This is the first edition of our weekly recap of Chicago real estate news. Check back each Saturday for a look back at the previous week – and offer your suggestions for improving this feature in the meantime.
Market conditions
Case-Shiller: House prices rise 12.1% year-over-year
Pending home sales soar to six-year high
House prices and mortgage rates
Some cities at risk of another housing bubble
Mortgages, finance
Mortgage rates hit two year high
Rising rates cause rush to ARMs
Mortgage delinquency rates at five-year low
Quirky homes make lenders skittish
The big picture on home affordability
Development news
Related Midwest buys Chicago Spire debt
Streeterville warehouse poised for apartment makeover
Seattle developer plans River West apartments
Architecture, design
Adler & Sullivan in Lincoln Park
Video – architects rap about their profession
Roman & Williams hotel slated for Chicago Athletic Association building
James Turrell’s Chicago Skyspace
Design contest to enliven Union Station
Design ideas for Block 37’s basement
Neighborhoods
Beautifying Buena Park
Ashland bus rapid transit issues
Webster’s changing face in Bucktown
The Circle Interchange recnstruction
Prairie District neighbors fret about data center
Commercial, retail
Hancock office space, parking sells for $140M
Issues, trends
Cars, low density and a sustainable city?
Homes near public transit less likely to default
Smoking bans becoming more common in apartment complexes