Author: Joseph Askins
Construction checkup: 2028 West Division
I haven't spent a lot of time on Division Street lately -- not during the day, at least -- so it wasn't until this afternoon that I got a good loo [...]
More views from the auction world: Chicago has flatlined, but why?
Here are a few more thoughts from one of our contacts in the auction world, regarding the decline of major condo auctions at downtown's newer developm [...]
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Downtown rental listings fall again (plus what $1,800 will rent today)
The number of downtown condos, townhomes, and single-families listed for rent through the MLS is down yet again. The 976 homes listed this morning is [...]
Choice cuts: Seven-figure slides for side-by-side mansions in Gold Coast
Stately and traditional or mostly mod? You'll find the former in the six-bedroom mansion at 75 E Elm St (at left), the latter in the six-bed [...]
Furnished model condos for sale at One Place in the South Loop
The final few units are for sale at One Place Condominiums, 1 E 8th St in the South Loop, including the building's furnished models.
The remain [...]
Where are the auctions?
The news that Silver Tower's bank wants to sell its inventory in bulk reminded me that we haven't seen a major auction of new-construction condos in q [...]
Classic French Provincial listed for $659,000
Of course a French Provincial home on Ponchartrain Boulevard would catch my eye the week of Mardis Gras. This 2,690 square-foot home at 6551 N Pon [...]
From church to condo in Little Italy
Mark Boyer at Curbed has gotten a kick out of the number of church conversions going on around town, and recently published a post about one at 10 [...]
Belmont Cragin short sale: ‘Prepare to wait’
We already know that a short sale can be an interminable process, but it's nice to see that some agents come out and address that in their listing [...]
Silver Tower to sell inventory in bulk
Why search for 82 buyers when you need just one? Bank of America has opted to sell the unsold inventory at Silver Tower, 303 W Ohio St, in bulk, and c [...]
Loft living: Soho style in Printers Row
Scott Berg's listing for unit #5 at 714 S Dearborn St isn't the first time I've seen a Printers Row home compared to a New York loft. This "Soho s [...]
The priciest plot of land on the North Shore
This afternoon our co-worker and occasional contributor Eric Borys spotted this new listing for a 25-acre piece of lakefront property in Lake Bluf [...]
Burnham Pointe and Astoria Tower: Comparing two condos-turned-rentals in the South Loop
Burnham Pointe and Astoria Tower are a couple of South Loop apartment towers that started out as condo projects. The former was a little ahead of [...]
Quote of the day: The short sale shuffle
It's important to remember most short sale listing prices have not been approved by the bank. In many cases, the seller just wants offers to try and g [...]
‘Space for everyone’ in a Rudolph Boehm home in Beverly
Rudolph Boehm isn't a name I see mentioned outside of Beverly. From what I gather, Boehm wasn't a prominent architect, but he designed several wel [...]
Lots o’ listings on Lakewood Avenue
Until recently, the 2700 block of Lakewood Avenue looked more like a moonscape than a Lincoln Park side street, with both sides of the block offe [...]
Checking in: Another cut for LSD landmark
Speaking of luxury homes, you might remember a "shark bite" from last spring regarding a landmark Holabird & Roche mansion at 1258 N Lake Shore Dr tha [...]
Where the deals never die
Well, OwnACondo.com isn't lacking for enthusiasm.
Upon arriving at the self-styled "best place to buy and sell condos," I was greeted with a pr [...]
Quote of the day: Luxury lives
"It hasn't been a good six months for all people, but it was a good six months for rich people. When Wall Street goes up, rich people buy homes."
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