Tag: Trends
Immigration and Chicago neighborhoods
"This city is really defined by a south and a north. And they are two different worlds," says playwright Luis Alfaro in the video.
Actress Char [...]
Will the South and West sides take Chicago down?
Five years ago we were writing about some of the larger projects that promised to inject new life into parts of Chicago's South Side. In the inter [...]
Chicago ranks 20th for high-income educated young women
When I was in high school, a reminder that "the light at the end of the tunnel is Jersey City" was richly ironic.
Now that light, according to [...]
Are real estate agents wrong about client loyalty?
I shudder to think about how many real agents I've spoken with over the years, from all parts of the country. However diverse they might be in the [...]
Woodstock Institute makes foreclosure data more accessible
The Woodstock Institute self-describes as "a leading nonprofit research and policy organization in the areas of fair lending, wealth creation, and [...]
Are international investors buying up Chicago?
A post at HGTV's FrontDoor site has this headline: "Trending: International Investors Buying Up Chicago."
International house hunters, accordi [...]
Chicago real estate weekly, week ending June 28, 2013
This is the first edition of our weekly recap of Chicago real estate news. Check back each Saturday for a look back at the previous week – and off [...]
The end of YoChicago’s Chicago Real Estate News page
For several years now we've brought you categorized links to real estate and neighborhood news stories from 100s of local, regional and national news [...]
Metro Chicago condo sales surged in May, highest since 2006
The following market update arrived via a news release from RE/MAX Northern Illinois:
A renewed appetite for condominium purchases has become a [...]
Is the Chicago housing market becoming less competitive?
Yesterdays' email included the following, from Redfin:
According to Redfin’s latest Bidding War Report, Chicago saw a 2.8 percentage point decl [...]
Are pocket listings common in Chicago?
A recent webinar in California suggested that "pocket listings," i.e. listings represented by an agent that are on the market but not on the MLS, [...]
CoreLogic – Rising home prices put upward pressure on rents
Yesterday CoreLogic released its April MarketPulse Report (PDF, free registration required). The report includes a discussion of housing's anticip [...]
Is master bedroom a racist, gender-biased phrase?
Back in the mid-90s the Department of Housing and Urban Development issued proposed guidelines for bringing enforcement actions for violations of [...]
YoChicago traffic continues at record highs
YoChicago reached 59,476 unique visitors in March, a 28% increase over March 2012, and a new high, surpassing January's previous high. We reached [...]
Sam Zell’s advice to developer wannabes
Legendary Chicago entrepreneur and real estate investor Sam Zell recently spoke at an NYU symposium on real estate investment trusts.
Accordin [...]
Investors bullish on apartments
Investor confidence in commercial real estate continues to climb to new highs, and real estate investors have a strong preference for buying apart [...]
Shadow inventory down 28 percent from 2010 peak
CoreLogic released its January 2013 Shadow Inventory Report yesterday and issued the following news release:
CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading [...]
Are empty nesters flocking to downtown Chicago?
I've been hearing about what I call the "mythical empty-nester" for more than 30 years now.
At newgeography.com Wendell Cox counters an empty n [...]
Relocation therapy can help you reclaim your life
According to census experts, the average American moves an estimated 14 times during his or her lifetime. People move for a variety of reasons suc [...]
The senior sell-off – next housing crisis or hysterical hype?
A post at The Atlantic Cities suggests a looming mismatch between the number of aging baby boomers looking to sell homes and the number of buyers [...]