Category: Resales
Dirty house probably cost sellers thousands of dollars
The owners of a home in suburban Chicago have dropped their asking price by $33,000 in part because the home is so damn dirty that it's putting off bu [...]
We like to watch: Living large on East Lake Shore Drive
Every once in a while we like to check in on one of Chicago's most exclusive addresses, the eight-building landmark district of East Lake Shore Driv [...]
We like to watch: inside triplex loft
The West Loop is known for its stylish lofts, but this three-bedroom triplex loft takes things to a whole new level... quite literally. The 2,800-s [...]
Deal estate: Wanna flat-screen TV, a Mini Cooper and a vacation with that condo?
Over at The Chicago Real Estate Local, a blog by regular YoChicago commenter Eric Rojas, he points to a two-bedroom two bath resale duplex for $295,00 [...]
Tour the emperor of Park Ridge's palace
When we explored the custom homebuilding process, we learned all about how homebuyers can express themselves through the design of their house. S [...]
We like to watch: the top of the Tower
It may not be living at the top of the world, but the top of Water Tower Place ain't bad either. Baird & Warner lists this two-bedroom duplex condo [...]
The first-time buyer: Brick vs frame
Hi again. I've always been a sucker for frame houses but as I continue my search for a home, everyone is urging me to consider brick. Then today, the [...]
A tale of two Mag Mile condos
High atop one of the most recognizable buildings on the Magnificent Mile, 800 N Michigan Ave, there are two condos for sale (okay... actually the [...]
See every little bit of yourself in Gold Coast duplex
Yesterday we saw a Lake View single-family home with a bathroom that would be perfect for R. Kelly, and today we're looking at a duplex condo fit fo [...]
We like to watch: Lake View single-family deep in the red
On the outside, it's a mild-mannered stone single-family done up in unassuming earth tones, but inside, this Lake View house is awash in deep reds [...]
We like to watch: inside 65 E Goethe resale
If you've ever happened upon the haughty Parisian Gold Coast building at 65 E Goethe on a particularly frumpy day, chances are you've been shooed aw [...]
Bucktown single-family full of glass, water, zen
Last week we told you about a Lincolnshire condo development that had an impressive-sounding "infinity terrace," but that's pretty easily trumped b [...]
Want to sell your home during the frigid Chicago winter? Hang a sexy oil painting
We've talked a lot this week about a possible slowdown in the Chicago housing market, but what about the effect that winter has on the market? Winter [...]
Lincoln Park manse gives new meaning to "art house"
We don't usually like to peep more than once a day, but when we saw this ultra-contemporary single-family home in Lincoln Park, our voyeuristic urge [...]
We like to watch: inside East Lake Shore Drive condo
Ahh, we love the smell of old money in the morning. We spotted this nine-room condo on the seventh floor of architect Benjamin Marshall's building [...]
We like to watch: Streeterville condo leaves us stunned
Nestled on the 43rd floor of the Streeterville high-rise at 161 E Chicago Ave is one of the funkiest resale condos we've come across recently. Okay, [...]
South Loop condo sales down 11 percent from 2004
Need further evidence that the Chicago market is cooling overall? The volume of condo and townhome sales in the South Loop is down about 11 percent fr [...]
Bringing up baby: Family planning and homebuying in Chicago
Yesterday's Trib had an interesting story about buying and selling a home when you're expecting a child. For expectant parents selling their home in o [...]
Hancock Center condo gives new meaning to the term "asphalt jungle"
Our jaws nearly hit the floor when we saw the leather floors and marble walls at the Park Monroe, and now we're struggling to wrap our minds arou [...]
The good life: fancy an indoor swimming pool?
We just can't help but hear Tony Bennett crooning "The Good Life" as we check out the 8,200-square-foot home for sale at 60 E Cedar St in the Gold C [...]