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Aligning sellers with reality
Convincing sellers to lower their asking prices can be a long and arduous process, especially if they're facing a sale below their original purchase [...]
The nearly news: high, low, and in-between in Boys Town
As Bob Darrow has already told us, home prices in and around Boys Town stretch from the mid-$100s for small studio condos up into the seven figures fo [...]
Inside and outside the Center on Halsted
Two years ago the Center on Halsted cut the ribbon on a 60,000 square-foot, LEED-certifed outreach facility at the corner of Halsted Street and Wave [...]
A Wrigleyville detour: the cost of parking and bleachers near the Friendly Confines
In some ways, Wrigleyville and Boys Town are worlds apart, but the two are too close not to cover in one visit. Besides, "the two coexist harmonious [...]
Buying and renting in Boys Town
"You would think that everybody's priced out of Boys Town, but the neighborhood is still home to a lot of affordable apartments," @properties agent [...]
Buyers on the Lake View condo market
Sunday afternoon seemed like a good time to catch people walking the streets of Lake View in search of open houses. The sun was out, the marathon wa [...]
Boys Town basics with Bob Darrow
National Coming Out Day and the gay rights rally in Washington have both come and gone, but we're going to keep the spirit alive for the rest of the [...]
Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Uptown
Yesterday I started a three-part look at the two-bedroom / two-bath market in three lakeside communities on the North and Far North sides: Lake View, [...]
Making the two-bedroom / two-bath scene: Low to high in Lake View
This week's premise: You're dead-set on finding a two-bedroom / two-bath condo in a lakeside neighborhood on the North or Far North Side. Using thes [...]
Chicago's new lofts: What's left?
The past year has done a number on the selection of new true lofts throughout the city. Some developments, like University Village, finally reached se [...]
Erik's excursions: Uptown's Montrose Park
In our final installment of my Uptown walking tour, I head east on Montrose Avenue to Montrose Park. In stark contrast to the bustling and motoring [...]
Erik's excursions: Uptown, pt. 4
The beat goes on as I travel south down Sheridan Road, then over to Uptown's new development Wilson Yard on the corner of Broadway Street and Montro [...]