Tag: Skokie
Views from the neighborhoods – and beyond
You can find surprisingly good views of Chicago's skyline in places where you aren't expecting to find them. Start with the view above, which stre [...]
Skyline views from the neighborhoods – and Skokie
You can find surprisingly good views of Chicago's skyline in places where you aren't expecting to find them. Start with the view above, which stre [...]
Is buying a foreclosed Skokie condo a good gamble?
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 Cond [...]
Shoppers can’t find Old Orchard Mall?
The Old Orchard mall and Optima Old Orchard Woods are the most visible sights along the billboard-free, well-landscaped borders of the Edens Expre [...]
Seeking diversity? Skip Rogers Park and head for Skokie
Rogers Parkers lean heavily on the diversity meme when they describe their community to outsiders. At RogersPark.com, for example, the About pag [...]
Jewish businesses head to Skokie after Jews leave
Skokie Patch is suggesting that Skokie is becoming “the new hub of the Jewish business community,” swiping that designation from Chicago’s Rogers [...]
Twenty percent off 20 units at Optima
A few days ago Joe Zekas stopped by Optima Old Orchard Woods in Skokie earlier today to check in with sales manager Eric Richards. Buyer traffic was [...]
Optima offers 20-percent cuts on 20 units
Bob Russell/Rosenthal has lifted his fair share of news from YoChicago over the years, so I don't feel too bad about stealing one story from him in re [...]
Conventional financing options at Optima Old Orchard Woods in Skokie
Optima's Old Orchard Woods development in Skokie is unusual among today's condo projects in that it's approved for VA, FHA, and Fannie Mae financing [...]
Debunking common mortgage myths
Changes in the market, shifts toward and away different types of mortgages, and a lack of experience with brokers can all create misconceptions in t [...]
What's happening with jumbo loans?
Jumbo loans are loans larger than those that qualify for conforming, FHA, and VA programs -- typically more than $417,000 in today's market. During [...]
The shift to FHA-backed financing
"Three years ago nobody would touch it. Now everybody is clamoring to get it." That's how Joe Zekas opens this segment on FHA-backed loans with Amer [...]
A broker's primer on VA-backed loans
VA-guaranteed loans may be the most misunderstood type of mortgage loan in the market today. Last week Joe Zekas met with American Street Mortgage V [...]
Finding fun and food near Optima
Optima recently posted new aerial photos of its new Skokie development, Optima Old Orchard Woods. In one direction you'll see the Chicago skyline of [...]
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