Tag: Koenig & Strey
The perks of buying early: a $220K cottage surrounded by million-dollar homes
Nothing demonstrates Bucktown's evolution quite like a drive up North Wolcott Avenue. Joe Zekas and Realtor Greg Viti were checking out a home in Wo [...]
Driving Bucktown with Greg Viti
The first segment of Joe Zekas' Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti starts in the 2100 block of West Churchill St, a good example of a street whose [...]
Investors' evolving objectives in Bucktown
Buyers of multi-unit buildings in Bucktown have "dropped out of the game" as developers and have "put on their investment hats," says Koenig & Strey [...]
Brookfield rebrands GMAC as Real Living
Get ready to see more red circles around town. Brookfield Residential Property Services announced this morning that it will merge two of its recent pu [...]
FHA delays new condo rules, may avoid bottlenecks
Changes in the FHA approval process for condos that were supposed to go into effect this week have been delayed until December 7 (a day which will liv [...]
Sales update: seven homes left at CA23
I toured some of the broker open houses in the West Loop yesterday and ambled over to the Brixton Group's CA23 at 23 N Aberdeen St. Megan Dunn, [...]
Quote of the day: the clock is ticking
"If they want to do a regular traditional [purchase], I think we can get it done, but you'd better have everything in place. You'd better have your mo [...]
The nearly news: high, low, and in-between in Boys Town
As Bob Darrow has already told us, home prices in and around Boys Town stretch from the mid-$100s for small studio condos up into the seven figures fo [...]
Preparing for changes in the FHA process
On Nov. 1, several changes to the FHA approval process will go into effect, including the elimination of spot approval for condos, the addition of t [...]
Five easy pieces: Emily Sachs Wong
Koenig & Strey agent Emily Sachs Wong is one of the top-producing agents in North Side neighborhoods like Lincoln Park, Gold Coast, River North, L [...]
Five easy pieces: George Furla
Two days, two Georges. What are the odds?
Following a chat yesterday about his new construction listings in Arcadia Terrace, Koenig & Strey agent [...]
New homes sprouting up in Arcadia Terrace
When George Furla makes his case for the Arcadia Terrace section of West Rogers Park, he focuses on the neighborhood’s proximity to public spaces li [...]