Category: Quote of the day
Quote of the day: the "unmet demand" for smoke-free housing
“There is a tremendous unmet demand for smoke-free housing in America, and it boggles my mind that the real estate industry has not recognized that an [...]
Quote of the day: the spoils of easy credit
"The 'Neutron Loan' - Designed to remove the occupants but leave the property intact. Within the next year over a million American home mortgages are [...]
Quote of the day: the "value system" of Canyon Ranch
"We bring the intellectual properties that we’ve developed over 28 years at our resorts and bring them into our Canyon Ranch properties. You’ll have a [...]
Quote of the day: give buyers a big choice of finishes
“There’s certainly been a trend away from choice [of finishes] at a lot of projects. I think people that have gone that route have really missed the m [...]
Quote of the day: what's more luxurious than ultra-luxury?
"Luxury and ultra-luxury are very misused terms. The highest level will likely get rebranded."
- Developer John Murphy of Ricker Murphy Development L [...]
Quote of the day: the "looming cloud" over Chicago's new-construction market
"In the city of Chicago, there’s a looming cloud out there. And the looming cloud is, as buildings deliver, how much of those buildings will actually [...]
Quote of the day: Kelleher says New York's got nothing on Chicago
"I think Chicagoans should be very, very proud, and they don't realize the treasure they have here. New York is congested; it's unsafe. The quality of [...]
Quote of the day: Abundant choice is silver lining in cloudy market
"The abundant choice of homes is permitting buyers to better negotiate price and terms. There are good opportunities in the market now, especially fo [...]
Quotes of the day: Excellent building or extended middle finger?
"I think it's going to be an excellent building. I think it will be a major draw to the downtown Evanston area."
-- Evanston Ald. Edmund Moran (6th)
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Quote of the day: the risks of building big
"Big projects are very capital intensive. As you plan, you pay fees to lawyers, architects, builders and engineers. You pedal down the road, then all [...]
Quote of the day: The Donald warns against building low
"There are certain neighborhoods, perhaps, where you wouldn’t want to build. But, you know, eventually they’re going to down-zone the whole city and y [...]
Quote of the day: Atty General to investigate "high-cost" loans
"The Chicago Reporter’s detailed analysis of this data raises huge questions about the fairness of lending practices in the Chicago region. Over the c [...]
Quote of the day: who says buying a condo is hard?
"[Buying a place] wasn't as traumatic as everyone said it would be. Everyone is shocked at how easy it is to go from rental to condos. I'm pleasantly [...]
Quote of the day: city shouldn't take over Western Avenue in Lincoln Square
"There’s nothing wrong with this block. It’s a great place to do business. We’ve been here since 1984. We have a list of about 2,500 patients. People [...]
Quote of the day: Wicker Park is still about the art
“There are a lot less artists that live here, because the real estate prices have gone up...but there are alternative gallery spaces emerging now. It' [...]
Quote of the day: gas station should be celebrated as part of city's "ecosystem"
"I think that the ecosystem of a city is every bit as fragile as that of the Amazon rain forest, and once you start taking away all these peculiar lit [...]
Quote of the day: taxes, financing rates could push homeowners out of Chicago
"As Houlihan’s office has been warning, rising taxes together with high financing rates could sweep hundreds if not thousands of residents out of the [...]
Quote of the day: go find your own neighborhood to pioneer
Today we're taking a cue from commenter Paulj, who pointed out this quote from a story in the Chicago Journal:
"I moved to this neighborhood 22 years [...]
Quote of the day: Nothing's a done deal in North Center
"At least in North Center, it shows nothing is a done deal and you really can make a difference."
--Developer Jim Jaegar quoted in The Booster newspa [...]
Quote of the day: homeowner "back to square one"
“We are having to start from scratch and rebuild for a down payment. We figured that a home is the place to build your wealth, and now it’s going on t [...]