1/18/12
Chicago’s neighborhoods vary widely in livability, ranging from close to paradise to barely survivable to scary as hell. Long before you begin looking for...
1/17/12
If you’ve never rented a condo before you might be in for a series of rude shocks: unexpected delays, hefty fees, gotcha pet policies...
1/17/12
First-time Chicago renters are often clueless about what to expect in the way of fees and policies when they set out to rent an...
1/15/12
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from reading 10s of 1,000s of comments on real estate websites, it’s this: few people know where to...
1/14/12
The first Yelp review of Reside at Belmont Harbor, 426 W Belmont Ave, dated 12/18/11, was written by a first-time Yelper and flagged as...
1/12/12
If you’re a single person or a childless couple you may not much care where your neighborhood school is located, or what its reputation...
1/11/12
Or just a larger measure of common sense? Real estate agents these days seem to assume that every kitchen has 42-inch upper cabinets, and...
1/10/12
Searching for new construction through real broker sites can be frustrating. Real estate agents are wildly inconsistent in how they code data about new...
1/8/12
We’ve previously called attention, on more than one occasion, to the frequency with which the ABR (Accredited Buyer’s Representative) credential is claimed by Realtors...
1/6/12
If your Alderman has an email newsletter and you haven’t subscribed to it, you might want to do so. A number of the Aldermanic...
12/29/11
A Realtor who retired from a successful career for medical reasons wrote us, offering this timely “little tidbit” of advice for home sellers. In...
12/19/11
Pause a moment, as Chicago approaches the season of dibs, to consider that paying for a parking spot doesn’t guarantee you one. If you...
12/18/11
An individual by the name of Michael Gutierrez has been and is running multiple ads in the Housing Wanted section of Craigslist, claiming he’s...
12/15/11
During the 25 years I’ve known him home inspector Tom Corbett has been a fierce, outspoken advocate for his clients, a posture that’s made...
12/9/11
There’s no single website that’s best for Chicago apartment searches of all types. There is, however, one that stands out if you’re limiting your...
12/7/11
I recently took a cursory look into the history of a developer offering a to-be-built single-family home for sale, and wasn’t encouraged by what...
7/11/11
Most Chicago landlords have a “one roommate per bedroom” policy. And most Chicago tenants have never read their lease. If you’re scanning Craigslist’s Roommate...
5/26/11
This recent comment by nwzimmer merits your consideration if you’re in the market to rent an apartment in Chicago: There is a HUGE discrepancy...