Search query: test
Green appliance performs well in "popcorn test"
As we said yesterday, home inspector and New Homes columnist Tom Corbett speaks highly of energy-efficient appliances. When clients ask Corbett how th [...]
Testing Chicago's touted 24-hour downtown
Kiefer Sutherland had a scheduling conflict, so New Homes Magazine sent Kate Hawley (the poor man's Jack Bauer) for a 24-hour mission in the Loop.
O [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Survival of the fittest in the South Loop?
Yesterday we told you that the 1349 S Wabash high-rise is barely out of the starting gates and already developer See Wong is rolling out the buyer inc [...]
The Yo Yos: Hottest Bargain, Most Overpriced Development
Yo! Today's Yo Yos are brought to you by Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band (hey, don't kick our asses for dissing your mom, blame this seven-member ensembl [...]
Dept. of protesting too much: it's a great time to buy a home – really
If you read today's New York Times, Wall Street Journal or USA Today, you might have seen a full page ad informing you that, "It's a great time to buy [...]
Folio Square owners still protesting Burnham Pointe condos in Printers Row
Although there are no angry mini-mobs to speak of these days, a group of Printers Row residents is continuing to protest Terrapin Properties' Residen [...]
Chicago architects dish to New Homes on latest projects, pet peeves
For a while there, it was no fun talking to Chicago's top residential architects. It's not that they bored us — they're among the most interesti [...]
Printers Row protesters hurting their condo cause?
They seem like a fun-loving, well-meaning bunch of protestors (note the smiles; no fist shaking here), but are they helping their cause: the halting [...]
Union workers protest project on Fullerton
Speaking of signs, this one for Limestone, Inc. would probably be more effective if workers weren't in the way, picketing the development on the 140 [...]
The Lonely Victorian's latest indignity
Poor Lonely Victorian. Will the indignities never CEASE?!
First she's crowded in by the unwashed mid-rise masses, and now she's forced to endure th [...]
New Homes magazine names the Near South one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes magazine has named the Near South one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"Until recently, it seemed as though development on the Near Sout [...]
New Homes magazine names Jefferson Park one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes magazine has named Jefferson Park one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"The quiet Northwest Side neighborhood of Jefferson Park, bounded [...]
New Homes magazine names Avondale one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes magazine has named Avondale one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"Buyers in search of affordable housing have set their sights on Avonda [...]
New Homes magazine names Galewood one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes magazine has named Galewood one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods. "Galewood is known for its tree-lined streets and brick bungalows, as we [...]
New Homes Magazines names Near West one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes Magazine has named the Near West one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"Rising prices and steady development in the West Loop have booste [...]
New Homes Magazine names Washington Park one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes Magazine has named Washington Park one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"Like much of the South Side, Washington Park suffered deteriora [...]
New Homes Magazine names Woodlawn one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes Magazine has named Woodlawn one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"The neighborhood is sorely lacking in retail and restaurants and marre [...]
Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
After more than a decade of unprecedented growth, the Chicago housing market is showing signs of a slowdown. The low interest rates that helped fuel [...]
New Homes Magazine names South Chicago one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes Magazine has named South Chicago one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"Commercial and residential improvements have been underway in Sou [...]
Legends South brings hope, protest
At yesterday's ground-breaking ceremony for Hansberry Square at Legends South, Ald. Dorothy Tillman (3rd) spoke about the need to develop more than [...]