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Lathrop Homes redevelopment plan calls for LEED-certified "sustainable community"

The CHA will redevelop the Lathrop Homes site at Damen and Diversey avenues using new US Green Building Council plan for sustainable communities, acco [...]
Financing frustrations continue in 2010

Financing frustrations continue in 2010

For much of 2009, Chicago Association of Realtors President David Hanna publicly criticized federal lending guidelines that hampered buyers' efforts [...]

This week in condo rentals: Going down!

Either a lot of renters found new digs for the new year, or a lot of owners decided against renting out their condos this week. The number of condos l [...]
Name the nabe of the lonesome ten-pin

Name the nabe of the lonesome ten-pin

I came across this stained spare while driving down a major city corridor a few weeks ago. Do you recognize it? Be the first to name its neighborhoo [...]
Teardowns, empty lots, and opportunities in Bucktown

Teardowns, empty lots, and opportunities in Bucktown

This segment of Joe's Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti starts with a look at some empty lots and potential teardowns that would be sites of new [...]

Real Living houses merge

They say the new year doesn't really begin until you've seen your first brokerage merger (sure they do -- look it up), which means that we can finally [...]

Another quote: Walking away is OK

Think of private-equity firms that close a factory — essentially deciding that the company is worth more dead than alive. Or the New York Yankees and [...]
Promising signs for the market in 2010

Promising signs for the market in 2010

Yesterday I sat down with Koenig & Strey agent and Chicago Association of Realtors President Genie Birch to talk about the ups and downs of 2009 and [...]
Silver Tower – here come the rentals

Silver Tower – here come the rentals

Last month I put up a post about some resales springing up at Silver Tower, 303 W Ohio St. Now a few units are showing up on the MLS as rentals, giv [...]
The personality of ParkView

The personality of ParkView

Each high-rise has its own personality, says Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose. 600 North Fairbanks, for example, is sleek and artsy, she says [...]

Quote: The future of vacancies and rents

"If we wanted to be hopeful about the situation, we might see a recovery by the middle of this year. If we don't see any movement like that by the mid [...]
Bucktown highs and lows

Bucktown highs and lows

In this segment from their Bucktown tour, Joe Zekas and Realtor Greg Viti check out the variety of homes available in the neighborhood, from new sin [...]
Lakeside living for under $55,000

Lakeside living for under $55,000

For $54,900, you can pick up a one-bedroom / one-bath condo less than 500 feet away from the edge of Lincoln Park's northern reaches and just a few [...]
Floor plan focus: The corner one-bedroom

Floor plan focus: The corner one-bedroom

Looking for a one-bedroom apartment with a view? Here are some examples of corner units located in apartment high-rises opening this year. 215 West, [...]
The perks of buying early: a $220K cottage surrounded by million-dollar homes

The perks of buying early: a $220K cottage surrounded by million-dollar homes

Nothing demonstrates Bucktown's evolution quite like a drive up North Wolcott Avenue. Joe Zekas and Realtor Greg Viti were checking out a home in Wo [...]
En-Vision-ing short sales on State Street

En-Vision-ing short sales on State Street

Following the mention of short sales at River City on Monday, I started checking other buildings in the South Loop to see where short sales were conce [...]

Rental snapshot: $1,000 condos in Bucktown, Wicker Park, and Ukie Village

Here's a real-life scenario I encountered this morning. A friend of mine is looking for an apartment for the first time in a couple of years, and she [...]

Quote: Taking the wind out of the sales

"Gulp." - Jennifer Lee, senior economist with BMO Capital Markets, reacting to a 16-percent drop in pending home sales from October to November. Econ [...]
Driving Bucktown with Greg Viti

Driving Bucktown with Greg Viti

The first segment of Joe Zekas' Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti starts in the 2100 block of West Churchill St, a good example of a street whose [...]
Jameson ready to "paint the town red"

Jameson ready to "paint the town red"

Ruh-roh! In 2010, there will be blood. Or paint. Lots and lots of paint. [...]
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