Tag: News
An update on Chicagoland Property Group’s spam-family Walker
In the coming months we'll be continuing our efforts to make it easier for you to identify and avoid some of Craiglist's worst apartment ad spamme [...]
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 [...]
Illinois home prices and sales volume up in February
RealtyTrac released its February 2014 U.S. Residential and Foreclosure Sales Reportearlier today. Here are some of the metrics for Illinois:
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Redfin agents predict a competitive market
Redfin recently polled 435 of its agents, and 65% of them expect the home purchase market this year to be more competitive than it was in 2013.
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Examining the risk of another housing bubble
CoreLogic just released its March MarketPulse report (PDF). The report examines the risk of another housing bubble in light of large price gains i [...]
Jeanne Gang, on building communities through architecture
There have been recent rumors that architect Jeanne Gang may be involved in a new tower at Lakeshore East, where Aqua has made quite a splash.
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The outlook for rental housing
If you're trying to understand the outlook for rental housing you'll want to spend some time with the wealth of data and analysis provided in Am [...]
Meet the guys who wash your windows
There are times when you see them almost nose-to-nose, but there never seems to be a way to get to know them. They're the guys who rappel down yo [...]
Planned Property takes the Polar Plunge with #swimmyfallon
Chicago's Polar Plunge benefitting the Special Olympics drew a record crowd this year, due in part to the participation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and [...]
CoreLogic reports Chicago-area home price surge
CoreLogic is reporting that home prices nationally increased 11% year-over-year in December 2013, the 22nd consecutive month in which home prices [...]
Know your condo manager, Prairie Shores Management edition
While reading a string of negative reviews on Yelp for Prairie Shores Management I locked in on the name of Richard Holtzman. Back in the 80s Holt [...]
A day for honoring Martin Luther King Jr
As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr, we might pause to consider how much has changed since he came to Chicago in 1966 to advance [...]
Chicago-area sales, prices rise in December
The following market update arrived via a news release from RE/MAX Northern Illinois:
During the final month of 2013, home sales in the seven [...]
Chicago’s five-year housing plan
Chicago's fifth five-year housing plan was presented to the City Council on Wednesday for approval. According to Chicago Real Estate Daily, the 20 [...]
Chicago drops out of top 10 metros in foreclosure rate
Miami had the highest foreclosure rate in the nation in 2013, with 3.93% of its housing units in some stage of foreclosure, according to recently- [...]
John Baird’s role in saving the DePaul neighborhood
The death of Baird & Warner's John Baird at the age of 98 is rightfully receiving a great deal of attention in both local and national real estate cir [...]
YoChicago nears YouTube milestones
YoChicago's YouTube channel has nearly 2,500 videos online, bringing you a close-up look at the faces, places and spaces that make Chicago a great pla [...]
Holiday food drive in Lake View needs your help
Chicago's Lake View neighborhood is best known as a playground for the young and affluent, but it's also home to many families and elderly citizens, s [...]
Chicago sales volume up 31% year-over-year in October
According to just-released RealtyTrac data, Chicago's October residential sales counts were at an annualized pace of 182,767, 31% higher than in O [...]
Planning Chicago a/k/a incremental opportunism
Planning Chicago, published earlier this year, is a look back at the history of planning in Chicago, with a focus starting in the Mayor Richard J. [...]