Tag: Northwest Side
![Sunday open house pick: Ravenswood Manor price chop Sunday open house pick: Ravenswood Manor price chop](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Cdb9x5E_6_g/hqdefault.jpg)
Sunday open house pick: Ravenswood Manor price chop
Ravenswood Manor is one of Chicago’s great small-town neighborhoods. At its heart is the family-centric Ravenswood Manor Park, just a few steps fr [...]
![Classic French Provincial listed for $659,000 Classic French Provincial listed for $659,000](http://media.cdn-redfin.com/photo/68/bigphoto/287/07749287_0.jpg)
Classic French Provincial listed for $659,000
Of course a French Provincial home on Ponchartrain Boulevard would catch my eye the week of Mardis Gras. This 2,690 square-foot home at 6551 N Pon [...]
![Belmont Cragin short sale: ‘Prepare to wait’ Belmont Cragin short sale: ‘Prepare to wait’](http://media.cdn-redfin.com/photo/68/bigphoto/882/07748882_0.jpg)
Belmont Cragin short sale: ‘Prepare to wait’
We already know that a short sale can be an interminable process, but it's nice to see that some agents come out and address that in their listing [...]
![Development deadpool – and a healthy real estate segment Development deadpool – and a healthy real estate segment](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/035/277035.jpg?preset=yosize)
Development deadpool – and a healthy real estate segment
There’s one part of the real estate business that’s experiencing boom times: renting construction fencing.
It’s a business that may have becom [...]
![The Northwest Side’s new high end The Northwest Side’s new high end](http://tours4.vht.com/CBI/T1163856/still/viewer_57.jpg)
The Northwest Side’s new high end
Back in October, I noted that the only home west of Western Avenue priced above $2 million was a nearly new mansion in Irving Park. That home rece [...]
![An unusual plunge for Albany Park’s condo market An unusual plunge for Albany Park’s condo market](http://lakeshoreanalytics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/albany_condo.png)
An unusual plunge for Albany Park’s condo market
The Albany Park condominium market has heretofore been fairly stable compared to its peers, but suffered a steep drop in sales velocity and median [...]
![An Arts and Crafts bungalow in Ravenswood Manor An Arts and Crafts bungalow in Ravenswood Manor](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Cdb9x5E_6_g/hqdefault.jpg)
An Arts and Crafts bungalow in Ravenswood Manor
The home at 2860 W Giddings in Chicago's Ravenswood Manor neighborhood is one of those detail-rich places that require a visit rather than just a [...]
![Checking in on three Northwest Side single-families Checking in on three Northwest Side single-families](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sjWTdiGiYnk/hqdefault.jpg)
Checking in on three Northwest Side single-families
Back in October, Joe Zekas shot sponsored videos at three Northwest Side homes marketed by Izabela Sloma of Sergio & Banks. Earlier this week I no [...]
![A stylish new West Bucktown single-family for under $800K A stylish new West Bucktown single-family for under $800K](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aRNZMD0EsYU/hqdefault.jpg)
A stylish new West Bucktown single-family for under $800K
We've seen quite a few homes built by Ultimate Homes, and they're all creative variations on a simple theme: include everything that might be on a [...]
![House prices begin recovery in Logan Square House prices begin recovery in Logan Square](http://lakeshoreanalytics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/logan_sf.png)
House prices begin recovery in Logan Square
House prices in Logan Square took a serious dive from 2007 to 2009, but have increased the last three quarters, even as sales volume has approache [...]
![A mint-condition rehab on a 234-foot deep Montclare lot A mint-condition rehab on a 234-foot deep Montclare lot](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OEEpiCmpN5s/hqdefault.jpg)
A mint-condition rehab on a 234-foot deep Montclare lot
Rehabbers have been active on Chicago's Northwest Side recently, completely making over older homes and bringing them to market at affordable pric [...]
![Shoemaker Lofts buyers losing their shirts Shoemaker Lofts buyers losing their shirts](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/986/239986.jpg)
Shoemaker Lofts buyers losing their shirts
Dubin Residential’s Web page for Shoemaker Lofts prominently displays a Starbucks logo, despite the fact that the nearest Venti is more than 2 mil [...]
![A loaded-up 5-bedroom Dunning bungalow A loaded-up 5-bedroom Dunning bungalow](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PwksAZNaSl0/hqdefault.jpg)
A loaded-up 5-bedroom Dunning bungalow
A few renovators have been active on Chicago's northwest side recently, completely making over older homes and bringing them to market at prices t [...]
![An affordable rehabbed Portage Park ranch An affordable rehabbed Portage Park ranch](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ybDnCIYFfLE/hqdefault.jpg)
An affordable rehabbed Portage Park ranch
Portage Park is one of Chicago’s great parks, and a popular northwest side neighborhood.
In the video we tour a newly-listed 4-bedroom, 2-bath [...]
![Have the clouds lifted from Metropolis Lofts? Have the clouds lifted from Metropolis Lofts?](http://tours6.vht.com/API/T50035750/still/viewer_57.jpg)
Have the clouds lifted from Metropolis Lofts?
"There's a lot of first-time homebuyers here. We've got a lot of new parents who are afraid to sell because they don’t know if they'll get their m [...]
![Brynford Park, a nice Chicago micro-nabe Brynford Park, a nice Chicago micro-nabe](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/565/276565.jpg?preset=yosize)
Brynford Park, a nice Chicago micro-nabe
Brynford Park is a tiny, easy-to-overlook, rather isolated pocket in Chicago’s North Park neighborhood. It’s a mere six square blocks hosting just [...]
![Two histories of Albany Park Two histories of Albany Park](http://francesarcher.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hank-Pritikin-Chicago-Produce-1942.jpg)
Two histories of Albany Park
By sheer coincidence I've received links to two wildly different depictions of old-school Albany Park in less than 12 hours. Between them, you can [...]
![Newly-listed Wildwood REO in the $340s Newly-listed Wildwood REO in the $340s](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/675/146675.jpg)
Newly-listed Wildwood REO in the $340s
Here’s some of what I wrote about Wildwood several years back:
It wouldn’t be surprising if more Chicagoans have been to Wildwood, New Jersey t [...]
![Ravenswood Manor: What’s selling, what’s for sale Ravenswood Manor: What’s selling, what’s for sale](http://tours7.vht.com/BWI/T50098264/still/viewer_57.jpg)
Ravenswood Manor: What’s selling, what’s for sale
The Northwest Side neighborhood of Ravenswood Manor was the site of at least 14 single-family home sales in 2010, but right now has very little to [...]
![Checking in: Buyer snaps up Edgebrook Glen home with $543K discount Checking in: Buyer snaps up Edgebrook Glen home with $543K discount](http://media.cdn-redfin.com/photo/68/bigphoto/751/07710751_0.jpg)
Checking in: Buyer snaps up Edgebrook Glen home with $543K discount
Last week I pointed readers to a new-ish home at CA Development's Edgebrook Glen in Jefferson Park that was on the market for $450,000, more than $543 [...]