Category: Real estate business
Bury Joe or go to Yo
The Straight Dope Science Advisory Board says it's so. If you're selling a home, do a Joe and reap the dough.
There's a tradition, dating to the si [...]
16th Ward Alderman's relationship with real estate consultant questioned
California investment company Blythe Holdings, Inc. wanted to buy 100 city lots on which to build housing in Chicago's 16th Ward, and used the service [...]
Exotic mortgages are "time bombs" for moderate-income homebuyers
In the September issue of New Homes Magazine, out today, columnist Don DeBat warns of the dangers "exotic" mortgages, like interest-only adjustable-ra [...]
Levine, Vrdolyak scrutinized over 30 W. Oak real estate deal
Look, what's $6 million or $9 million between friends, I mean, give or take? The Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science is suing indic [...]
Art Knuckles strikes again: 38 Chicago-area lots swiped
You might think land gets stolen about as frequently as cattle in a place like Chicago, but the latest story in a Chicago Tribune investigation chroni [...]
Move over housing. Chicago Reader now in just 3 sections!
Friday's Chicago Reader accounced that all housing classifieds - homes for rent, homes for sale and housing to share - would now be listed in the back [...]
Builders blast proposed teardown tax in Wilmette
Builders claim that a proposed teardown tax will hurt both buyers and sellers (we can assume, since they aren't always completely altruistic, that i [...]
No-hassle collections for condo assessments
Yo's resident condo board president, Reggie Vocks, complains bitterly about the hassle of collecting assessments from owners in his building, but he's [...]
Gay real estate Web sites busy in Chicago
In honor of the Gay Games opening this weekend in Chicago, we thought we'd point out an interesting site we discovered the other day. It's the Chicago [...]
Rubloff introduces open house RSS feeds
Rubloff, that tony collection of real estate agents best known for its Gold Coast and Lincoln Park listings, now allows people to subscribe to RSS fee [...]
Marketing genius: a quiz
Many of those who read and contribute here will get a giggle from checking out this test offered last week by Daily Dose of Architecture, which measur [...]
Homespun marketing sometimes the best bet in selling property
Which sign is more effective in the marketing drive to sell this brick two-flat at 4356 W Jackson Blvd, in West Garfield Park? We were tempted to sa [...]
Real estate agencies alienate buyers with priceless listings
Yo's pet peeve of the day: Real estate agencies that display row upon row of available listings in their front windows with no prices at the bottom of [...]
Home buyer offers friendly tips for Realtors
Tip # 1: If you advertise an open house, have an open house.
CathodeTan bills this post as friendly advice, but we sense a steely undertone.
We also [...]
What a sellout: Mildred Court sells 50 units in 60 days
Looks like Aunt Mildred will have to pack up and ship out: Mildred Court, 2701 N Mildred Ave in Lincoln Park, has officially sold out. All 50 units [...]
Everything must go at Edgewater high-rise
Next month, auction company Rick Levin & Associates is handling the developer closeout of the 292-unit Edgewater condo building at 6030 N Sheridan R [...]
Drive-by: Optima Old Orchard Woods shaping up nicely
If you drive the Edens Expressway with any regularity, the Optima project at Old Orchard Road is an ever larger presence in your consciousness, and [...]
Second-home owners ask, why stop at two?
Second-home owners have been a big force in the booming real estate market of the last decade, but the label is something of a misnomer, according to [...]
Rezko files for bankruptcy on Hudson Tower condo deal
Given the number of new residential high-rises that have been built in Chicago during the last decade, it's surprising that more of these projects hav [...]
As talk of bubble rises, Chicago Mercantile Exchange trades housing futures
Are you pretty certain the much feared housing bubble is ready to burst? Think the whole idea of a bubble is misguided? Well, now you can put your mon [...]