Tag: Video
Comparing prices across neighborhoods in the North Side residential market
It's not enough to compare one home in Roscoe Village to all the others in the neighborhood. As buyers on the North Side focus more on price point, [...]
Motor Row Lofts' gateway to history
As part of the process of adapting three landmarked auto dealerships into modern residential lofts, Motor Row Lofts developer Paul Zucker was tasked [...]
Rethinking the four-plus-one in Lake View
Surely the four-plus-one has its fans, but in my experience, they're few and far between. Occasionally you'll come across a four-plus-one that break [...]
Bridgeport: solid roots hoping to branch out
During our tour of Bridgeport last week, Nicole and Joe Pusateri of Bricks Realty took me to a local hardware store that exemplifies the personality [...]
Beer vat flooring and more from the Green Bungalow Expo
Over the weekend I ventured over to the Merchandise Mart to explore the 2009 Historic Chicago Bungalow and Green Home Expo, and I wasn't alone. More [...]
Suburban showcase: Ranches and recreation at Mill Creek
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 unde [...]
Trump resales, above and below ground
As we saw yesterday in my video tour with Tricia Fox, Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago is just one example of a new high-rise with lots [...]
Floor-to-ceiling views from a Motor Row Lofts corner unit
"This is the sex appeal people associate with a loft," says Joe Zekas as he walks around unit #206 at Motor Row Lofts, 2303 S Michigan Ave, with dev [...]
Bridgeport's "island" on the Chicago River
Continuing our drive through a rainy, October day in Bridgeport, Nicole Pusateri, broker / owner of Bricks Realty, takes me to an area she likes to [...]
Views aplenty from a Trump three-bedroom
After chatting about the state of Chicago's luxury market, Tricia Fox of Keller Williams Gold Coast Realtors took me through a couple of her listing [...]
Bob Darrow on Broadway retail and alternatives to Boys Town
From the Center on Halsted, Bob Darrow and I walked east along Waveland Avenue to Broadway. If Halsted Street represents the heart of Boys Town nigh [...]
Live and Play in Chicago: the creation and management of a Realtor's blog
Jenny Ames' Live and Play in Chicago is one of the best Realtor blogs in the city today. For more than a year, Jenny has posted her thoughts and obs [...]
Trend-setters in blue-collar Bridgeport
Last week, I toured Bridgeport with Nicole Pusateri, owner and managing broker of Bricks Realty, and her husband Joe, also an agent. Nicole and Joe [...]
The advantages of a real estate auction
Home auctions are "win-win" situations for buyers and sellers, says Julie First of Sheldon Good & Company. In this video, she outlines some of the a [...]
The homes of Melrose Street
"Melrose between Broadway and Halsted is nearly idyllic -- it's just gorgeous," says @properties agent Bob Darrow early on in this segment from our [...]
New construction in an Andersonville alley
In an effort to bring the most and best coverage of real estate in Chicago, we're always cooking up new ideas and, in this case, bringing in new con [...]
Common questions about Motor Row Lofts
Over the course of their top-to-bottom tour of Motor Row Lofts, 2303 S Michigan Ave, Joe Zekas and developer Paul Zucker hit on several questions bu [...]
Five easy pieces with Jenny Ames
To break the ice on our hour-long interview at Coldwell Banker's Hancock Center office, I asked Realtor Jenny Ames to run the "five easy pieces" gau [...]
Popular high-rises, good condo boards, and special assessments in the luxury market
New towers like Trump and The Legacy at Millennium Park get a lot of attention right now, but several luxury high-rises built in the earlier part of [...]
Aligning sellers with reality
Convincing sellers to lower their asking prices can be a long and arduous process, especially if they're facing a sale below their original purchase [...]