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Quote of the day: an auction postmortem
Right before the auction, we still had sales, but the absorption in the city today is so small. The average absorption is probably one unit or a half [...]
Chicago's video history: the design and construction of Lake Point Tower
Jump into the YouTube time machine and travel back to the 1960s to see the construction of Lake Point Tower, the 70-story residential high-rise at 505 [...]
Twenty units sell at Motor Row Lofts auction
Sheldon Good & Company conducted an auction of Motor Row Lofts units earlier today at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.
The auction was well atten [...]
Michigan Avenue Tower II auction rakes in $11.2 million with 43 sales
(Update - 11/16/2009: According to developer Jacob Bletnitsky, the final tally for sales was 46 units.)
This afternoon I attended the Michigan Avenue [...]
The state of retail in Bucktown
When the biggest gaps in your commercial market are the lack of good hotels and gyms, you know you're in pretty good shape. In the final video from [...]
Live and Play magazine goes to print
I don't often see Web sites making the jump to print, but Jenny Ames' Live and Play in Chicago has done just that.
During our sit-down at Coldwell Ba [...]
Yo in review: Nov. 8-14
Can’t keep up with Yo during the week? Here’s what you may have missed:
Parc Huron: Topping off the tower and discussing its design
Touring Bucktow [...]
Creating MoveSmart's neighborhood finder
On Monday MoveSmart.org launched its new neighborhood finder, a tool that will direct people to Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs (by ZIP code) base [...]
Name the nabe of the forgotten footwear
No one took a stab at last week's nabe (it was Wicker Park, by the way), so let's go back to something a little less difficult. In which neighborhoo [...]
Yo's Most Wanted: our most popular video
This week we passed the 1,100-video mark on our YouTube channel, and a moment like that calls for a look back through the archives. We've had a numb [...]
Four North Shore and north suburbs homes join ShoreShark's 40-percent club
Not satisfied with feeding only on price reductions within the Chicago city limits, CondoShark.com's Matt Garrison has unleashed the ShoreShark to t [...]
The 10 worst foreclosure markets: One of these things is not like the others
You've got to admit it's getting better for nine of the 10 states hit hardest by foreclosures. Want to guess who the outlier is?
According to the AP, [...]
Vultures aren't feeding on downtown homes
Potential buyers are scouring the market in pursuit of "broken condos": A wide variety of potential buyers are actively looking at the Downtown Chicag [...]
The nearly news: Bucktown short sales
What do all four homes listed below have in common? They're all located in Bucktown, they all sold for the first time in 2006, and they're all availab [...]
More on 565 Quincy's "installment sale"
Whatever you do, don't call it a rent-to-own plan! Belgravia prefers to call 565 Quincy's new offer an installment sale or simply a "better-than-rent- [...]
Quote of the day: Matt Garrison on the luxury market
Well, (luxury homes) are definitely moving, but they’re not moving at the pace that’s going to burn off the inventory anytime soon, in my [...]
New construction opportunities in Bucktown
Even with today's economic climate, a developer could succeed in Bucktown right now with the right type of single-family home, says @properties agen [...]
Rent-to-own arrives at 565 Quincy
Belgravia Group has announced a new rent-to-own program for the unsold condos and lofts at 565 Quincy. According to a notice that hit my inbox yeste [...]
Lake Forest remembers Veterans Day
The flag was flying at half staff today outside Lake Forest's City Hall, and scores of flags lined Deerpath Rd, lest we forget.
At The Glen Town [...]
Join Joanne: Touring a landmark co-op on Lincoln Park
"They don't build 'em like this any more" is an old cliché, but in the case of the co-op at 339 W Fullerton Ave, it's a cliché with a solid kernel o [...]