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Chicago home prices up month-over-month, down year-over-year
It's Case-Shiller Tuesday, and the results are in for June home price trends.
The not-seasonally adjusted index for metro-area Chicago single-famil [...]
West Englewood 2-flat goes from $220K to $2K
The listing for 6049 S Ada St, in Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood, says the 2-flat has a newer roof, newer siding, a nice 2-car garage and [...]
Another chapter in the Eastgate Village debacle
Eastgate Village, like a number of developments affiliated with the politically-connected New West Realty, has seen its share of troubles. When we [...]
An Oak Park HomePath one-bedroom for $35K
Unit 7 at 1209 N Harlem Ave in Oak Park came on the market 4 days ago, priced at – wait for it - $35,044. It's been freshly painted and carpeted, [...]
A stunning new home on a quiet block in Lake View
I've toured a dozen newly-built homes from the builder of this one, at 1529 W Wolfram St. Each home has been similar to the others, but highly ind [...]
Tour a Bridgeport retreat on three tree-shaded lots
The current owners bought this Bridgeport home over 20 years ago after seeing an ad in the Chicago Reader that said "your dream north side house m [...]
Has someone recorded a deed to your home?
Back in my long-ago days as a practicing attorney I took on a pro bono client, a very convincing elderly lady, who claimed that the previous owners we [...]
Name the nabe with the Victory Garden
Eleanor Roosevelt had a victory garden planted on the grounds of the White House, one of 20 million planted during the Second World War. The gard [...]
Quote of the day – drug dealing at 46th and Woodlawn
Just last week we posted an update on Lake Park Gateway II, a development where we shot video nearly two years ago to the day.
As you can s [...]
Sunday open house pick, fronting Winnemac Park
Lincoln Square's 40-acre Winnemac Park doesn't garner a lot of attention outside the neighborhood, but it does earn rave reviews from almost every [...]
Watch a studio makeover at Marina City
Marina City Online just added a 2004 episode of HGTV's New Spaces show to its YouTube channel. The two-part video showcases the makeover of a stud [...]
Does your real estate agent know what town your home is in?
YoChicago's parent company, Data Based Ads, has built sophisticated ad management systems that have, over the years, handled millions of print ads [...]
Are affluent buyers neighing nay to Naperville?
Dennis Rodkin's Deal Estate article on a home in Naperville that recently sold for $3,089,500 after years on the market prompted me to take a brie [...]
An impressive architectural achievement in Bridgeport
You expect to find spider webs in dark corners and abandoned spaces. Finding this outstanding structure spun in the open air in a side yard, anch [...]
How to keep up with Chicago real estate news
Several times a day we scan the news feeds from 100s of local, regional and national news sources and flag the items that merit your attention on [...]
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House nominated as World Heritage site
Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House in Hyde Park is one of a number of Wright buildings nominated for inclusion on the United Nations World Heritage [...]
A creative Ravenswood short-seller builds a Web site
One of our frequent visitors sent along a link to a Web site that he's built to promote the sale of his condo at Ravenswood Court, 4514 N Ashland [...]
Americana Towers – a model condo Web site?
The Americana Towers condo building, 1636 N Wells St has a great location in the Old Town Triangle. Treasure Island is across the street, the park [...]
Rent Smart, lie dumb
We've written about Rent Smart Chicago several times – calling attention to its owner's criminal record and its claim to be “Chicago’s largest and [...]
What’s happening at the Lathrop Homes
The clouds were just beginning to break apart earlier today when I stood on the bridge over the Chicago River at Diversey Pkwy. Viewed through a t [...]