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In fun, lively Lake View, 433 Briar was the attraction
Tony and Ron had lived in 7 or 8 single-family homes but, when their jobs brought them to Chicago, they opted for a more urban experience.
The [...]
Yo in review: February 26 – March 5
The hate at CribChatter
In East Wilmette, a 10-year-old traditional home
An Arts and Crafts bungalow in Ravenswood Manor
Upgraded one-bed [...]
Chatham, a haven for working-class families
In a 3-part video interview, State Rep Marlow Colvin provides a great overview of Chatham, the South Side community where he grew up. In the secon [...]
Development deadpool – and a healthy real estate segment
There’s one part of the real estate business that’s experiencing boom times: renting construction fencing.
It’s a business that may have becom [...]
A follow-up on ethics and the CAR Board
Chicago Agent Magazine followed up on our questioning of the Chicago Association of Realtors (“CAR”) commitment to the standards of professionalism se [...]
YoChicago brings you all the news – in seconds
How to stay current on Chicago real estate news
Several times a day the Yo staff scans 100s of news feeds from local and regional news sources – ever [...]
Saturday open house pick – orange in Evanston
You can get a jump on your house hunting this weekend at an unusual Saturday open house for a newly-listed single-family home in Evanston.
The [...]
The May apartment hunt starts now
Apartment rentals have become less seasonal than in years past, when the majority of leases turned over on May 1st or October 1st, but many more apart [...]
Vintage Lake View condo lives like a home
The boutique vintage high-rise at 433 W Briar in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood has been, according to project manager Zev Salomon, one of t [...]
What does CAR mean by “resolved?”
Our post last week questioning the Chicago Association of Realtors (“CAR”) commitment to the NAR Code of Ethics apparently prompted an e-mail to agent [...]
From the vault: Pilsen’s Times Square
One of the most-viewed videos on our YouTube channel this week in 2008 actually dates back to December 2006. It's Joe Zekas' take on the "Times Sq [...]
Stuff that sells: Landmark Abbott House sells for $1.6M
Curbed's Mark Boyer reports on the sale of the landmark Dr. Wallace C. Abbott House, a 120-year-old Queen Anne at 4605 N Hermitage Ave in Uptown. [...]
The Northwest Side’s new high end
Back in October, I noted that the only home west of Western Avenue priced above $2 million was a nearly new mansion in Irving Park. That home rece [...]
Flurry of interest results in sale of Evanston home
Whatever the general market conditions might be, well-priced, well-located homes still generate a major flurry of buyer interest and go under cont [...]
Can a cluster of rehabs revive Chicago Lawn?
A slideshow from Dennis Rodkin shows off the latest round of Chicago Lawn homes to be rehabbed through HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program. M [...]
1,839 days and counting for two Riverside Homes in Bridgeport
The new-construction single-families at 2836 S Lock St and 2841 S Broad St in Bridgeport, arrived on the market on February 18, 2006, and haven't [...]
Quote of the day – suburbanizing Chicago
From an op-ed by Dennis Byrne in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune:
A real "back-to-the-city" movement would require Emanuel — and city planners — to exa [...]
A Winnetka new construction price misjudgment
I walk through and report on many homes during the course of a year, but rarely express an opinion on price. Saying anything useful would require [...]
From $86K to $289K in 16 months in Rogers Park
Rogers Park isn't a big market for single-family homes. In the past 12 months, 27 single-families inside the community area have sold, at prices rangi [...]
An unusual plunge for Albany Park’s condo market
The Albany Park condominium market has heretofore been fairly stable compared to its peers, but suffered a steep drop in sales velocity and median [...]