Chicago

Chicago apartments for sale down over 27% in Q1

click to see full chart June 5, 2013

The inventory of listed Chicago apartments for sale continues to drop. There were 11,023 apartments for sale in Chicago in the first quarter down 27.4% from first quarter 2012 when there were 15,176 apartments for sale. Click to continue...

Chicago 2 bedroom condos for sale down over 27% in Q1

Click to see full chart May 25, 2013

The inventory of listed Chicago 2 bedroom condos for sale continues to plummet. There were 5,219 2 bedroom condos for sale in Chicago in the first quarter down 27.6% from first quarter 2012 when there were 7,212 2 bedroom condos for sale. Click to continue...

Downtown Chicago apartments for sale down 27% in Q1

Click to see full chart May 21, 2013

The inventory of listed downtown Chicago apartments for sale continues to fall. There were 2,324 apartments for sale in downtown Chicago in the first quarter down 27.2% from first quarter 2012 when there were 3,194 apartments for sale. The inventory of downtown Chicago apartments for sale is down over 57% from first quarter 2010. Click to continue...

Chicago 1 bedroom condos for sale down 30%, sales up 14% in Q1

Click to see full chart May 16, 2013

The inventory of listed Chicago 1 bedroom condos for sale continues to plummet. There were 2,258 1 bedroom condos for sale in Chicago in the first quarter down 30.6% from first quarter 2012 when there were 3,255 1 bedroom condos for sale. Click to continue...

Chicago condos for sale down 28%, sales up 20% in Q1

Click to see full chart May 2, 2013

The inventory of listed Chicago condos for sale continues to plummet. There were 10,907 condos for sale in Chicago in the first quarter down 28.1% from first quarter 2012 when there were 15,171 condos for sale. Click to continue...

Chicago condos for sale with a roof deck

Click to see Chicago condos for sale with roof decks April 23, 2013

The biggest challenge in finding Chicago condos for sale with a roof deck is filtering out those condos that have access to a common roof deck from those that have their own private roof deck. Roof decks (also called rooftop decks) are often mentioned in listing descriptions without it being clear whether they are private or common. Click to continue...

3 bedroom condos for sale in Chicago

Click to see all 3 bedroom condos for sale April 13, 2013

Prices for 3 bedroom condos for sale in Chicago are as varied as Chicago’s neighborhoods. Here are 2012 median sale prices for a few areas: Click to continue...

Chicago high rise condos for sale

Chicago high rise April 4, 2013

When many people think of Chicago condos an image of a high rise like Trump Tower Chicago or the John Hancock Building comes to mind. However, most Chicago condos aren’t in high rises. Click to continue...

Chicago apartments for sale down over 31% in 4th quarter

Click to see full chart March 28, 2013

The inventory of listed Chicago apartments for sale continues to drop. There were 10,261 apartments for sale in Chicago in the fourth quarter down 31.7% from fourth quarter 2011 when there were 15,021 apartments for sale. Click to continue...

Chicago luxury short sales & foreclosures for sale

Payment Record Document March 19, 2013

Last week on ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com David Lee Matthews wrote about Cook County’s largest foreclosures in 2012. Most of them were in the suburbs, but there were a couple of foreclosures (also known as REOs) in the $2M+ price range in Chicago. Click to continue...

1540 North Lake Shore Drive co-op apartments for sale

Click to see photos & details of all co-op apartments for sale at 1540 N Lake Shore Drive March 14, 2013

Vintage co-op apartments are for sale at 1540 N Lake Shore Drive in Chicago’s Gold Coast. Here’s a review of the building and the apartments I’ve previewed or shown along with photos and details of the other apartments for sale. None are my listings. Click to continue...

Lofts for sale in Chicago

Click to see all lofts for sale in Chicago March 5, 2013

There aren’t a lot of lofts for sale in Chicago. Lofts make up less than 5% of the Chicago condo market. The area of Chicago with the most lofts for sale is the Near West Side. You can also find several lofts for sale in River North, West Town and the South Loop. Click to continue...