A day for honoring Martin Luther King Jr
As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr, we might pause to consider how much has changed since he came to Chicago in 1966 to advance [...]
John Baird’s role in saving the DePaul neighborhood
The death of Baird & Warner's John Baird at the age of 98 is rightfully receiving a great deal of attention in both local and national real estate cir [...]
Chicago images painted with light and love
We began this business in 1987 by publishing a real estate newspaper.
A regular feature of the weekly paper in its early days was Kardas' Chic [...]
A visit to YoChicago’s photo archives
We've been fortunate to have worked with several talented photographers over the years.
Joeff Davis was the lead photographer for our New [...]
Downtown Chicago’s boomer bust
Joel Kotkin, writing at newgeography, argues that the oft-reported back-to-the-city trend among empty nesters is a myth:
Perhaps no urban legen [...]
YoChicago challenges a Realtor to create a hokey tag line
After a morning of shooting sponsored video tours of Lincoln Park townhome developments Jeff Herbert and I found ourselves near the statue of the [...]
The world is watching YoChicago videos
YouTube Analytics tells us that less than 75% of our video views originate in the United States. So far this year YoChicago videos have been watch [...]
Chicago is leading net exporter of people to New York
According to a recent piece by Aaron Renn at City Journal, the New York area lost nearly 2 million net domestic migrants in the 2000s.
Chicago did [...]
A homeless man builds a shelter in Wicker Park
DNAinfo posted an article yesterday about Bruce Johnson, a 51-year old homeless man who had built himself a concrete block shelter from materials [...]
Meet John Holabird Jr, architect and Renaissance man
Holabird & Root, one of Chicago's storied architectural firms, began in the 1880s and during most of its history a Holabird was an active principa [...]
Yo’s on vacation, light posting ahead
I'm out of town beginning today through next week at my annual family gathering on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This will be the 21st consec [...]
Chicago ranks 20th for high-income educated young women
When I was in high school, a reminder that "the light at the end of the tunnel is Jersey City" was richly ironic.
Now that light, according to [...]
Who’s a paid-to-be-who in Chicagoland real estate
Here's the lead-in to Chicago Agent Magazine's Who's Who in Chicagoland Real Estate 2013 feature:
The following people not only have exemplary lead [...]
YoChicago approaches 2,000 followers on YouTube, Twitter
Many of our visitors would rather learn about what's new here by following us on Twitter or subscribing to our videos on YouTube rather than going dir [...]
Housing tragedy tomorrow, Crib Chatter comedy tonight
To no one's surprise, Crib Chatter's "Sabrina" is once again (still?) predicting a housing bust. In an unexpected move, s/he plans to convert the [...]
Quote of the day – rapacious widows and orphans
Upon hearing of Donald Trump's legal victory over an 87-year old Evanston woman, I couldn't help thinking of a quote attributed to Sam Block of Jenner [...]
How Terry found Susie Schechtman and her new home
When Terry decided to relocate to the city from the northern suburbs, she followed a now-classic path: a Google search that led her to a helpful r [...]
Sam Zell’s advice to developer wannabes
Legendary Chicago entrepreneur and real estate investor Sam Zell recently spoke at an NYU symposium on real estate investment trusts.
Accordin [...]
Sartorial style at 235 Van Buren
I've met and interviewed Philip Barash twice, both times on weekends and in sharply different venues. Our first meeting was in the striking six-st [...]
Are empty nesters flocking to downtown Chicago?
I've been hearing about what I call the "mythical empty-nester" for more than 30 years now.
At newgeography.com Wendell Cox counters an empty n [...]