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Why real estate agents like Bridgeport
During a brokers' open house at the Lexington Square townhomes in Bridgeport yesterday, Joe Zekas asked half a dozen real estate agents to talk abou [...]

The bedrooms of a Roscoe Village duplex
In an earlier segment from our video tour through 2049 W Addison St #1, Eric Rojas and I at the the living spaces on the duplex's main level. Here, [...]

A full floor of elegant living spaces in a Roscoe Village duplex-down
Eric Rojas has found a market for North Side duplexes -- the one we visited last month has already sold, as have several others that he's shown us t [...]

Creature comforts and great architecture: Why Philip and Erika like life in the Loop
Erika, an English teacher at a Chicago public high school, and Philip, who works for the Chicago Architecture Foundation, are new homeowners at 235 [...]

A gracious, spacious three-bedroom condo at 433 Briar in Lake View
Last week project manager Zev Salomon talked to Joe Zekas about the irreplaceable vintage aspects of 433 Briar and the appeal of its Lake View surro [...]

Low-interest, 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages available at Lexington Square in Bridgeport
Qualified buyers can now purchase quick delivery townhomes at Lexington Square in Bridgeport with get 3.875-percent, 30-year fixed-rate FHA mortgage [...]

433 Briar: irreplaceable vintage in Lake View
An affiliate of Belgravia Group recently acquired the unsold units at 433 W Briar Pl in Lake View, and has started a sales program and a makeover of [...]

An REO specialist on FNMA's HomePath programs
Steve Klein, an REO manager for Coldwell Banker Realtor and REO specialist Frank DeNovi, sat down with YoChicago's Joe Zekas earlier this month to e [...]

Huge discounts for restored two- and three-bedroom condos at 433 Briar in Lake View
Seventeen fully restored two- and three-bedroom condos at 433 W Briar Pl in Lake View have returned to market at 32 percent below their old list price [...]

Eclectic Evanston: the scene around Grand Bend at Green Bay
Join Andy Kiener of Grand Bend at Green Bay for a brief look at his neighborhood. Walk half a block west of the condos (located at 1228 Emerson St) [...]

Emerald's functional living spaces
New construction condo buyers too often face cramped living / dining areas, "bedrooms" that lack walls and windows, poorly-designed baths, and shotg [...]

Rent-to-own at Grand Bend at Green Bay
In today's market, many buyers need more flexibility in the timing of purchasing their next home. They might have their equity tied up in a home tha [...]

Have the floor to yourself at Superior 110
One of the perks of buying into a new construction building is the opportunity to combine several units into an original, highly customized home. As t [...]

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 w [...]
WSJ: DeNovi 26th among national Realtors in transaction sides
Congrats to our friend and client Frank DeNovi, who ranked 26th in the Wall Street Journal's 2010 list of the nation's top 400 real estate professiona [...]

A pristine three-bedroom duplex just off Division Street, for under $370,000
Eric Rojas and I weren't able to meet up for our first round of Noble Square and Wicker Park videos until Monday, and we'll probably spread our cove [...]

Touring a new single-family priced under $800K in West Bucktown
This new single-family home at 1706 N Rockwell St west of Bucktown features three to five bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a family room, a theater room, and a [...]

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, who [...]

New Grant Elite model debuts at Lexington Square in Bridgeport
A new model has debuted at Lexington Square, Lexington Homes' new community of 39 single-family rowhomes in Bridgeport. The fully decorated Grant El [...]

A spacious, light-filled home in Belmont Heights
Follow Joe Zekas and Sergio & Banks' Phyllis Bisceglie for a walk through a move-in ready, light-filled home in Belmont Heights on the city's Northw [...]