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$200K off in a year for a vintage Lakeview East condo
Last week's price cut at 434 W Oakdale Ave #2 didn't strike me as the "massive price reduction" advertised in its listing -- according to Redfin, [...]
Lake View added to Yo’s at-a-glance apartment list
We've expanded YoChicago's at-a-glance apartment list to include Lake View in addition to Lincoln Park and Chicago's downtown neighborhoods.
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Rent for $3,500, buy for $625K in Bucktown
One of the newest rental listings in Bucktown is a Colonial-style single-family at 1637 N Honore St (between North and Wabansia avenues), priced at $3 [...]
Yo’s Believe It or Not: The Abbott House fence
Last month Curbed reported that the landmark Abbott House at 4605 N Hermitage Ave in Uptown had closed for $1.6 million. We recently picked up a b [...]
Touring three new homes in Chicago’s southwest suburbs
This year Michael Hampton has taken our own Chuck Gekas on tours through suburban communities developed by J. Lawrence Homes and Smykal Homes. Thr [...]
Owners ready for return on investment at Elysian
The latest listing at The Elysian, a 3,972 square-foot four-bedroom on the tower's 49th floor, hit the market last Friday at $5.19 million, less than [...]
Touring a luxury one-bedroom at Trio
Joe Zekas recently visited Trio, 650 - 660 W Wayman St, with Christine Lutz of Garrison Partners, who is managing Trio's closeout sale. The few re [...]
Weekend reads from the news feed
Not every story we add to our Chicago Real Estate News feed warrants "top story" status or a "quote of the day" post, but that doesn't make it any les [...]
A perfect-for-entertaining Gold Coast home
Unit 1003, a 39-unit boutique high-rise at 1155 N Dearborn, in Chicago's Gold Coast, was originally a 2,650 square foot 2-bedroom plus den with 2 [...]
North Shore open house pick – 2424 Park Place, Evanston
Every so often I dip into YoChicago’s extensive library of stock footage to take you on a drive through Chicago’s North Shore and north suburbs, p [...]
Hate The Market Place? Hear Wal-Mart’s plans on Monday
The Market Place Foodstore on Diversey is the grocery that Yelpers love to hate, in part because it’s so convenient for nearby residents. If the more [...]
Add Pasquinelli to the developer deadpool
Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily is reporting that Pasquinelli Homebuilding LLC, one of Chicagoland’s better-known builders, has filed for Chapte [...]
New additions to Yo’s apartment rental bedbug do-not-call list
Earlier today I spent about half an hour searching Craigslist apartment ads for apartment rental / finder / locator services –we call them bedbugs [...]
Summit Design + Build to finish Division Street dustbunny
If you've been in the 1800 block of Division Street in recent years, you've surely noticed the unfinished building at the northwest corner of Divi [...]
First quarter figures: Medians and highs in 60605
Approximately 100 homes closed in the 60605 ZIP code between January 1 and March 31, according to Redfin's records. (60605 covers the South Loop f [...]
Video links added to Yo’s at-a-glance apartment list
We’re always trying to find ways to make your apartment hunt easier and less time-consuming.
Our at-a-glance list of downtown and Lincoln Park [...]
Downtown rental count dips as May approaches; inventory down 33% year-over-year
The number of homes listed for rent through the MLS in the 14 downtown ZIP codes grew slightly in late March, but dipped again this week as renter [...]
The Loft Condominiums at Trio reach the ‘grand finale’ with special closeout pricing
Garrison Partners has launched a "Grand Finale" closeout sale at Trio's two mid-rises, located at 650 - 660 W Wayman St in the Fulton River Distri [...]
Rental deal of the day – Lake View alcove studios from $840
Can't decide between Chicago's Lincoln Park and Lake View neighborhoods? The 14-story high-rise at 350 W Oakdale Ave in Lake View is a few short b [...]
Riding the Red Line: Jackson
I started the second leg of my tour up the Red Line with a look at the Jackson station, which stretches underneath State Street from Van Buren to [...]