Are condo boards prepared for their responsibilities?
In this video, home inspector Tom Corbett outlines some of the pitfalls that new condo boards encounter.
One typical scenario, he says, involves ine [...]
Report: New home sales hit 12-year low
Sales of new single-family homes fell by 9 percent from October to November, down to a seasonally adjusted rate of 647,000, according to a new report [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Citing slowdown, Target backs off on several planned stores
Target scraps three planned locations Daily Herald
Retail center space to top 7M square feet Globe St.
Buyers snap up deals in struggling market S [...]
Deal of the day: I-GO membership, extra upgrades for buyers at The Element
The first 10 pre-construction buyers at The Element Condominiums at 2124 N. California in Logan Square can choose from a laundry list of incentives to [...]
Name the nabe with the tree-lined street
Be the first to name the spot where you'll find this block of stately homes and you could be the first kid on your block to win a prized YoChicago t [...]
The ugliest townhouse: a YoChicago year-end contest
As we close out 2007, we invite our readers to chime in on that most poignant of year-end topics: the ugliest townhouse in Chicago.
We've seen some r [...]
Jane Addams Homes building could become public housing museum
Supporters of a proposed Public Housing Museum in Chicago's near west side have six more months to raise $14 million for their project, according to t [...]
Real estate issues top Chicago Journal's year-in-review
A handful of hot-button real estate issues topped the Chicago Journal's year-in-review feature this month.
The weekly newspaper serves Wicker Park, B [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Two plans floated for Logan Square building
Two plans floated for Sachs building Lake View Booster
Group plans upscale hotel conversion Crain's
Design center planned opposite Mart Globe St.
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Name the nabe where you'll find Munchies
Munchies Food Mart, that is. Be the first to tell us the name of Munchies' neighborhood – and the street it's located on – and we'll reward you with [...]
Courtyard rehab puts smaller units up front
Think of a typical courtyard development in Rogers Park. Where are the one-bedroom units? Usually, they’re squeezed into the rear of the development, [...]
Has The Huron Club found its niche?
In a changing market, even the best-laid plans need a little tweaking. High-rise development is a particularly fickle property type; developers are ta [...]
Eye for design brings townhouses to life
In today’s market, it’s the rare developer who can build something truly unique into an established neighborhood. The Byrne Development Group, a bui [...]
Green home shines in USGBC pilot program
It used to be a tavern, but now a century-old building at 1825 W. Wabansia Ave. in Bucktown has a new label: the first home in Chicago to go green und [...]
Christmas tree lighting sends green roof up in smoke
Pardon me for thinking about the hoopla surrounding City Hall's green roof as I watched the fireworks at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Dal [...]
The rap on housing as a human right
The Southwest Youth Collaborative provides a needed reminder that some Chicagoans have housing concerns other than the thickness of their granite co [...]
The Residences at the Tower
"With Zell's reputation for savvy real estate deals, gossips wonder if the gothic Tribune Tower building -- long a proud symbol of distinctive archite [...]
Quote of the day: lenders lose either way
"I sure am glad I'm not in the mortgage business. If I don't lend to lower-income people, I'm redlining; if I do, I'm being predatory..."
- Marc Andr [...]
Sales update: 1 unit left at Schubert Square
Just a single unit remains at Schubert Square Condominiums, a 12-unit gut rehab in Logan Square by Link Co.
It's a three-bedroom, two-bath condo pr [...]
Quote of the day: Existing homes struggling versus demand for new construction
"The real tale of the two condo markets in the Chicago center city is told in the pricing problems that existing units are having. In the past six mon [...]