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Is Berwyn violating its own fair housing law?
The City of Berwyn's ordinances, amended in 2008, make it illegal to:
Make, print, circulate or publish, or cause to be made, printed, circulated o [...]
In other news – good reads from the 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 l [...]
Daley to propose new rental, condo ordinances
The City of Chicago has had a little-known and largely unenforced condo conversion ordinance (pdf) on its books for more than 30 years.
Now that the [...]
Yo in review: August 28 – September 4
Can’t keep up with YoChicago throughout the week? Here are some stories you may have missed:
Why a real estate agent bought a rowhome at Lexington [...]
Lots of talk, little action for LEED candidates
The next time someone mentions "LEED certification" during a sales pitch, remember that you have access to the US Green Building Council's directory o [...]
The two-bedroom bell-curve in 60622
Two-bedroom condos are the most common types of homes on the market in 60622 (the ZIP for Wicker Park, the East Village, East Humboldt Park, and the [...]
Buying into a new-construction building
A brand-new condo brings with it a number of opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges that you might not find with resales or at older buildi [...]
Rodkin, Ranquist, and a $3.27M warehouse-turned-home in Bucktown
Bob and Karen Ranquist's home at the corner of Leavitt and Churchill streets in Bucktown always catches my eye. A lot of warehouses in the area now se [...]
Walking Lake Shore Drive: Joe and Francesca on 680 Lake Shore
680 Lake Shore Drive was formerly the American Furniture Mart, and had an address of 666 N Lake Shore Dr. After the building's conversion to a mixed [...]
In it for the long haul
Some sellers have the luxury of waiting. Below are four single-family homes who have made themselves at home on the MLS. Note: One of these homes is [...]
120-year-old three-flat in Bridgeport gets the green treatment
The guys on the client services end of our company occasionally get tips from their own broker contacts and pass them my way. Last week, someone at Ko [...]
Michigan Avenue Tower II, nine months after the auction
Last fall, the developers of Michigan Avenue Tower II at 1400 S Michigan Ave put 40 condos up for auction at minimum bid prices of $99,000 to $375,000 [...]
SoNo, from an owner’s perspective
Last week a couple of owners at SoNo, 860 W Blackhawk St, used the comments section of an old post to invite us into their homes. Yesterday I met [...]
Crain's: Developers may rent out unsold inventory at Walton on the Park
The Enterprise Companies and Mesirow Financial Real Estate have received an extension on their $129.5-million construction loan for Walton on the Park [...]
A new-construction four-bedroom off Southport for $333 a square foot
Just around the corner from the Brown Line station in Lake View's Southport Corridor is a new 4,800 square-foot single-family home at 1337 W Roscoe St [...]
The midpoint in Calumet Heights: a five-bedroom short sale priced at $165,000
This spring, Chicago Magazine named Calumet Heights one of 20 great towns and neighborhoods in the Chicago area, citing its "impression of suburban [...]
Frank DeNovi on foreclosures and short sales
One of our company's newest clients is Frank DeNovi, a Coldwell Banker agent who has worked with bank-owned properties for 25 years. We're still edi [...]
Case-Shiller Tuesday: Values rise slightly
After hitting some serious lows in March 2010, home values in Chicago went up in April, May, and now June, according to new S&P / Case-Shiller Home [...]
Appraisal Research: Light traffic, low conversion ratio among Chicago condo projects
New condo developments in Chicago saw an average of 12 visits by prospective buyers per week in the first half of 2010, according to Appraisal Researc [...]
The amenities are in the living spaces at 235 Van Buren
That's Brad Butler's take on the new home he and his life partner bought at 235 Van Buren in Chicago's Loop.
Butler previously lived in an amenity- [...]