Tag: Market conditions
Five easy pieces on the real estate market with Elizabeth August of @properties
We've called up @properties agent Elizabeth August several times over the years, mostly to get the latest scoop on the new condos at 155 N Aberdeen St [...]
Trump resales, above and below ground
As we saw yesterday in my video tour with Tricia Fox, Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is just one example of a new high-rise with lots [...]
Fiserv: Lower prices on the horizon, but Chicago should weather storm
A new study from Fiserv predicts home values to drop in 342 out of 381 national markets during the next year, according to CNNMoney.com, but it looks [...]
Five easy pieces with Jenny Ames
To break the ice on our hour-long interview at Coldwell Banker's Hancock Center office, I asked Realtor Jenny Ames to run the "five easy pieces" gau [...]
Five easy pieces: Monique Sandberg
While making the rounds at Superior 110's brokers open house in River North last week, I found Prudential Rubloff agent Monique Sandberg. After talk [...]
Five easy pieces: James A. Horwath
During my visit to a brokers open house at Superior 110 on Tuesday evening, I met James A. Horwath of Prudential Rubloff. I asked if he would like t [...]
Higher vacancy means higher density
Last week we read headlines about the extended downturn in the national rental market. Michael Glasser, founder of the Rogers Park Builders Group an [...]
Five easy pieces: Laurie Kocal
I met Laurie Kocal of Prudential Rubloff at a brokers open house at Superior 110 in River North on Wednesday evening, and asked her to take part in [...]
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 [...]
The shift to FHA-backed financing
"Three years ago nobody would touch it. Now everybody is clamoring to get it." That's how Joe Zekas opens this segment on FHA-backed loans with Amer [...]
'L' stops and home sales in the 27th Ward
We were concerned about there not being a stop between Clinton Street and Ashland, which is more than a mile if I'm not mistaken. There's nothing in t [...]
Five easy pieces: John Harris
Our newest interviewee for this daily feature is John Harris of Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate, who I met at an East Rogers Park open house over th [...]
Quote of the day: Five years sideways
Is the slump in U.S. home prices bottoming out?
Shiller: The situation has definitely changed. With our numbers — the S&P/Case Shiller home price ind [...]
Five easy pieces: Robert Schmidt
I talked with Robert Schmidt of Sudler Sotheby's International Realty recently about the state of the market. Robert has been in real estate for more [...]
Five easy pieces: George Schultz
We're brainstorming all sorts of new regular features here at YoChicago, one of which is a regular Q&A session with a buyer, developer, agent, or othe [...]
Case-Shiller Tuesday: More gains for home values in local, national markets
For the third straight month, home values rose slightly in Chicago and across the country, according to the new July 2009 Case-Shiller report from Sta [...]
Quotable: Resetting moods and markets
I guess the mood overall has been a lot more positive lately. There was a lot of activity in August and the first of September -- I’m not sure if the [...]
CNN/Money's tips for home buyers
What's the best way to play a housing rebound? That depends on what type of home you're looking for. A recent article from CNN and Money Magazine brok [...]
Quote of the day: Extension or expiration?
"This is the best market we've ever had in history. We're seeing a lot of positive news in the housing market these days, and the more positive news w [...]
Suburban showcase: Kirk Homes subdivisions in Woodstock and Lakemoor
The Tribune reports this morning on the liquidation of suburban home builder Kirk Homes, which had attempted and failed to reorganize under Chapter [...]