Tag: Web sites
Curbed is coming to Chicago
Curbed founder Lockhart Steele (he swears that's his real name) sent me an e-mail this morning announcing that he'll be launching Curbed in Chicago th [...]
Zekas: "I'm Sabrina" of CribChatter fame
Joe Zekas was taking a smoke break when the mail arrived at the YoChicago office Wednesday afternoon. I typically don't snoop around his office, but [...]
Focusing on East Ravenswood and Lakewood Balmoral: two mini-nabe market updates
Looking for some neighborhood-specific insights into the market? Prudential Rubloff's Anne Rossley has devoted a couple of posts at her Living Well in [...]
Quote: Foreclosures are "the new normal"
"It's this thing that people want to search because that's their new baseline: What are the foreclosure prices in Oak Park or Oak Lawn? Five years ago [...]
Getting real-time market data from Rubloff
Among all of the Chicago brokerages with a strong online presence, it was Rubloff that pioneered many of the concepts buyers expect from today's Web [...]
Chicago Tribune Spring Festival of Homes
Twice a year the Chicago Tribune hosts a 6-week Festival of Homes, an event that deploys the Trib's many resources to promote awareness of new home op [...]
I did not and do not endorse @properties Web site
Some of you may have seen ads running in Pioneer Press' North Shore papers – and perhaps elsewhere – that prominently attribute the following statemen [...]
Web presence: 1720 South Michigan
The first round of sales is finally winding down at 1720 South Michigan, CMK Companies' 33-story high-rise at 1720 S Michigan Ave in the South Loop. O [...]
Web presence: 215 West gets interactive
Two new interactive features popped up on the 215 West Web site this morning: a new "furniture arranger" tool that allows users to position beds, ta [...]
Web presence: The Park Monroe
Searches for The Park Monroe, 55 E Monroe St, have gone up following the announcement of reductions of up to $300,000 on select units. To help your ow [...]
Navigating MoveSmart.org with Justin Massa
After giving us an update on MoveSmart.org's development, Justin Massa jumped on the computer to demonstrate just how the tool works. The neighborho [...]
Live and Play magazine goes to print
I don't often see Web sites making the jump to print, but Jenny Ames' Live and Play in Chicago has done just that.
During our sit-down at Coldwell Ba [...]
Creating MoveSmart's neighborhood finder
On Monday MoveSmart.org launched its new neighborhood finder, a tool that will direct people to Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs (by ZIP code) base [...]
Web presence: Michigan Avenue Tower II
Michigan Avenue Tower II is one of two South Loop developments with units going up for auction this weekend. If you're in the market for a condo and h [...]
Web presence: @properties.com
After hearing that Chicago-based brokerage @properties launched a new and enhanced Web site this week, I set out to explore it, engage it, and pass [...]
Hat tip: Finding your school district
We like to point out good tips from other sources when we can, and Baird & Warner agent Fran Bailey just shared a dandy on her blog, Chicago Metro [...]
Web presence: Shoemaker Lofts
To get an update on the Shoemaker Lofts in Avondale, I got in touch with Steve Samules of Dubin Residential, who heads up sales for the project at 3 [...]
Web presence: OK at K Station
Welcome to the another installment of our ongoing “Web presence” feature, in which we collect as many links as we can for one residential developme [...]
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 [...]
Web presence: superior presence for Superior at LaSalle
This marks the second week of our new “Web presence” feature, in which we collect as many links as we can for one residential development, from site [...]