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 [...]
Budacki’s Drive-in, Chicago
If I lived in Ravenswood, this would be a frequent stop for me, despite its Chicago-style Veggie dogs.
Eric Rojas of Chicago Home Estates toured m [...]
Developer smackdown, round IV: which feels safer, South Loop or West Loop?
In round IV of our developer smackdown, two builders debate which neighborhood is safer and which has more housing options - the West Loop or the So [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Equity Residential CFO resigning
Equity Residential CFO resigning Crain's
New on the market: Zook house in Riverside Chicago Mag
Daley pushes property tax relief, CTA help Trib
C [...]
Onion: Mortgage market collapse threatens nation's banner ads
The Onion, America's finest news source, examines an unanticipated side effect of the subprime mortgage debacle:
NEW YORK—With the mortgage market [...]
Deal of the day: 2 years of taxes, assessments at 2 conversions
Some developers like to save deals for the sales center even in a market like this one, sweet somethings to be whispered in the ears of hesitant buy [...]
Work in progress: Vis Vitae on North Clark Street
Construction is moving ahead at Vis Vitae, a 48-unit condo project at the southwest corner of Clark Street and Leland Avenue. The project will have [...]
Shelter from the storm: a new home at The Lofts at 1800
We've heard many tales of people who ducked inside banks or stores to wait out the recent monsoon-like storms that whipped Chicago. At least one per [...]
Gang graffiti on the Edens
The greenery bordering the Edens is a respite from the aggressive clutter that lines Chicago's other expressways.
The Edens remained free from all [...]
Comment of the day: Hey, analyst, leave my home alone!
"I hate all of this 'sellers are being greedy,' or 'sellers haven't figured it out yet' kind of talk. I would expect anyone selling their home to try [...]
Developer smackdown, round III: Better appreciation in West Loop or South Loop?
In round III of our developer smackdown, two builders debate which neighborhood will see better appreciation - the West Loop or the South Loop.
Da [...]
NAR: resales likely to fall in coming months
Sales of existing homes are likely to fall in the coming months as turmoil in mortgage markets continues to affect housing, according to the National [...]
Quote of the day: gas station should be celebrated as part of city's "ecosystem"
"I think that the ecosystem of a city is every bit as fragile as that of the Amazon rain forest, and once you start taking away all these peculiar lit [...]
Condo conversion face-off: 927 W Eastwood versus 928 W Eastwood
Since we like smackdowns here at YoChicago, we thought we'd pit two condo conversions against each other. Eastwood Commons, at 927 W Eastwood, and [...]
Sales center to open in October for The Landings of Chicago on Southwest Side
Construction is slated to begin in late fall on The Landings of Chicago, 135 condos planned near Midway Airport on the Southwest Side, according to [...]