12/18/09
When you sink underwater, the ShoreShark’s sure to get you! Earlier this week, we pulled a few quotes from a Bloomberg article about the...
12/17/09
What song should accompany this Sun-Times story about a family living alone inside a stalled subdivision in Kane County? Would you look on the...
12/9/09
A new-construction home with four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, and a three-car garage in Northbrook? $475,000. The sense of pride and accomplishment you’ll feel after...
12/8/09
Any appreciation a homeowner in Northbrook hoped to see over the past six or seven years “has totally been wiped out,” leaving the prices...
11/22/09
It has great schools, a vibrant downtown, and housing options that range from modest to luxurious. Oak Park Avenue, which serves as a Main...
11/13/09
Not satisfied with feeding only on price reductions within the Chicago city limits, CondoShark.com‘s Matt Garrison has unleashed the ShoreShark to track down deals...
11/6/09
Following a meeting at Prudential Rubloff‘s Winnetka office earlier this week, Joe Zekas pulled aside a few agents to quiz them on their favorite...
11/1/09
During the media tour of the Winthrop Club in Evanston, the topic of green construction and LEED certification came up over and over again....
10/29/09
FitzGerald Associates‘ first design for the Winthrop Club was a brick tower inspired by the architectural styles of the late 1800s, says Winthrop Properties...
10/27/09
Last Wednesday I joined a handful of other reporters in a top-to-bottom tour of Winthrop Properties‘ new high-rise, the Winthrop Club, located at 1570...
10/21/09
In their drive through Mill Creek, Joe Zekas and Sho-Deen Residential president Mark Thomas drive past a ranch home, known as The Abbey, still...
9/22/09
The Tribune reports this morning on the liquidation of suburban home builder Kirk Homes, which had attempted and failed to reorganize under Chapter 11...
9/11/09
Optima recently posted new aerial photos of its new Skokie development, Optima Old Orchard Woods. In one direction you’ll see the Chicago skyline off...