Category: Video
Morgan Street Lofts
YoChicago tours a two-bedroom model home at Morgan Street Lofts with John Perseghin, a broker associate with Vision Group Realty & Marketing. The 60- [...]
New single-family homes in Ravenswood
YoChicago's Joe Zekas and neighborhood resident and Chicago Home Estates sales agent Eric Rojas take a look at some new-construction single-family h [...]
Rents and schools on the rise in Ravenswood?
YoChicago's Joe Zekas and neighborhood resident and Chicago Home Estates sales agent Eric Rojas talk about rental and for-sale housing prices in Rav [...]
Bruce Cohen on the credit crunch
“High levels of debt are a little bit like cocaine,” says Cohen, who's been both a lender and investor. Read more at Crain’s Chicago Business, and wat [...]
Developer smackdown, round IX: better urban planning in South Loop or West Loop?
The South Loop and the West Loop presented rare opportunities for Chicago. After the departure of industry and the railroads, these areas were, to v [...]
Shopping for a single-family house in Ravenswood? Bring at least $700k
If you want to buy a single-family house in the heart of Ravenswood, expect to pay at least $700,000. Where is the "heart of Ravenswood" and what so [...]
Developer smackdown, round VIII: parking in South Loop vs West Loop
Parking has gotten more difficult in both the South Loop and the West Loop. In which neighborhood is it more difficult to park? Should it be easy to [...]
New Ravenswood duplexes going for $600,000 – and the cost of beer is rising too
In part IV of our series on Ravenswood, neighborhood resident and Chicago Home Estates sales agent Eric Rojas covers everything from the price of ne [...]
Developer smackdown, round VII: parks, family housing in West Loop vs. South Loop
The neighborhoods now known as the South Loop and the West Loop were once upon a time centers of industry, full of manufacturing buildings and their [...]
Corner of Lawrence and Damen rejuvenated in Ravenswood
The corner of Lawrence and Damen avenues, in Ravenswood, was "rough" just a few years ago, according to neighborhood resident and Chicago Home Estat [...]
Developer smackdown, round VI: big-box vs boutiques in South Loop, West Loop
The West Loop and South Loop have very different retail environments and are likely to grow their retail bases in very different ways. Which approac [...]
Pricing condos, houses on Damen Avenue in Ravenswood
New businesses have spruced up Damen Avenue in Ravenswood, but there's plenty of residential action on this street too, from rehabbed condos selling [...]
Ravenswood, Part 7, new homes, the market
Our tour with Eric Rojas of Chicago Home Estates ends with a look at some new construction single-families that have been selling quickly.
We also [...]
Ravenswood, Part 6, rentals, schools, advice
Our tour with Eric Rojas of Chicago Home Estates continues along Ravenswood's side streets.
Eric gives me an overview of sale and rental prices an [...]
Ravenswood, Part 5, the residential streets
Our tour with Eric Rojas of Chicago Home Estates moves over the Ravenswood's lush, low-density side streets.
We take another look at what's availa [...]
Ravenswood, Part 4, homes, history, nannies
Eric Rojas of Chicago Home Estates continues our Ravenswood Tour along Damen Ave, north of Lawrence.
We touch on a wide variety of subjects in thi [...]
Ravenswood, Part 3, Lawrence & Damen
We continue our Ravenswood tour with a look at the rapidly changing retail picture along Damen Ave, and an overview of some of the new developments a [...]
Ravenswood, Part 2, Damen Ave
Eric Rojas of Chicago Home Estates continues our tour of Ravenswood.
We start at the CTA Brown Line stop on Damen, view some of the retail changes [...]
Ravenswood, Part 1, Intro
Eric Rojas of Chicago Home Estates shows us around his Ravenswood neighborhood and talks about real estate and livability.
We met at The Perfect C [...]
The Perfect Cup, Ravenswood, Chicago
Eric Rojas of Chicago Home Estates took me on a tour of real estate in Ravenswood.
We met at The Perfect Cup, a friendly neighborhood cafe and cof [...]