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Yo's year: Roosevelt Collection revisited
December's a month meant for retrospectives and year-end lists, so over these final three weeks of 2009, I'll dig back through our archives to see w [...]
Exploring the variety of Beverly's homes
Part 4 of my driving tour through Beverly and Morgan Park with Marcia Walsh showcases the variety of home styles that line the neighborhoods' street [...]
The most important thing: views from the corporate relocation industry
Most of our properties have been selling if they're priced right. 2008 was probably a worse year, actually -- it took homes longer to sell then than i [...]
A Northbrook fixer-upper: "Bring flashlight"
A new-construction home with four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, and a three-car garage in Northbrook? $475,000.
The sense of pride and accomplishment you'll f [...]
Quote of the day: Who's buying?
Your Guide’s recent sales have been split equally between health care professionals and technology providers. Health care seems to be one industry tha [...]
The Northbrook market: "Back to 2003"
Any appreciation a homeowner in Northbrook hoped to see over the past six or seven years "has totally been wiped out," leaving the prices of $2 mill [...]
Loft living: Looking for downtown two-bedrooms in the high $300s
Daytime is playtime at the Yo office, so let's play pretend! Let's say I'm in the market for a two-bedroom / two-bath loft in a downtown neighborhood, [...]
The new rules: FHA revises loan policies
Temporary changes
50 percent owner-occupancy minimum excludes vacant and tenant-occupied units.
Condo pre-sale threshold reduced to 30% from 50%.
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Out of the city and into the woods: Driving Beverly's residential streets
Plant a newcomer down amidst the winding roads and rolling lawns of Beverly, and she'd have a hard time identifying the neighborhood as a part of Ch [...]
Streeterville snapshot: Lakeside living in the low to mid-$300s
I'm always curious to see what a certain price point will buy in a particular neighborhood or across the board, and mapped listings make that search a [...]
Quotes of the day: a return to simplicity
"By the end of the boom, design was getting outrageous and unreal. I think it’s going to be simpler going forward. Everybody is conserving their asset [...]
The retail heart of Beverly and Morgan Park
In the second segment from my video tour of Beverly and Morgan Park, I ride along with Marcia Walsh of the Beverly Area Planning Association down on [...]
A light-filled architectural showplace in DePaul
The exteriors of many homes in the historic DePaul / Sheffield neighborhood of Chicago give few clues as to what lies within. In October, Joe Zekas [...]
Matt Garrison on honest advice
Whether he's responding to blog posts on YoChicago or CribChatter, or discussing the home market with the anchors of CNBC's daytime news programs, C [...]
Sunday open house – a Seyfarth home in Glencoe
Some homes make a strong impression on you while leaving you fumbling for le mot juste to describe them. Coldwell Banker's Maureen Mohling summed up [...]
Inside a corner condo at Astoria Tower
Last week Jim Psyhogios of Weichert, Realtors - Frankel & Giles took me through Astoria Tower's unit #1204, a two-bedroom / two-bath home located on [...]
Yo in review: Nov. 22 – Dec. 5
Were you away for Thanksgiving? Can't keep up with Yo as much as you'd like? Here's what you may have missed in the past couple of weeks:
Motor Row [...]
"McCormickville": Who named this nabe?
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In my two years working for YoChicago, I've never, ever I heard a resident, a Realtor, or a developer refer to the area of River Nort [...]
Shark bites: Serving up slices of single-family home deals
Chomp, chomp! CondoShark has locked its jaws on dozens of single-family homes in the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Lake View. In each are [...]
Weekly rental watch: High, low, and in-between in 60611
Last week we started keeping track of rentals listed on the MLS in 14 Chicago ZIP codes. It comes as no surprise that the area with the most homes lis [...]