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The advantages of a real estate auction
Home auctions are "win-win" situations for buyers and sellers, says Julie First of Sheldon Good & Company. In this video, she outlines some of the a [...]
A surprisingly affordable lifestyle in Kenilworth
Ah, Kenilworth! As someone who lived there for nearly 5 years, I can vouch for its being an exceedingly pleasant, friendly environment.
When people [...]
All in the details: The Legacy's lobby and Jewelers Row facades
On Friday morning I paid a visit to The Legacy at Millennium Park, 60 E Monroe St, for the first time since riding a construction elevator all the way [...]
Yo in review: Oct. 11 – 17
Can't keep up with us during the week? Here's what you may have missed:
Everything you need to know about the Motor Row Lofts auction: a developme [...]
Name the nabe of the beflagged bungalow
It's not just any bungalow. Be the first to name the neighborhood in the comments below and win a YoChicago yo-yo. [...]
The homes of Melrose Street
"Melrose between Broadway and Halsted is nearly idyllic -- it's just gorgeous," says @properties agent Bob Darrow early on in this segment from our [...]
Food drives and "unheard-of" prices at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest
Amberley Woods hosted a food drive for the food pantries of Lake County on Thursday, so Joe Zekas took the opportunity to talk to those closely invo [...]
New construction in an Andersonville alley
In an effort to bring the most and best coverage of real estate in Chicago, we're always cooking up new ideas and, in this case, bringing in new con [...]
Shark bites: devouring single-family homes in posh 'hoods
If it's a single-family home your hunting, the shark may have gotten there first. But you won't mind taking what the he's left behind. The informati [...]
Common questions about Motor Row Lofts
Over the course of their top-to-bottom tour of Motor Row Lofts, 2303 S Michigan Ave, Joe Zekas and developer Paul Zucker hit on several questions bu [...]
Five easy pieces with Jenny Ames
To break the ice on our hour-long interview at Coldwell Banker's Hancock Center office, I asked Realtor Jenny Ames to run the "five easy pieces" gau [...]
Popular high-rises, good condo boards, and special assessments in the luxury market
New towers like Trump and The Legacy at Millennium Park get a lot of attention right now, but several luxury high-rises built in the earlier part of [...]
Aligning sellers with reality
Convincing sellers to lower their asking prices can be a long and arduous process, especially if they're facing a sale below their original purchase [...]
The nearly news: high, low, and in-between in Boys Town
As Bob Darrow has already told us, home prices in and around Boys Town stretch from the mid-$100s for small studio condos up into the seven figures fo [...]
South Loop loft owners play show-and-tell
This Sunday nine owned and occupied lofts in the South Loop will be open to the ticket-holding public during the 11th annual South Loop Neighbors L [...]
Inside and outside the Center on Halsted
Two years ago the Center on Halsted cut the ribbon on a 60,000 square-foot, LEED-certifed outreach facility at the corner of Halsted Street and Wave [...]
The problem with hotel condos
The hotel condo market might have seemed like a good idea to some developers in the earlier part of the decade, but lenders sure don't like them now [...]
Web presence: superior presence for Superior at LaSalle
This marks the second week of our new “Web presence” feature, in which we collect as many links as we can for one residential development, from site [...]
A Wrigleyville detour: the cost of parking and bleachers near the Friendly Confines
In some ways, Wrigleyville and Boys Town are worlds apart, but the two are too close not to cover in one visit. Besides, "the two coexist harmonious [...]
The Elysian's metropolitan touch
After dropping me off at the Hancock for my interview with Jenny Ames of Coldwell Banker, my man Jeeves pulled the company car around to The Elysian [...]