Tag: real estate

YoChicago nears 3,000 YouTube subscribers

YoChicago nears 3,000 YouTube subscribers

YoChicago has more than 2,500 videos on our primary YouTube channel, and they've been viewed more than 3.8 million times. We have far more narrate [...]
iMove Chicago asks whether you’re tired of broken promises?

iMove Chicago asks whether you’re tired of broken promises?

If you've been scanning real estate jobs at Craigslist you've probably seen the above ad for a rental service that currently goes by the name of i [...]
Tour a neighborhood colonial near downtown Glenview

Tour a neighborhood colonial near downtown Glenview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AszxR4uJmN4 Located near downtown Glenview in the Henley-Dewes-Linneman area, 1957 Henley St is a spacious and sunny [...]
Redfin seeing many multiple offer transactions in Chicago area

Redfin seeing many multiple offer transactions in Chicago area

Redfin's Dario Medina and Mark Reitman stopped by my office the other day for an off-the-cuff discussion of Redfin's business model and some of th [...]
A drive around Mayberry a/k/a Western Springs

A drive around Mayberry a/k/a Western Springs

"It's not the town for you if you want to be anonymous," says Ann-Marie Hickey about the Village of Western Springs, which has been her home for t [...]
A 4-bedroom classic under $400K in Elmhurst’s Elm Estates

A 4-bedroom classic under $400K in Elmhurst’s Elm Estates

The 4-bedroom, 2 ½ bath 2-story home at 964 Kent Ave in the Elm Estates neighborhood of Elmhurst will be instantly recognizable to tens of million [...]
Chicago real estate broker launches broadcast media campaign

Chicago real estate broker launches broadcast media campaign

In a new media environment for real estate brokers, we’re seeing a lot of new marketing channels open up, not the least of which is one of the old [...]
A beautiful Wayne country estate serves up surprises

A beautiful Wayne country estate serves up surprises

You're in a time warp as you pass through the tiny Village of Wayne along Army Trail Road. Except for the cars, the scene isn't much different tha [...]
LiveEvanston program offers low money down rehabbed homes

LiveEvanston program offers low money down rehabbed homes

Last year Evanston received an $18.15 million federal grant to acquire and rehab 100 units of foreclosed and abandoned properties in two census tr [...]
A brief look at the Crescent Park neighborhood in Elmhurst

A brief look at the Crescent Park neighborhood in Elmhurst

Yesterday I visited the Crescent Park subdivision in Elmhurst with Tom Makinney and Maria Gracik of Koenig & Strey's Gracik Makinney Group. We sho [...]
Bank-owned properties head to a blow-out auction

Bank-owned properties head to a blow-out auction

On September 17 Rick Levin & Associates will be auctioning a variety of (mostly) bank-owned properties subject to minimum bids as low as 5% of a p [...]
A Hinsdale home that would be at home in Colorado

A Hinsdale home that would be at home in Colorado

The highest-priced "new" listing in Hinsdale this past week, by a multiple of two, is a Colorado-style mountain lodge that comes with an appropria [...]
Chicago real estate loses a great friend

Chicago real estate loses a great friend

Doug Ayers, who in the past decade led two of the largest residential brokerages in Chicago, Koenig & Strey and Coldwell Banker, passed away yesterday [...]
A Prairie-style home on a Burr Ridge pond

A Prairie-style home on a Burr Ridge pond

The listing copy for this home encourages you to "embrace nature and enjoy the serenity of the pond and waterfall." On days like yesterday, wi [...]
A Colorado-style home in Wilmette’s Indian Hill Estates

A Colorado-style home in Wilmette’s Indian Hill Estates

The recently-listed 6-bedroom home at 1045 Romona Rd sits on a secluded half-acre lot with an in-ground pool and hot tub. The site is larger t [...]
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