Tag: Foreclosures
Running on empty on Elston
It's easy enough to understand why someone would live on Elston Avenue, despite its generally bleak commercial and light industrial character. We [...]
From Yo’s archives – free plasma TVs and agents drinking their own Kool-Aid
Remember plasma TVs as sales incentives? Remember buying a Bronzeville condo for its appreciation potential?
Five years ago today we were writi [...]
Cicero’s latest Gang problem
Cicero hasn't always had a source of pride readily at hand, so when the town recently went 14 months without a street-gang related killing, Larry [...]
From Yo’s archives – a hot tub in Clearing
Five years ago today we were writing about a 3-bedroom raised ranch with a back yard hot tub pavilion in Clearing.
The recently remodeled hom [...]
Bridgeport buyers badly bruised at Morgan Street Lofts
When Yo visited Morgan Street Lofts in Bridgeport, five years ago today, we were told that only 8 units remained available for sale. Five months l [...]
Chicago ranks third on CoreLogic foreclosure charts
CoreLogic, in a news release not yet updated to its news page, just announced its first national Foreclosure Report which provides monthly data on [...]
Edgebrook Glen, a disconnect between marketing and reality
If you're familiar with the conventions for naming real estate developments you'll immediately know that Edgebrook Glen is not in Chicago's Edgebr [...]
Updating several Lake View condos on Ashland Avenue
Five years ago today we called attention to a new condo development planned for 3823 N Ashland Ave, in Lake View. One- to three-bedroom units, tri [...]
Riverfront duplex penthouse back on the market
The spectacular duplex penthouse at 445 E North Water St was listed for sale at $4.89 million when I toured it with Prudential Rubloff's Prudenti [...]
Failed condo gone rental in Jefferson Park
It was August of 2008 when we last looked in on Kennedy Estates, 4810 N Lavergne in Jefferson Park.
Six of the 22 2-bedroom, 2-bath units had [...]
The flop on LaSalle now LaSalle Park Apartments
Our first mention of The Flats on LaSalle was in a round-up story on condo bargains nearly six years ago, and our most recent, in August of 2010, [...]
Crain’s – Vultures looking to feast on bad loans
Crain's Chicago Business (subscription required) is reporting that investment groups have been purchasing packages of mortgage loans on Chicago-ar [...]
Bleak November Chicago housing numbers from CoreLogic
The CoreLogic Market Pulse report for November (PDF) just became available and the Chicago numbers aren't pretty.
For the Chicago-Joliet-Naperv [...]
A foreclosure trifecta for politically-connected Chicago developers
The last few years can't have been much fun for Thomas DiPiazza and Richard Ferro, developers who are usually mentioned by way of their political [...]
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 [...]
Revisiting Edgewater condo conversions
The real estate crash that began late in 1979 hit Edgewater the hardest among Chicago's north lakefront neighborhoods. Edgewater condos sold for [...]
Living La Vida Loca at the edge of Logan Square
The developer promised Dolce Living at Springfield Vue condominiums, 1920 N Springfield at the edge of Logan Square. What I saw at the site was cl [...]
Prices power down at Edgewater’s Substation North Lofts
When we first focused on Substation North Lofts, in October of 2006, Yo's Alison Soltau marveled at the notion of a loft priced at nearly $500,000 [...]
Shedding some light on the luminiferous California Estates
To the best of my recollection, the first time I ever encountered the word luminiferous was nearly six years ago, on the sign pictured above. The [...]
Bearish prospects for original buyers at Bucktown’s Baer Lofts
Five years ago today one-bedrooms at Bucktown's Baer Lofts, 1927 N Milwaukee Ave, were being offered for sale from the $270s and two-bedrooms from [...]