Tag: Single-family homes
Touring South Shore: bungalows and block clubs
Jeff Heilbrunn wrote the book on block clubs. Literally. These neighborhood organizations have existed for decades, but Jeff, with the help of Build [...]
Chicagoans see the light in Lockport
Our work for the Chicago Tribune's Spring Festival of Homes has recently taken me to some of Chicago's far-flung suburbs.
Earlier this week I was i [...]
Shark bites: Single-family savings of 25% in Bucktown and Lake View
Matt Garrison's CondoShark.com tracks more than discounts on downtown condos -- it also keeps tabs on the city's single-family home market. If you kno [...]
No wasted space at Mill Creek's Payton places
The Payton (PDF) is one of the most popular single-family home options in Mill Creek's Tanna neighborhood, says Diane Mikos of Sho-Deen Residential. [...]
Quote: What matters in a new home
"This is a traumatic time in this country and the future isn't something we're 100% sure about now either. What's left? The answer for most home buyer [...]
A walk-to-train home in Wilmette
With 3,100 square feet, three stories, five bedrooms, and 4.5 baths, the renovated single-family home at 1418 Elmwood Ave in Wilmette represents "a [...]
Suburban showcase: "Tuscan" living in Volo
At many developments, you can beat the looming federal tax credit deadlines by purchasing a turnkey home, but you won't have much luck finding a pla [...]
Roof decks, outdoor fireplaces, and movie screens on Gordon Terrace
The final video from Joe's visit to 707 W Gordon Terrace in Buena Park is a showcase of the home's recreational spaces, from an expansive rooftop de [...]
Big bedrooms, fancy baths at 707 W Gordon Terrace
From the circular mosaic tile work in the showers to the unique lighting fixtures mounted throughout the hallways, the finishes at 707 W Gordon Terr [...]
Case-Shiller Tuesday: Breaking down local and national home values for November '09
It's the last Tuesday of the month, which means it's time to look at the latest numbers from the Standard & Poor's / Case-Shiller Home Price Indic [...]
A "wow" in Uptown: New single-family living, steps from Lincoln Park
Joe Zekas doesn't throw praise around willy-nilly, so when I hear him refer to the new construction single-family home at 707 W Gordon Terrace as "a [...]
Home sales up 33 percent year-over-year
The mixed bag of sales news coming out this morning includes a tumble in sales of existing sales nationwide and a big jump in local sales year-over-ye [...]
Cityscape Condominiums up for auction
Want to pick up some condos and commercial space along Western Avenue in Saint Ben's? You'll have a chance on January 30, when Rick Levin & Associa [...]
Floor plan focus: a four-bedroom Remington II home at Geneva's Mill Creek
One of the homes ready for immediate delivery at Shodeen Residential's Mill Creek - Oakmont community in Geneva is the one pictured above, a Remingt [...]
Teardowns, empty lots, and opportunities in Bucktown
This segment of Joe's Bucktown tour with Realtor Greg Viti starts with a look at some empty lots and potential teardowns that would be sites of new [...]
The perks of buying early: a $220K cottage surrounded by million-dollar homes
Nothing demonstrates Bucktown's evolution quite like a drive up North Wolcott Avenue. Joe Zekas and Realtor Greg Viti were checking out a home in Wo [...]
Case-Shiller Tuesday: Chicago home values up quarter-on-quarter, down month-to-month
It's the last Tuesday of December, which means it's time to check in with S&P's Case-Shiller Indices to see how home values fared in October.
Chi [...]
Dempster diving: Buy a pitcher's pad
Typically when a ballplayer puts his home on the market, it means there's a trade on the horizon.* In the case of Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster, who is h [...]
Sampling transit-friendly homes in Beverly and Morgan Park
Now that you've seen all of my Beverly / Morgan Park drive-around with Marcia Walsh, let's look at some of the homes for sale in both neighborhoods. [...]
The Walter Burley Griffin homes of Beverly
The final segment of my Beverly and Morgan Park drive-around features the homes of Griffin Place (formerly 103rd Place), site of the largest concent [...]