Tag: Video
A surplus of superlatives in new Trump video
Various members of the family Trump appear in this 5-minute superlative-stuffed sashay through their Chicago tower.
"We really feel like we've [...]
New listing – builder’s $750K Rogers Park townhome
The listing for 7772 N Sheridan Rd, the easternmost unit in the Lakeview Pointe development in Rogers Park, boasts that "you can't live closer to [...]
Google Street View’s Humboldt Park time capsule
View the 500 block of N Central Park Ave in Google Street View and you'll see a very different scene than the one, above, that I saw early yesterd [...]
When Bob’s cat catapulted from Marina City
In Steve McQueen's The Hunter there's a famous scene where a car hurtles off Marina City's parking ramp into the Chicago River. Dennis Rodkin's v [...]
FSBO follies in Logan Square?
In the early years of the millennium a patch of Logan Square along Armitage was a hotbed of development activity, playing host to a number of loft [...]
Are parts of the West Loop poised for housing price appreciation?
Price appreciation in Chicago real estate? In this market? Am I out of my mind to be talking about appreciation?
For more than a decade Chicago [...]
A contemporary single-family on a wide lot in the Bell School District
The 2500 block of Patterson is a quiet cul-de-sac that's been built out with newer million-dollar homes in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. It [...]
The mansionization of the mid-sized home
If you visit a lot of real estate venues you may have noticed a growing number of references to homes as mansions.
Mansionization isn't a word [...]
YouTube substantially expands YoChicago’s audience reach
According to our server logs, YoChicago reached 37,200 unique visitors in October, and 352,679 unique visitors in the year ending October 31.
Our d [...]
A brief visit to Chicagoland’s first condo expo
Yesterday morning I headed to the Conference Center at Navy Pier for a look at the Chicagoland Cooperator's Condo HOA and Co-op Expo.
Years ago [...]
Trader Bill’s experience renting with David Nadler
I've frequently cautioned renters about the pitfalls of working with the rental services that I call bedbugs based on their toxic behavior toward [...]
A comfortable new East Village 5-bedroom
Noah Properties has recently completed three new contemporary homes in the 1800 block of West Erie in Chicago's East Village.
The first two so [...]
HGTV and the ultimate bachelor pad at 235 Van Buren
An HGTV episode tells the story of successful business partners Jason and Tony and their designer searching for a new home to turn into a bachelor [...]
New rental spotlight – Northfield 1-bedroom for $850
Northfield frequently offers up some of the best housing values in Chicago's Cook County North Shore communities.
Several years ago Coldwell Ba [...]
Few bright spots in third-quarter downtown condo sales
Crain's Chicago Real Estate Daily reports that Appraisal Research Counselors summary of downtown Chicago condo sales in the third quarter had few [...]
An impressive luxury home in Noble Square
As you enter the newly-built, recently-listed, 4-bedroom, 3 ½ bath home at 514 N Ada St you're facing a dramatic soaring staircase framed in glass [...]
Tour the Gold Coast with Tina Culver
Late last week I hopped in the car with Sergio & Banks' Tina Culver for a brief drive around the Gold Coast.
Join us for a look at some of Chi [...]
Extreme rhetoric and character assassination in Winnetka housing debate?
Tonight, Tuesday November 15th, Winnetka's Village Trustees will be discussing Winnetka's affordable housing plan, an issue that's stirred much he [...]
Which downtown apartment towers will actually get built?
If you check in on our recently-updated list and map of new downtown apartment projects you'll see that more than 8,000 apartment units are either [...]
A classic corner-lot single-family in Lincoln Park
The 1200 block of Lill in Lincoln Park / DePaul is a quiet, secluded location that's just a few blocks from the Fullerton El stop. At the end of t [...]