for 11 LaSalle Globe St.
Work starting on Randhurst Village in '08? Daily Herald
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Deal of the day: 2 months free at condo conversions
The Habitat Company wants you on a first-name basis with its North Side condo conversions -- Carmen, Troy and Leland (pictured) -- so it is rolling o [...]
Many kinds of second-home buyers in Chicago
We've been talking a lot lately about second-home buyers and investors in Chicago. Slower appreciation and daunting market times lead some investors [...]
A day at the beach: Yo goes to South Haven
We rounded out our trip up the coast, which included stops in Miller Beach, New Buffalo and St. Joseph, with a look at South Haven, Michigan.
The [...]
Comment of the day: Chicago is worth it
"Cmon Chicago is worth it! We have the BEST public schools. There are only 24 bums in the WHOLE city. Crime is WAY down, that Linc Pk sex offender isn [...]
Quote of the day: changes in Lake View 'difficult to watch'
“As the community becomes more and more affluent, what’s here is different than what they’re looking for. You see a shift from a unique little coffee [...]
Elliott planning 20 single-families in Irving Park
Elliott Homebuilders, Inc. has started sales for a new batch of single-family homes in the Irving Park neighborhood. Avondale Estates comprises 20 t [...]
Movie star raises money for Mies' Farnsworth House
Forget about Brangelina, let's talk about Bries van der Rohe. According to the Internet Movie Database, movie star and architecture buff Brad Pitt r [...]
Ripped from the headlines: home sales, prices down
Home sales, prices down in 2nd quarter Daily Southtown
New home construction slowest in decade MSNBC
Mortgage woes weigh on Countrywide Daily Hera [...]
Comic book characters invade R+D659
Pow! If the ads for X / O Condominiums are bringing sexy back, the marketers for R+D659 are creating a whole new cast of comic book characters. The [...]
More luxury rentals coming to edge of West Loop / River North
We posted late last week about the progress at Kingsbury Plaza, The Habitat Company's rental high-rise designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz.
K Statio [...]
The Seasons at Madison Park in Hyde Park
Here's a late addition to our roundup of South Side developments: The Seasons at Madison Park Condominiums, 1215 E Madison Park. The project's Web s [...]
Comment of the day: a million bucks ought to buy some wiggle room
"Real estate is expensive, I know. But when I think of a million dollar home I don't think of high density pack-em-in kind of housing developments. Ma [...]
Development roundup: 9 new-home projects open on South Side
We spotted nine new developments on the South Side this month - projects that either just hit the market, or that we just discovered. Prices range fro [...]
Deal of the day: foam finger not included
We normally don't associate home buying with the rah-rah spirit you'd find at a football game - but then we saw this ad in today's ChicagoTribune.com. [...]
Sales update: 4 left at Bradley Place
Four homes remain for sale in the second phase of Centrum Properties' Bradley Place, according to Carrie McCormick, sales manager for the project. [...]
Morgan Row – next best thing to a West Loop townhouse?
They kinda sorta look like townhouses, don't they?
Well, they aren't, but like C/A 23, Morgan Row is catering to West Loop condo buyers who crave s [...]
Quote of the day: foreclosures hit Austin, Humboldt Park, Englewood harder
"The market is still strong. It will assimilate these foreclosures. The impact is not as much as in areas like Austin, Humboldt Park and Englewood, wh [...]
Ripped from the headlines: local home sales down in 2nd quarter
Local home sales down in 2nd quarter Crain's
Residents protest park high-rise Hyde Park Herald
Center shows local increase in foreclosures Booster [...]
We like to watch: abundant light in Lincoln Park
This single-family home at 844 W Webster Ave is long on natural light.
Although the facade is traditional, the three-story house is all new, accord [...]