Tag: Video
Quote of the day – I flip burgers from 8 to 4
The Trib quotes Jim Kinney, VP of luxury home sales for Baird & Warner, commenting on the above RE/MAX video:
"To make (part-timers) appear as inef [...]
Building SoNo's condo association from the ground up
When Smithfield Properties handed SoNo over to the building's condo association last month, everyone knew what to do, thanks in part to condo owner [...]
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 [...]
Inside SoNo: Kim's perfect view of Chicago
Occasionally I see commenters here and elsewhere complain about SoNo's location. It's isolated, they say, stuck in a no-man's land on the Near North [...]
A spacious, light-filled home in Belmont Heights
Follow Joe Zekas and Sergio & Banks' Phyllis Bisceglie for a walk through a move-in ready, light-filled home in Belmont Heights on the city's Northw [...]
An insider’s look at REO properties
When REO specialist Frank DeNovi receives a new property from one of his client lenders, he often has little more to go on than an address and the [...]
Buying into a new-construction building
A brand-new condo brings with it a number of opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges that you might not find with resales or at older buildi [...]
Rodkin, Ranquist, and a $3.27M warehouse-turned-home in Bucktown
Bob and Karen Ranquist's home at the corner of Leavitt and Churchill streets in Bucktown always catches my eye. A lot of warehouses in the area now se [...]
Walking Lake Shore Drive: Joe and Francesca on 680 Lake Shore
680 Lake Shore Drive was formerly the American Furniture Mart, and had an address of 666 N Lake Shore Dr. After the building's conversion to a mixed [...]
SoNo, from an owner’s perspective
Last week a couple of owners at SoNo, 860 W Blackhawk St, used the comments section of an old post to invite us into their homes. Yesterday I met [...]
Frank DeNovi on foreclosures and short sales
One of our company's newest clients is Frank DeNovi, a Coldwell Banker agent who has worked with bank-owned properties for 25 years. We're still edi [...]
The amenities are in the living spaces at 235 Van Buren
That's Brad Butler's take on the new home he and his life partner bought at 235 Van Buren in Chicago's Loop.
Butler previously lived in an amenity- [...]
Loyola welcomes students to the Far North
Yo sales manager and Loyola alum Anish stumbled upon this new video from his alma mater, which introduces new students to the campus' Far North Side [...]
Why a real estate agent bought at Bridgeport's Lexington Square
Last week Joe Zekas paid a visit to Lexington Square in Bridgeport and had a chance encounter with Marnie Beilin, a veteran real estate agent at Pru [...]
Walking with Andy: Bookman's Alley and the restaurants of downtown Evanston
In the last segment from their recent walk through downtown Evanston, Joe Zekas and Grand Bend at Green Bay's Andy Kiener pay a visit to Bookman's A [...]
A look at Donovan Park, near Lexington Square's new townhomes in Bridgeport
The Lexington Square townhomes in Bridgeport have the singular advantage of fronting Donovan Park, a half-block square city park with ball fields, b [...]
Slow Home breaks down our bathrooms
I wasn't familiar with the Slow Home concept until this week, after I received a e-mail from a Slow Home devotee who found us during a search for co [...]
Walking the drive with Francesca: 850 LSD, 840 LSD, and Lake Shore Park
The only rental building Joe Zekas and Realtor Francesca Rose passed during their walk down Lake Shore Drive earlier this summer was the luxury seni [...]
Why Jackie bought at 235 Van Buren
Last month Joe Zekas met Jackie, who works in the financial services industry, at Cactus Bar & Grill, a popular venue located just around the corner [...]
Walking downtown Evanston: Joe and Andy on Sherman Avenue
After short looks at Grand Bend at Green Bay, the Evanston Farmers' Market, and the shops and restaurants near Church Street and Maple Avenue, Joe Z [...]