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A junior one-bedroom at Astoria Tower
Last month I walked through one of the new junior one-bedroom condos at Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St, with Weichert, Realtors - Frankel & Giles Vice Pr [...]
Construction checkup: Flair Tower
Most of the balcony railings are up at Flair Tower, 222 W Erie St, seen here from the northeast. If you look closely, you'll see a line of sliding g [...]
Daley bails out Parkside of Old Town
The Daley administration has moved the goalposts for Parkside of Old Town's public subsidies in an attempt to keep the development afloat, Crain's r [...]
Belgravia rolls out new prices at 565 Quincy
The word's getting around -- Belgravia Group will cut the prices on its remaining stock of condos and lofts at 565 Quincy starting Saturday, January [...]
Your daily data: Plethora on the park
Q: What has 1,223 bedrooms, 1,118 baths, 846,592 square feet of living space, and a price tag well over $431 million?
A: The inventory of unsold h [...]
Crain's: City mulls TIF for South Works site
The city's Community Development Commission this afternoon is considering a tax increment financing district for the first phase of the 530-acre South [...]
Construction checkup: Ten East Delaware is ready for its closeup
The MLS shows record of a January 6th closing at Ten East Delaware, 10 E Delaware Pl, marking a brand new chapter for this high-rise. Unit #9E, a t [...]
What new buyers need to know
What advice would Chicago Association of Realtors President Genie Birch give a buyer who's entering the market for the first time? For one, buyers n [...]
Sales update: Another round of price cuts at 1600 Museum Park
Almost all of the condos still for sale at The Enterprise Companies' 1600 Museum Park, 1629 S Prairie Ave in the South Loop, saw some kind of price [...]
Bucktown see-throughs and short sales
The final video from Joe's Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti focuses on some of the neighborhoods less fortunate developments, places that got of [...]
Sachs redevelopment moving forward
According to The Architect's Newspaper, Brinshore Development has received the go-ahead from the Community Development Commission to convert the Morri [...]
Being a Realtor in 2010: Challenges, motivations, and advice
In this segment from our recent interview, Chicago Association of Realtors President Genie Birch talks about the challenges of being a Realtor in 20 [...]
Web presence: 1720 South Michigan
The first round of sales is finally winding down at 1720 South Michigan, CMK Companies' 33-story high-rise at 1720 S Michigan Ave in the South Loop. O [...]
Waterview Tower: "Rust in peace"
Here's the closest thing to news that you'll be hearing about Waterview Tower anytime soon -- the project's unattended construction crane poses "an [...]
More Bucktown barnstorming with Greg Viti
This segment from Joe's Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti touches on a variety of topics related to residential and commercial real estate, from [...]
Everyone's doing the real estate shuffle!
"Musical Chairs" was the name of the game this week. For all of you industry trainspotters out there, here are a couple news nuggets about the latest [...]
YoChicago – the tip of an iceberg
There's a lot more to YoChicago than you'll see on the surface, and a lot more audience activity than you might suspect. When it comes to Chicago-area [...]
Yo in review: January 3 – 9
Can't keep up with YoChicago during the week? Here's some of what you may have missed:
Get a two-bedroom home in Humboldt Park for $2,000
How a com [...]
Quote of the day: Stagnant, not stable
"In the condominium market, the high-end cash buyer is finding highly discounted units (bargains) and the dollar volume of those sales is distorting t [...]
Shark bites: Tasty treats near Lincoln Park's North Pond
CondoShark slipped into Diversey Harbor the other day with plans to grab a bite at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Before he got there, however, the unmistaka [...]