Tag: Foreclosures
Chicago foreclosures up sharply; more than double the national average
RealtyTrac just released its Q3 2012 Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report, which shows third quarter foreclosure activity decreased from a year [...]
New listings at resurrected condo in Pilsen
You'll be just around the corner from Pilsen's popular and colorful Nuevo Leon restaurant if you buy one of the recently-listed condos at 1533 W 1 [...]
September foreclosure totals lowest in over 5 years
RealtyTrac today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for September and the third quarter of 2012, which shows foreclosure filings — defau [...]
Development deadpool dip – Park Kingsbury in foreclosure, again
A site in River North formerly occupied by Ronsley, and once one of the most sought-after development opportunities in the area, is taking another [...]
The loft deadpool – River East Center
In 1988 we organized a home show at North Pier, a Streeterville loft building that has since been known as River East Center and, most recently, R [...]
Illinois ranks first in foreclosures for first time
RealtyTrac just released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for August 2012. The report:
… shows foreclosure filings — default notices, schedu [...]
Updating an Uptown condo conversion face-off
Five years ago today we wrote about two Uptown condo conversions directly across the street from each other at 927 and 928 W Eastwood. We noted t [...]
Chicago foreclosure rate drops, mortgage delinquency rate rises
According to newly released data from CoreLogic, June 2012 foreclosure rates in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville decreased over the same period last year [...]
A Via Como Due update, ten years on
The 34 rowhomes in the Via Como Due development occupy part of the site of the Como Inn, a quirky, rambling Chicago icon for more than 70 years un [...]
An updated look at the Village Residences of Old Irving Park
It's been nearly seven years since we first looked in on the Village Residences of Old Irving Park. At the time, "urban homes with suburban flair" [...]
Chicago’s foreclosure rate fifth highest among 20 largest metros
RealtyTrac today released its Midyear 2012 Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report, which:
… shows that foreclosure activity in the first half [...]
There’s real estate theory, and then there’s Uptown
Five years ago we provided a sales update on 918-28 W Ainslie, a complete rehab of a vintage 38-unit courtyard in the Margate Park sub-neighborhoo [...]
Studio Dwell project in Wicker Park garners two Yo posts for every unit
Well, nearly two posts for every unit.
It was almost exactly five years ago when we first wrote about a 9-unit project designed by Studio Dwell [...]
Will massive drug bust boost Bronzeville condo values?
Unit 4N at 4441 S Indiana just came on the market for $79,900, in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood of Bronzeville.
It seems an attractive pric [...]
Acreage at Metro Place available for sale
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 price is $ [...]
A price meltdown at Edgewater’s Atelier
When Chicago housing prices start trending down, some communities sink further, faster than others.
Over the past 4 decades Edgewater east of [...]
The “infamous hole” on Clark Street is headed for auction
What NBC Chicago referred to as the "infamous hole" at 7070 N Clark St in Rogers Park is apparently headed for auction after languishing in uncert [...]
An updated look at Vittum Park
The Vittum Park neighborhood spans the area from Cicero Ave (4800 W) to Laramie Ave (5200 W), from Archer Ave north to 47th St.
The neighborho [...]
Half-price sale on West Rogers Park’s “most luxurious home”
Five years ago yesterday we posted a roundup of selected new construction projects.
One of the developments was a single-family home at 3118 W [...]
South Shore squatters meet the world’s largest junk removal truck
The boom in foreclosures has contributed to the growth of a number of businesses that deal with the conditions found at foreclosed properties. It [...]