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Deal of the day: $2,000 credit at Coliseum Park
Deva Development's Coliseum Park at 1440 S Wabash Ave won't be finished until December, says Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate agent Sophia Klopas, [...]
City partnership pushing $10,000 buying incentive
Judging by the banners I've seen in 'L' cars this week, the city is stepping up its promotion of buyers incentives offered through its Partnership f [...]
Grand Plaza repackages its incentives
Remember that invitation to live at Grand Plaza for the summer while developer Jaeger Equities pays off six months of rent? Well, Labor Day is behind [...]
Deal of the day: Live free for six months at a Lexington Homes townhouse
Here's a deal for those of you looking outside the Chicago city limits: Any buyer who puts down a 3.5-percent down-payment on any Lexington Homes t [...]
Deal of the day: Free upgrades, money off closing costs at Emerald
While double-checking some information about Emerald prior to this morning's fitness-room post, I noticed that the project has changed its incentive [...]
Deal of the day: Prices drop on two PAC lofts
My inbox was filled to the brim with e-blasts from @properties agents this morning. Looks like everyone is sending out the same notice about price red [...]
Deal of the day: $100,000 off at Avenue East
For almost a year, we've watched sales figures for Avenue East, 160 E Illinois St, grind to a halt and inch backwards. Now, in a move that seems both [...]
Deal of the day: Special pricing for Marquette Village's single-family homes
For the next month and a half, RDM Development will lower the prices of its single-family homes at Marquette Village by $10,000 to $40,000.
All of [...]
We asked Google how the market's doing
Not so hot, says Google.
Google recently launched Insights for Search, a tool for comparing search volume for specific terms across different regions [...]
Another deal at Silver Cloud Condominiums
Back in early June, Mark reported that Creative Designs Builders would pay six months of mortgage payments, assessments and property taxes for buyers [...]
Deal of the day: Weekend incentives on Lennar's suburban homes
It seems like Lennar's big promotions never apply to their Chicago properties, but we've tipped off readers about these programs in the past, so I s [...]
Homes on the horizon
In the August issue of New Homes (out this week!), we review some of the latest developments in Chicago's high-rise market. The info in this feature [...]
Deal of the day: Live for free at Marquee
The building was topped off months ago, and I'm ashamed to report that we still don't have an updated photo of Marquee at 1454 S Michigan Ave in the S [...]
Ripped from the headlines: July 10, 2008
Every morning, we comb through scores of local and national newspapers and magazines, amateur and professional blogs and other interesting Web sites i [...]
Deal of the day: two-year money-back guarantee for Lofts at 1800 buyers
Construction on The Kopley Group's Lofts at 1800 is moving at "warp speed," according to senior vice president Lynn Jackson. About 10 of the 91 lofts [...]
Grand Plaza incentive geared towards first-time buyers
While browsing through the "Chicago Homes" section of the Chicago Tribune, Val noticed a buyer incentive at Grand Plaza in River North that we haven' [...]
The flourishing Far North
A year ago, just about any Chicago neighborhood outside of the downtown area was described as “up and coming” in real-estate listings. New condo and [...]
Deal of the day: Custom closet credits
Do you get off on keeping a tidy closet? You aren't alone. Obsessions over clean closets have given rise to a entire industry of custom-made designer [...]
Deal of the day: Own Hawaii Free!
We keep an eye out for unusual incentives, and as summer heats up and developers try to lure what few buyers are still out there, incentives seem to b [...]
Deal of the day: Two-bedrooms at 740 Fulton
Every time I drive down Halsted Street late on a Friday or Saturday night, I'm confronted by the same sight: hordes of club-goers jockeying for nonexi [...]