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The new Jefferson Playlot Park in East Pilsen
The newly expanded Jefferson Playlot that crosses Jefferson Street between 16th and 18th isn't a perk just for Union Row buyers, some of whom will b [...]
Quote: home buyer tax credits creating "false sense" of demand
You can't really take the current housing statistics too seriously, because the government has been doing everything they can to support the housing m [...]
Pizza, Red Bull, and last-minute purchases at 565 Quincy's late-night "tax dashes"
Sometimes there are rewards for procrastinating...rewards like pizza and energy drinks. I'm not talking finals week -- I'm talking tax credits.
Bel [...]
The mainstreaming of condo auctions
We've seen a number of large-scale auctions at new developments over the past two years -- Vetro, Michigan Avenue Tower II, Motor Row Lofts, Prairie [...]
A mini-tour of Clarendon Hills with Realtor Gaby Jury
The small village of Clarendon Hills is Hinsdale's next-door neighbor. Perhaps its biggest draw for home buyers, aside from an easy Metra commute to [...]
Housing options and price ranges in University Village
In this third segment of our University Village tour, Realtor Gary Lucido talks about the neighborhood's wide variety of housing options, price rang [...]
Get half a floor for yourself at Superior 110
Last month I attended an open house at Superior 110 in which several new models opened for touring for the very first time. Most of the attention wa [...]
Nearing sellout at Union Row in East Pilsen
Since announcing price cuts of as much as $200,000 on the remaining townhomes at Union Row, 622 W 16th St, Belgravia Group has come within five sale [...]
Chicago Association of Realtors schedules "Heroes Welcome Home" seminars to help returning troops
The Chicago Association of Realtors has scheduled a two-day "Heroes Welcome Home" program for next month that will teach Realtors how to address the h [...]
Condo auctions come to the Gold Coast
On Friday I met Jameson Real Estate CEO Chris Feurer and auctioneer Michael Fine of Fine & Co at 1400 North Lake Shore to learn more about the upcom [...]
Lake Park Crescent's neighborhood: all about North Kenwood-Oakland
Take a trip through the Lake Park Crescent community and the surrounding North Kenwood-Oakland neighborhood with this montage of video and still ima [...]
BlockWalks: the 4400 block of North Albany Street in Albany Park
Loran McDonald was the first New Trier kid I met upon arriving at the University of Missouri more than a decade ago. During our four years at Mizzou [...]
Suburban showcase: a spacious home with a sweet master retreat in University Park
Typically I don't share the second part of a two-part home tour until after I've posted the first, but in this case I have to make an exception.
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Entering the Plan for Transformation's second decade
We asked Habitat Company President / CEO Mark Segal for an assessment of what architect Pat FitzGerald once called a "daring experiment": the commun [...]
Homeward Bound, North Shore
Judging by the number of Lincoln Parkers I've met at Wilmette and Winnetka open houses recently, some of you are pursuing a move north.
We recently [...]
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 [...]
Yo in review: April 10 – 17
Can’t keep up with YoChicago throughout the week? Here are some stories you may have missed:
Downtown Chicago condo rental supply shrinks
Habitat [...]
Former YoChicagoan a Solar Decathlon finalist
Valerie Zekas, a former YoChicago employee, is a member of The New School / Stevens Institute of Technology team that's been selected as one of 20 fin [...]
A Joewalk in Ping Tom Memorial Park
Yesterday was too nice to waste indoors. Some folks at Yo HQ spent the afternoon at the Friendly Confines; I spent mine down at Ping Tom Memorial Pa [...]
Wiltgen's big "thank-you" to The Donald
"Thank God The Donald decided to put that building up just two blocks from my office," John Robert Wiltgen said as he showed off his West Loop loft [...]