Tag: Englewood
Whole Foods goes where urban renewal went to die
Ten years ago reporter John McCarron wrote this about Englewood:
This is the place urban renewal came to die. It died during the early ’70s, ri [...]
City places landmark Raber House up for bid
The City's Department of Housing and Economic Development has put the John Raber House, a Chicago landmark, up for bid. The home, at 5760 S Lafayette [...]
Englewood freight yard advances
Chicago's blighted Englewood neighborhood has seen few positive developments in the past several decades. The new campus of Kennedy – King College [...]
Have home values in Englewood hit bottom?
According to Redfin statistics, the median list price for a home in Englewoodin January was $23,000 and the median price of the 8 Englewood homes [...]
An eighty-five percent discount on an Englewood deal-of-the-day
Five years ago we spotlighted a 3-bedroom, 2-bath condo for sale for $176,000 at 501 W 60Th Pl in Englewood as our deal-of-the-day.
Unit 2E in [...]
Englewood, on the up and up
Englewood has residents who are making an effort to bring positive change to the troubled community, and you'll meet some of them and hear their h [...]
Fannie Mae and FHA ban loans in Englewood, West Englewood
In a surprise move, Fannie Mae and the Federal Housing Administration, the largest sources of mortgage liquidity in the US housing market, announc [...]
Does Englewood have any hope of recovery?
A local community development agency tells you that "Englewood, located seven miles south of Chicago’s Loop, is a community rich in history, stron [...]
A West Englewood rehab without a building permit
The 2-flat at 6219 S Marshfield Ave in Chicago's radically depressed West Englewood neighborhood sold just a few months ago for $17,500 after a fo [...]
Is mortgage fraud still afoot in Englewood?
Back in early August the Feds announced (PDF) the indictment of fourteen individuals charged with engaging in mortgage fraud in the Englewood neig [...]
Is there any hope for Englewood?
According to the latest Census figures reported by the Chicago Tribune, the population of Englewood declined by nearly 25% since 2000, to 30,587.
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Englewood, where $315K snags a “well-maintained” six-flat
Ten years ago, more than 43 percent of Englewood's residents were living below the poverty level, according to the new quality-of-life tracking to [...]
Deals on South Side single-family homes
Many of Chicago's new construction single-family homes are found in neighborhoods on the South Side.
Fifteen single-families are available in Engle [...]
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