11/16/12
RealtyTrac released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for October 2012 yesterday. The report shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions...
10/26/12
The following market update arrived via a news release from RE/MAX Northern Illinois: The residential segment of the metropolitan Chicago real estate market extended...
10/11/12
RealtyTrac today released its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report™ for September and the third quarter of 2012, which shows foreclosure filings — default notices, scheduled...
8/29/12
The 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 2732 N Marshfield Ave surfaced as a new listing nearly 7 months ago – and again today....
7/2/12
Unit 4N at 4441 S Indiana just came on the market for $79,900, in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood of Bronzeville. It seems an attractive...
5/31/12
CoreLogic has just released its National Foreclosure Report for April (registration required). According to CoreLogic, Illinois (5.3%) ranked third among the five states with...
5/21/12
Five years ago we reported that a development called The Terrace was offering 24 3-bedroom, 2 ½ bath condos in four 6-flats at 3917...
5/14/12
Five years ago today our “deal of the day” spotlighted Lincoln Crossing, a 35-unit condo development at 5588 N Lincoln Ave in the Budlong...
5/10/12
CoreLogic has just released its MarketPulse report for May (pdf), based on March 2012 data. The money quote: Nationally, the housing market is in...
4/26/12
RealtyTrac just released its Q1 2012 Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report, and it doesn’t contain good news for the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet metro area real estate market....
4/11/12
CoreLogic has just released its April MarketPulse report (pdf), with a raft of statistical data from February and some analytical insights that are worth...
4/4/12
Four years ago in January, 3% of all closed sales in Chicago were lender-owned foreclosures and 1% were short sales. A short sale, as...
3/27/12
Four years ago Yo was being told that sales had been “incredible” and prices were “fantastic” at Heritage Homes of West Village on the...
3/13/12
Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily recently reported on a developer who’s in foreclosure – for the second time – on the 70-unit Skokie Gardens...
3/1/12
Five years ago, when we first checked on sales at Bridgeport Condominiums, 3450 S Halsted St, we were informed that the project was “about...
2/15/12
Five years ago today we were writing about a 3-bedroom raised ranch with a back yard hot tub pavilion in Clearing. The recently remodeled...
2/13/12
When Yo visited Morgan Street Lofts in Bridgeport, five years ago today, we were told that only 8 units remained available for sale. Five...
2/7/12
If you’re familiar with the conventions for naming real estate developments you’ll immediately know that Edgebrook Glen is not in Chicago’s Edgebrook neighborhood and...
1/18/12
The CoreLogic Market Pulse report for November (PDF) just became available and the Chicago numbers aren’t pretty. For the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville metro area, CoreLogic reports...
1/11/12
The real estate crash that began late in 1979 hit Edgewater the hardest among Chicago’s north lakefront neighborhoods. Edgewater condos sold for an average...