Tag: Web sites
![The courtyards of Rogers Park The courtyards of Rogers Park](https://wibiti.com/blogthumbs/hpmain/536/280536.jpg)
The courtyards of Rogers Park
Larry Shure, a preservation planner with the City of Chicago, has begun a fascinating project cataloging and categorizing the courtyard buildings [...]
![How to keep up with Chicago real estate news How to keep up with Chicago real estate news](https://wibiti.com/blogthumbs/hpmain/440/274440.jpg)
How to keep up with Chicago real estate news
Several times a day we scan the news feeds from 100s of local, regional and national news sources and flag the items that merit your attention on [...]
![A creative Ravenswood short-seller builds a Web site A creative Ravenswood short-seller builds a Web site](https://wibiti.com/blogthumbs/hpmain/446/280446.jpg)
A creative Ravenswood short-seller builds a Web site
One of our frequent visitors sent along a link to a Web site that he's built to promote the sale of his condo at Ravenswood Court, 4514 N Ashland [...]
Quote of the day – Excuse Mark from this nonsense
A few commenters have chimed in at Curbed on its "Chicago's hottest brokers" contest, and they're not happy about what they see.
Commenter untitled [...]
![Chicago’s best real estate news roundups Chicago’s best real estate news roundups](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/444/279444.jpg?preset=yosize)
Chicago’s best real estate news roundups
Throughout the day, every day, YoChicago monitors feeds from 100s of local, regional and national blogs and news sites and flags and categorizes t [...]
Airbnb – illegal short-term rentals galore
A current New York Times article focuses on owners who rent out their apartments – or one or more bedrooms – to strangers on a short-term basis.
Ac [...]
![Humboldt Park, real estate sites and the real world Humboldt Park, real estate sites and the real world](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/432/279432.jpg?preset=yosize)
Humboldt Park, real estate sites and the real world
Real estate brokerage sites typically feature upbeat overviews of Chicago's neighborhoods. The articles often appear to have been authored on a lo [...]
Chicago’s must-read real estate sites
YoChicago aggregates real estate and neighborhood news stories that are relevant to Chicagoans from 100s of local, regional and national news sources [...]
![Will the new Lakeshore East apartment tower block Aqua’s views? Will the new Lakeshore East apartment tower block Aqua’s views?](https://wibiti.com/blogthumbs/hpmain/678/278678.jpg)
Will the new Lakeshore East apartment tower block Aqua’s views?
If you want to stay current on news about Chicago high-rise developments, the SkyscraperCity High-rise Development News forum is a must-visit. Th [...]
![Easter open house warning Easter open house warning](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/868/130868.jpg?preset=yosize)
Easter open house warning
If you're planning to visit open houses on Easter Sunday, pay careful attention to the dates on open house listings.
Several broker sites are s [...]
![Chicago photos that’ll blow you away Chicago photos that’ll blow you away](https://wibiti.com/blogthumbs/hpmain/905/275905.jpg)
Chicago photos that’ll blow you away
Chick, Saul Bellow’s persona in Ravelstein, wonders whether death is the time when the pictures might stop, and suggests an answer:
I wonder if [...]
Quote of the day: the hate at CribChatter
Over at CribChatter, Sabrina speculates about the reasons for what commenters perceive as a recent increase in the number of hateful, racist and anti- [...]
Are smaller lakefront condos headed for decline?
Recently, at sites where the wishful-thinkers don their blinkers and gather to blather about the future of Chicago’s lakefront market, there’s been a [...]
![Loft post was YoChicago’s most viewed Loft post was YoChicago’s most viewed](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/242/275242.jpg?preset=yosize)
Loft post was YoChicago’s most viewed
Back in October of 2007, when then-editor Barry Pearce wondered whether loft condo design in recent developments was stylish or ‘super crappy’ he [...]
![Curbed Cup scandals, NY and Chicago editions Curbed Cup scandals, NY and Chicago editions](http://chicago.curbed.com/uploads/121310_CurbedCup%20Round%201.jpg)
Curbed Cup scandals, NY and Chicago editions
Curbed New York discovered ballot-stuffing in its Curbed Cup matchup between Park Slope and Roosevelt Island.
In Chicago, Uptown surpassed Ri [...]
![Toll Brothers, Glenview and CribChatter Toll Brothers, Glenview and CribChatter](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MZ9soQHc0XI/hqdefault.jpg)
Toll Brothers, Glenview and CribChatter
Google Analytics tells us that many of our readers also visit CribChatter, and many of their readers visit YoChicago. We have very different appro [...]
![Unfortunate headline of the day Unfortunate headline of the day](https://wibiti.com/blogthumbs/hpmain/759/275759.jpg)
Unfortunate headline of the day
From the Wall Street Journal.
Housing project goes dark [...]
![Ravenswood and Montrose in Hyde Park? Ravenswood and Montrose in Hyde Park?](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zdBcMQ2qo-g/hqdefault.jpg)
Ravenswood and Montrose in Hyde Park?
Move.com recently rolled out a revamp of its rental search, and the site apparently has a few kinks to work out.
Silver Clouds (sic) Apartments [...]
The Curbed sensibility – That’s rather hideous
In general we’ve been thrilled with Curbed’s arrival in Chicago. In general.
Some aspects of Curbed’s sensibility do not, to my way of thinking, tr [...]
Welcome to a new YoChicago
Our new format, we hope, makes it easier for you to access YoChicago’s wealth of videos, photos and articles about Chicago homes, apartments and neigh [...]