7/17/13
The condo market crash in the latter part of the last decade resulted in units at a number of properties being sold at auction...
6/28/13
The condo market crash that began in the latter part of the last decade resulted in a number of properties going to auction in...
6/22/12
Crain’s is reporting that 4.67 acres of vacant land is available at Metro Place, a failed development on the Near West Side. The asking...
5/31/12
We last wrote about 1342 W Randolph St back in December of 2008. The building was then in the incomplete state shown in the...
3/14/12
The City’s Department of Housing and Economic Development announced that it is accepting sealed bids for four parcels of vacant land on the South...
11/9/11
Sheldon Good & Company has just posted an auction site for a 63,740 square foot South Loop development parcel at 600 S Wells St,...
10/26/11
When we last looked in on Eastgate Village, a troubled condo / townhome development that abuts the Stevenson Expressway connector to Lake Shore Drive,...
10/20/11
In early 2009 the auction at Vetro, 611 S Wells St, was much anticipated and then much commented on. The expectation was that it...
9/13/11
You’re in luck. There’s one coming to auction in “fabled Oconomowoc Lake.” If you’re seeking a six-car garage, you’re also in luck – for...
9/6/11
On September 17 Rick Levin & Associates will be auctioning a variety of (mostly) bank-owned properties subject to minimum bids as low as 5%...
9/1/11
Rick Levin & Associates has an auction of auction of bank-owned residential properties scheduled for Saturday, September 17, at the Hilton Rosemont, and I’ll...
3/11/11
Here are a few more thoughts from one of our contacts in the auction world, regarding the decline of major condo auctions at downtown’s...
3/10/11
The news that Silver Tower’s bank wants to sell its inventory in bulk reminded me that we haven’t seen a major auction of new-construction...
10/11/10
The land bounded by Michigan and Wabash avenues and 13th and 14th streets had a rough go during the downturn. On the Wabash side...
9/2/10
Last fall, the developers of Michigan Avenue Tower II at 1400 S Michigan Ave put 40 condos up for auction at minimum bid prices...
8/27/10
Three quarters have passed since the developers at two South Loop projects, Motor Row Lofts and Michigan Avenue Tower II, sold more than 60...
8/23/10
On Thursday the Chartwell Group will auction the last 10 penthouse units at Grand Plaza in River North, at reserve prices of $345,000 to...
8/19/10
The third and final video from Joe Zekas’ recent tour of Grand Plaza with Bud Blinick of the Chartwell Group finds the duo touring...
8/16/10
Every resident in the 37-story Residences at Grand Plaza, 545 N Dearborn St, has access to the private resort-style amenities located on the tower’s...
8/12/10
Real estate auctions are fast-moving affairs. When a bidder secures the winning bid he immediately signs a contract. So it’s critical that bidders prepare...