6/3/11
The National Association of Realtors is promoting Nationwide Open House Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5. I don’t have hard data...
5/21/11
Thirteen Chicago homes at which we’ve shot video recently are open for viewing on Sunday, May 22. Preview the homes in our videos, then...
5/20/11
Unit 1B at 5052 S Woodlawn Ave in Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood has been on and off the market for just over a year. A...
4/23/11
If you’re planning to visit open houses on Easter Sunday, pay careful attention to the dates on open house listings. Several broker sites are...
3/11/11
Almost none of the listings posted in the past 24 hours advertise an open house for this weekend. One of the few is a...
2/8/11
“I had enough. That whole morning we would spend cleaning up, tidying things, and that was time we couldn’t spend playing with him…At some...
1/14/11
A lot of Chicagoans will be glued to the tube Sunday afternoon, as the Bears take on the Seahawks in the NFC Divisional Playoffs....
12/18/10
Prior to the real estate bust, Los Angeles Realtors held nearly full open house schedules on Christmas weekend, and even on Christmas day. That’s...
7/22/10
The homes sections of local newspapers and magazines have become a secondary source of information about open houses, as buyers turn more frequently to...
7/19/10
For a while now I’ve been interested in talking with an agent about open houses. Not for any property in particular, but about the...
6/4/10
Wicker Park and Ukie Village kids don’t get up early unless they have to, so don’t expect the Do-Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale...
4/10/10
Despite the growing popularity of virtual open houses, many buyers still find visiting actual open houses the best way to learn the market. Rublogg,...
2/15/10
How bad is it out there for the average Realtor? An e-blast from Chicago Agent advertising tomorrow’s brokers open house at Lexington Square reminded...
1/28/10
Upon reflecting on Linda Martin’s recent open house at the $3.69 million home 322 Chestnut St in Winnetka, Joe Zekas started wondering whether open...
11/3/09
Two Sundays ago, Jameson agent Matt Ohlsen took me through some of the finished units on the sixth floor of Trio‘s tower at 670...
10/15/09
Convincing sellers to lower their asking prices can be a long and arduous process, especially if they’re facing a sale below their original purchase...
10/12/09
Sunday afternoon seemed like a good time to catch people walking the streets of Lake View in search of open houses. The sun was...