Category: Resales
Restored Victorian single-family home on the market in Hyde Park
Speaking of grand single-family homes, this restored Hyde Park Victorian recently caught our eye. Located at 5216 S Blackstone Ave, the three-stor [...]
We like to watch: another Bucktown single-family stunner
We decided to take a look inside this unassuming single-family house in Bucktown, where some fine contemporary treasures are hidden, because we h [...]
Is this town big enough for two Park Newberrys?
Well, it's official. Condo developers have run out of names. We recently came across The Park Newberry, a new Hyde Park condo conversion at 924 E H [...]
We like to watch: inside this contemporary single-family in Bucktown
We've been showing you city villas and homes with waterfalls and 92nd-floor penthouses, and now here's a look inside one of those eye-catching Buckt [...]
We like to watch: fancy a condo at the top of the world?
Sometimes being in the nosebleed section isn't such a bad thing. Take this 92nd-floor condo in the John Hancock Center, for instance, which has uno [...]
Eat fresh peaches on a bridge overlooking a waterfall without ever leaving this Hamlin Park home
Sure, the giant, curved bay on this single-family home at 3117 N Hoyne Ave sets it apart from its neighbors, but you'd never guess what this home is [...]
Lincoln Park "villa" looking for green-thumbed buyer with lots of green
Okay, it doesn't back up to Lake Como, but this Italian-villa-styled home at 2030 N Magnolia Ave in Lincoln Park is surrounded by a European garden [...]
North Kenwood – Oakland graystone holds its own as a single-family home
While some of the graystones in North Kenwood - Oakland go the way of the condo, this one at 4518 S Drexel Blvd is sticking it out as a single-famil [...]
Lack of retail, unrealistic condo owners hurt Woodlawn
The Woodlawn Wonder explores the dearth of shopping and services in Woodlawn, which the Wonder sees as a giant untapped market. Yo's own ChiKat, who h [...]
Zillow heat map of Chicago prices
The Zillow heat map of per square foot housing prices in Chicago gives you an at-a-glance grasp of comparative prices in all of Cook County. Check it [...]
Home staging moves way beyond common sense housekeeping
Here at Yo we're always looking ahead and we can't help but wonder what will happen when the frantic condo-buyers of today become the sluggish condo-s [...]
The $4.3-million fixer-upper on Prairie Avenue
The Marshall Field manse is being divided into condos, but this 1870s stunner, across the street at 1900 S Prairie Ave, is going it alone. The eight [...]
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 [...]
Signs of the times: pending home sales fall
"Period of transition" sounds so much better than "deflating bubble" or if you're selling your home, "buyers market," but whatever your euphemism of c [...]
Debate over NU's Evanston home purchase is academic
Evanston, or at least a vocal contingent of Evanstonians, is up in arms about Northwestern University's quiet purchase of a $600,000 house at 1945 Orr [...]
Update: Evanston condo owner's auction a success
Last week we told you about Northwestern University professor Eli Finkel's plans to sell his Evanston condo to the highest bidder after only a weekend [...]
Agents say MLS has yanked average market time search from database
As of today, Chicago homebuyers and sellers will no longer be able to rely on the state's largest real estate listing service to tell them how long ho [...]
Going once, going… well, only once: Evanston man to sell condo to highest bidder Sunday
Northwestern University professor Eli Finkel says he will sell his two-bedroom condo at 2260 Sherman Ave to the highest bidder after only two days of [...]
Loft of the day
This 5,500 square-footer in the West Loop carries an asking price of just $1.25M.
It's offered for sale through Koenig & Strey's Charlene Williamso [...]
Olympia Centre Chicago's only kosher condo tower?
Olympia Centre was considered the height of luxury by many when it opened in 1986. It's long since been bumped in the ranks by other high-profile buil [...]