Tag: Quote of the day
Quote of the day: the Spire is top priority
"When I was sitting in Copenhagen and things went south, this moved to the No. 1 slot. We're way past the look-see stage. We're in the commitment stag [...]
Quote of the day: apartment absorption uncertainties
From Appraisal Research Counselors ("ARC") 3rd Quarter 2009 Downtown Chicago Residential Benchmark Report, commenting on prospects for downtown apartm [...]
ARC: Developers say, "Make me an offer"
Price discounts are becoming more publicly advertised, although developers remain concerned about the ripple effects. Several buildings have undergone [...]
Quote of the day: an auction postmortem
Right before the auction, we still had sales, but the absorption in the city today is so small. The average absorption is probably one unit or a half [...]
Vultures aren't feeding on downtown homes
Potential buyers are scouring the market in pursuit of "broken condos": A wide variety of potential buyers are actively looking at the Downtown Chicag [...]
Query quintet: five questions on the market with @properties agent Jeff Proctor
Last Tuesday I met @properties agent Jeff Proctor at a broker open house he was holding at 1306 N Greenview Ave #1, a 2,300 square-foot three-bedroom [...]
Quote of the day: Brokers play their own "name the nabe" games
The shorthand for the "iron triangle" of Willets Point in Queens - iTri - seems destined to go the way of the Mets' postseason hopes.
BoCoCa, an amal [...]
CHA's Transformation: "A tale of two cities"
“Midway through the Plan for Transformation, we have a tale of two cities. CHA families in new mixed-income communities now live in conditions indisti [...]
Quote of the day: Sudler Sotheby's CEO gets a word in about his eviction notice
This week I called Sudler Sotheby's International Realty CEO Sergio Martinucci to get his angle on the eviction he was handed last week by a company o [...]
Query quintet: Five questions on the market with Coldwell Banker agent Danielle Olsen
Another stop I made in my West Loop open house tour yesterday was at 700 W Van Buren St, Unit #1102. The listing agent, Danielle Olsen of Coldwell B [...]
Query quintet: Five questions on the market with @properties agent Tracy Boyce
This morning I joined a caravan of agents on a tour of broker open houses in Wicker Park. At a three-story townhome at 1530 N Elk Grove Ave, I met @pr [...]
Quote of the day: Blowing up the "hip city" narrative
Between 2006 and 2008, the metropolitan areas that enjoyed the fastest percentage shift toward educated and professional workers and industries includ [...]
Five easy pieces: Gale Goldstick of Coldwell Banker
In an effort to get the most substantive responses from our interviewees, we've honed the five questions of our ongoing "five easy pieces" feature. [...]
Quote of the day: Snuff the tax credit
Almost 74,000 buyers claimed the credit even though they probably owned a house over the past three years (the credit is only available to those who d [...]
The most important thing: Home staging advice from Occupi Design
Your home should be clean and welcoming, crisp, so someone can feel at home. When you arrive in a hotel, it's beautiful and fresh. You breathe a sigh, [...]
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 [...]
Quote of the day: the clock is ticking
"If they want to do a regular traditional [purchase], I think we can get it done, but you'd better have everything in place. You'd better have your mo [...]
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 [...]
A pro's POV: A home inspector's take on the market and construction issues
I'm running into more people buying foreclosures or distressed buildings than before -- situations where the previous owner can no longer afford their [...]