Chicago Houses

Chicago’s 3QTR home sales up for houses down for condos

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Yesterday’s ChicagoBusiness.com reported several Chicago Metro Area housing statistics from reports the Illinois Association of Realtors released on Monday. While the statistics were favorable in terms of units sold for the entire Chicago Metro Area, the article was much less positive about the Chicago market stating, “Yet the market continues to decline in the city Click to continue...

Rogers Park 5+ Bedroom Houses

September 4, 2009

Some buyers and I have visited a large house for sale in Rogers Park a couple of times recently. It’s one of the few homes in Rogers Park with 5 or more bedrooms. Of the 21 Rogers Park houses that sold in the past year only 3 of them had 5 or more bedrooms. The Click to continue...

The Standard Chicago Lot Size

April 21, 2008

If you see the term, “Standard Chicago Lot”, on listings and don’t know what it means, you’re not alone. In fact, a lot Chicago listing agents don’t know what it means either! In a very non-scientific test yesterday, I picked 3 areas of Chicago and searched for listings with a lot size of Standard Chicago Click to continue...

River North Fixer-Upper Mansions For Sale

February 8, 2007

Want a River North mansion, but your budget is just shy of $4 million? Are you a do-it-yourselfer with a really good line of credit at Home Depot? Then one of 3 19th century Georgian and Romanesque mansions along Washington Square Park may be for you! According to YoChicago.com’s New Homes February issue (print edition), Click to continue...

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