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Antique market in West Loop
The Chicago Antique Market returns to Randolph Street in the West Loop on June 25, and on the last Sunday of every month through October 29.
An indoo [...]
How to make a condo treely feel like a home
How do you "home-ify" a bland-looking row of new condos (the 3200-block of Sheffield Avenue)? Simply add trees, and mix! You could also try those othe [...]
The first-time buyer: smells like trouble
I intended to chronicle my path to homeownership in a fairly linear fashion, working my way through my experiences of the last few months rather than [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Edgewater: Going over the edge in Edgewater
Old Town: Old Town condos to d [...]
Yet another Old Town festival
Sure, there are two "art fairs" happening in the Old Town neighborhood today--sometimes I think they should call them "craft fairs"--but there's also [...]
Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. This evening we're headed to Lincoln Park, the Loop, and Ravenswood (samples below).
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There's no hotter place than Metro on Melrose
Yo's always thought that Lake View (and Lincoln Park, for that matter) was full of Heather Locklear-lookalikes, so it makes sense that a condo convers [...]
The first-time buyer: the hippie commune
So once I'd decided that I wanted to buy a home in Rogers Park (I fully support efforts to re-brand it as 'The RP,' by the way), I took a look at a fe [...]
Park View Place tells it like it is
With our recent speculation that the real investment properties are to be had south of the Loop, we couldn't help but notice the sign at Park View P [...]
The smart money's on Woodlawn
Why is anyone bothering to buy investment properties or even homes they hope to make some money on, on the North Side these days? Ever since real esta [...]
The first-time buyer: shopping for a home in Rogers Park
We probably could have spent more time honing in on a neighborhood in which to buy our first home, but in the end, we gravitated toward Rogers Park. I [...]
The Fordham Company to purchase Fordham Spire site
The Fordham Company is planning to close on the purchase of the lakefront Streeterville property slated for Fordham Spire later this month, according [...]
The first-time buyer: Rocket Girl goes to Woodlawn
In our quest to find a neighborhood that was affordable and still offered a decent amount of space, my husband and I ventured to Woodlawn.
We'd heard [...]
Ten questions to find the perfect roommate in Uptown Chicago
When searching for a roommate, some folks simply want someone whose rent check will clear every month. Others are looking for someone a little more sp [...]
The first-time buyer: choosing a 'hood
The next step in my journey toward owning my first home was to select a neighborhood. My husband and I had a bit of a dilemma. He loves urban life wit [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Irving Park: Moisturizing AND delicious on ham and swiss!
Woodlawn: Ida B. [...]
Real estate license plate of the day
This one belongs to Koenig & Strey's Charlene Williamson, a real lady who's also a real estate lady. A girlish lady, in the best sense of the word.
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Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. Tonight we're headed to YoChicago's neighborhood photo galleries for Old Town, North Kenwood-Oakland and Lincoln Park (samples below).
W [...]
The first-time buyer: my Jon Stewart-habit
Once my Victoria's Secret card had set me on the path to homeownership, I spoke to a couple of mortgage brokers. First my husband and I spoke to a lar [...]
The first-time buyer: Victoria's Secret to the rescue
When I decided to start looking for a home, I thought I'd better start pumping up my credit rating so that I could get a decent mortgage rate. My cred [...]