Tag: Buying
YoChicago launches condominium review series
Late last year we began a series of apartment reviews and they've proven popular, contributing to a more than 70% year-over-year increase in our t [...]
Profiling homes that sell at a deep discount or at a premium
RealtyTrac released an analysis today profiling which single family homes sell at the deepest discounts and which sell at the highest premiums bas [...]
The Villas at Great House break ground at Sailrock, South Caicos
Sailrock in South Caicos has begun construction on the Villas at Great House, the primary resort component associated with Sailrock.
The firs [...]
Zillow and Trulia lag brokerage sites in timeliness, accuracy, completeness
The WAV Group recently published a Redfin-sponsored study comparing listing search results at local brokerage websites in 11 major markets with se [...]
Down payment grants available for Chicago, select suburbs
CityLIFT is a program sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank that provides up to $15,000 in down payment grant funds to qualified home buyers for the purch [...]
Chicago’s changing relocation market
After a period of inactivity the relocation market for corporate transferees has heated up recently, according to Sue Carey of Century 21 Kreuser [...]
Quote of the day – exurbs the fastest-growing areas
Sprawl appears to be winning the ongoing battle against urban sprawl, according to a recent post at Atlantic Cities:
The exurbs – those deconc [...]
A brief look at Redfin’s business model
At most real estate brokerage firms, agents are independent contractors who work solely on commission. Redfin agents are salaried employees who al [...]
New Cook County property tax site will make waves, affect property values
The new Cook County Property Tax Portal has gone live, providing easy online access to a variety of property tax information through a single webs [...]
Home builder cites emerging trends in 2012
John Wozniak, the 2011 president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago and president of Chicago area home builder J. Lawrence Homes is l [...]
All the real estate news that’s fit to link
Posting at YoChicago is typically light over the weekend, but that doesn't mean that we aren't working to keep you abreast of what's happening in [...]
Home buyer trends: Starter homes go the distance
The notion of a starter home is a thing of the past, according to first-time buyers surveyed as part of the National Association of Realtors Profile [...]
Chicago wants to sell you some vacant land
We normally see only a few items each week in the RSS feeds we monitor from the City of Chicago's various departments.
Perhaps it's merely coin [...]
Quote of the day – suburbanizing Chicago
From an op-ed by Dennis Byrne in yesterday’s Chicago Tribune:
A real "back-to-the-city" movement would require Emanuel — and city planners — to exa [...]
Quote of the day: Buyers looking everywhere for value
Buyers in early 2011 are basing their home searches on price ranges and willing to consider all sorts of neighborhoods, says Realtor Eric Rojas. From [...]
Tis the week before Christmas and there are open houses
Prior to the real estate bust, Los Angeles Realtors held nearly full open house schedules on Christmas weekend, and even on Christmas day.
Tha [...]
Testing, testing – are you sure you want to move to Park Ridge?
The Interfaith Housing Center of the North Suburbs deploys trained volunteers in matched pairs to test for instances of housing discrimination. Th [...]
In other news – good reads from the feed
Not every story we add to our Chicago Real Estate News feed warrants "top story" status or a "quote of the day" post, but that doesn't make it any [...]
Yo in review: November 13 – 20
Welcome to a new YoChicago
Could Waterview move ahead as an office tower?
How Sandz Development will build Webster Square
Searching for sta [...]
Fresh Horizon program connects buyers with discounted homes and financing deals
If you've spent much time browsing the Internet in search of deals on Chicago-area homes, you may have come across a few new Web sites promoting new f [...]