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CondoShark sighted off Lake Shore Drive!
Sound the alarm! Find Richard Dreyfuss! CondoShark’s on the loose, and he’s headed toward the high-rises lining Lake Shore Drive in Lake View! His kee [...]
Quote of the day: Sudler Sotheby's CEO gets a word in about his eviction notice
This week I called Sudler Sotheby's International Realty CEO Sergio Martinucci to get his angle on the eviction he was handed last week by a company o [...]
Suburban showcase: playing favorites on the North Shore
Following a meeting at Prudential Rubloff's Winnetka office earlier this week, Joe Zekas pulled aside a few agents to quiz them on their favorite No [...]
Sheldon Good's "buyer's choice" bidding
When Sheldon Good & Company auctions 20 units from Motor Row Lofts on November 15, it will use a process called "buyer's choice" bidding method, [...]
The homebuyer tax credit: it's growing!
In case you haven't heard, Congress has extended and expanded the home buyers tax credit. First-time buyers are still eligible for as much as $8,000, [...]
The view from Astoria Tower
Earlier today I headed to the South Loop to check out the penthouse views from Astoria Tower. The 30th floor penthouse (long since sold) has a wrapa [...]
The nearly news: high-end Bronzeville
The most expensive home for sale in Bronzeville today is 3443 S Indiana St, built in 2007. This five-bedroom / 3.5-bath single-family home, markete [...]
FHA delays new condo rules, may avoid bottlenecks
Changes in the FHA approval process for condos that were supposed to go into effect this week have been delayed until December 7 (a day which will liv [...]
Conversions and Oakwood Shores: Bronzeville's dominant features
In this video, Coldwell Banker Realtor Clarence Thompson tells me about three distinct pricing areas within Bronzeville. Sixty-seven percent of the [...]
The advantages of a Union Row townhome
In the first part of a two-part video, Belgravia Group Vice President Zev Salomon outlined the reasons for recent price discounts at Union Row, Belg [...]
Query quintet: Five questions on the market with Coldwell Banker agent Danielle Olsen
Another stop I made in my West Loop open house tour yesterday was at 700 W Van Buren St, Unit #1102. The listing agent, Danielle Olsen of Coldwell B [...]
Finding new developments in Bronzeville and North Kenwood
Earlier this week, Clarence Thompson of Coldwell Banker took me around Bronzeville in Chicago's South Side, with a short visit to a street in North [...]
Catalpa Gardens finds the sweet spot
Catalpa Gardens' recent price reductions, combined with the first-time buyer tax credit and the availability of FHA-insured financing with as little [...]
Bluestone changes tack, opts for single-families for Fletcher Row's second phase
Recognizing a need to build homes to order instead of on spec, and seeing an opening in the market for large homes priced in the high $700s to mid-$ [...]
Web presence: @properties.com
After hearing that Chicago-based brokerage @properties launched a new and enhanced Web site this week, I set out to explore it, engage it, and pass [...]
Two-story living and rooftop views in a Motor Row Lofts two-bedroom
Unit #508 is one of five duplexes on the top floor of Motor Row Lofts. At its lowest, the ceiling height of the loft's living / dining area is 17 fe [...]
Sales update: seven homes left at CA23
I toured some of the broker open houses in the West Loop yesterday and ambled over to the Brixton Group's CA23 at 23 N Aberdeen St. Megan Dunn, [...]
Kleiner sets launch of Roosevelt Collection bar for December 20
Commenter Brian did some investigation of his own last month and learned that Kerasotes planned to open its new ShowPlace ICON movie theater at Roosev [...]
The most important thing: attorney Lloyd Gussis on appraisal reform
"You find a buyer out there, it's like gold in the mine," says Chicago real-estate attorney Lloyd Gussis, who talked to me recently about the changes [...]
Query quintet: Five questions on the market with @properties agent Tracy Boyce
This morning I joined a caravan of agents on a tour of broker open houses in Wicker Park. At a three-story townhome at 1530 N Elk Grove Ave, I met @pr [...]