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Wilmette resident cries fowl over chicken ban
If a chicken-friendly environment is a checklist item for your move to the North Shore you may have to rule out the Village of Wilmette. According [...]
The Near South Side, one of YoChicago’s hottest neighborhoods of 2006
We're taking a brief look at the state of each of the eight neighborhoods we spotlighted as Chicago's hottest back in June of 2006. We've already [...]
Free parking and decorating dollars at The Columbian
The Columbian, which touts itself as "the best deal on Michigan Avenue" is advertising free parking and up to $20,000 in "decorating dollars" on i [...]
Chicago’s finest apartment condominium at Park Tower?
It's officially superlatives week.
A few days ago we brought you the "finest lakefront property on the North Shore." Today's offering is a "on [...]
Back on the market – a Kenilworth starter home
Back in October of 2009 I stopped at an open house at 611 Roger Ave in Kenilworth and shot the above video tour with one of the owners. At that ti [...]
EPA cites unhealthy lead levels in Pilsen
The Trib is reporting that the US Environmental Protection Agency has moved to designate Pilsen as a community where people are breathing unhealth [...]
Do you have an uglier Hawaiian shirt?
If you do, and if you rent from Planned Property, you can win a credit toward your next month's rent.
Planned Property Management, one of our [...]
The Belden-Stratford is for sale
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reports that an apartment portfolio that includes the Belden-Stratford, a Beaux Arts beauty overlooking Lincoln [...]
The biggest apartment search mistakes – Number 4, ignoring warning signs
The biggest mistake apartment searchers make is failing to focus on a small number of ideal and affordable neighborhoods. The second biggest mista [...]
Will Chicago landlords accept two-year leases?
In an article at MSNBC Real Estate a spokesperson for Apartments.com urges tenants to deal with rising rents by negotiating for a long-term lease that [...]
A visit to Lake Point Tower, by air and by land
The 70-story Lake Point Tower soars in splendid, undulating isolation as the only high-rise east of Lake Shore Drive. It's likely to retain that d [...]
Big open house turnout, 5 under contract at the West Loop’s CA23
Last week, CA23, a 3-building, 24-unit condominium community in the West Loop hosted a grand re-opening party, with a Mexican summer theme.
Our [...]
Want a 37-acre North Shore lakefront home?
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that a joint venture of the U.S. Navy and Forest City Enterprises is selling 37 acres with 1,100 fe [...]
Mundelein leap-frogged by gentrification?
The Tribune's latest community profile tells us that:
When the gentrification wave swept across Lake County in the 1980s-90s, on its way from t [...]
Neighborhood change – Pilsen, Avondale and West Englewood
For one Pilsen business owner, neighborhood change means that "no one is stealing my flowers."
A Schurz High School student sees Avondale [...]
The finest lakefront property on the North Shore?
Chicago's North Shore is speckled with spectacular lakefront mansions in idyllic multi-acre settings, a fact that instantly triggers skepticism wh [...]
HomePath – 43% price drop at The Heritage
Unit 2512, a 2-bedroom, 2-bath at The Heritage at Millennium Park, sold new for $650,000 in July of 2008. After a foreclosure and a series of pric [...]
MLS-listed downtown homes and condos renting quickly
Back in November of 2009, when we began tracking MLS-listed homes and condos for rent in 14 downtown ZIP codes there were 1,927 units available. A [...]
Rent-to-own in Evanston’s Grand Bend
Despite home ownership being oft cited as the better deal these days, consumers seem wary of making the commitment.
But if you’re mulling ownership [...]
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