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How many Chicagoans have mortgage-free homes?
A recent Tribune article calls attention to the recently-released 2009 American Housing Survey (AHS) data for the Chicago Metropolitan Area.
The A [...]
Ace photographer ready for work
Photographer Michael Kardas has freelanced for our publications and Web sites for nearly 25 years, and every time we’ve given him an assignment we [...]
Glencoe new construction sells at sixty percent discount
The home at 1005 Sheridan Rd in Glencoe was under construction when we shot the above photo in July of 2006, and carried an asking price of $5,299 [...]
IRS reports Cook County comings and goings
Forbes has published a fascinating interactive map, based on 2008 data from the Internal Revenue Service, that shows the number and per-capita inc [...]
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 [...]
Evanston open house pick: 30% off Victorian farmhouse
The classic Victorian farmhouse at 1315 Church St in Evanston was built in 1888 and renovated to live like a new home.
The 4,662 square foot ho [...]
Hey Ginger Summers, cut the crap on Craigslist
Between midnight yesterday and 8:42 this morning, an apartment rental bedbug by the name of Ginger Summers placed 962 housing for rent ads on Crai [...]
Yo in review: March 5 – 12
In fun, lively Lake View, 433 Briar was the attraction Suburban Chicago rents up but incentives remain Rent the Dewes Mansion for $15,000 Touring a [...]
Open house Sunday: A “ten-star location” in Graceland West
Almost none of the listings posted in the past 24 hours advertise an open house for this weekend. One of the few is a four-bedroom / two-bath home [...]
Construction checkup: 2028 West Division
I haven't spent a lot of time on Division Street lately -- not during the day, at least -- so it wasn't until this afternoon that I got a good loo [...]
Union rat pickets non-union Union
I rarely venture outside without a camera, but I didn’t have one with me earlier today as I headed for lunch at HopHaus, a block from our River No [...]
More views from the auction world: Chicago has flatlined, but why?
Here are a few more thoughts from one of our contacts in the auction world, regarding the decline of major condo auctions at downtown's newer developm [...]
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Many of you already access YoChicago content through our RSS feed, Facebook page, or Twitter stream. Now you can have our posts delivered to your e-ma [...]
Downtown rental listings fall again (plus what $1,800 will rent today)
The number of downtown condos, townhomes, and single-families listed for rent through the MLS is down yet again. The 976 homes listed this morning is [...]
Two video tours of a West Loop loft
Real estate agents have been slow to understand the appeal of video to home buyers and sellers.
One of our clients, Coldwell Banker’s Apostal [...]
Ninety languages spoken in Morton Grove
It’s increasingly the case that people who want to live in a culturally diverse area opt for one of Chicago’s close-in suburbs in lieu of a homogenize [...]
Choice cuts: Seven-figure slides for side-by-side mansions in Gold Coast
Stately and traditional or mostly mod? You'll find the former in the six-bedroom mansion at 75 E Elm St (at left), the latter in the six-bed [...]
Furnished model condos for sale at One Place in the South Loop
The final few units are for sale at One Place Condominiums, 1 E 8th St in the South Loop, including the building's furnished models.
The remain [...]
Where are the auctions?
The news that Silver Tower's bank wants to sell its inventory in bulk reminded me that we haven't seen a major auction of new-construction condos in q [...]
Classic French Provincial listed for $659,000
Of course a French Provincial home on Ponchartrain Boulevard would catch my eye the week of Mardis Gras. This 2,690 square-foot home at 6551 N Pon [...]