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Boystown

Boystown 3 bedroom condo shopping – not for the weak!

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Saturday I showed primarily 3 bedroom condos in the Boystown Neighborhood of Lakeview. It was a beautiful day for condo shopping, but my buyer and I were exhausted after walking to all 9 condos for sale. Four of the condos were on the 4th floor which added to our workout. My buyer, Scott, joked that [...]

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Lakeview 2 bed 2 bath condo sales off more in lower price ranges than higher price ranges

Thumbnail image for Lakeview 2 bed 2 bath condo sales off more in lower price ranges than higher price ranges February 14, 2010

Yesterday I showed primarily 2 bedroom 2 bathroom condos in the Boystown neighborhood in Lakeview. What’s interesting about the market for Lakeview 2 bed 2 bath condos is that the sales over the past year haven’t changed from the previous year the same way they changed in many areas.
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What you Get for the Money in Lakeview

August 18, 2007

This week I received an email from a gentleman wanting to buy a condo “near Boystown”. As with other buyers who have asked me about the Boystown neighborhood and the Lakeview area which encompasses Boystown, he was quite surprised by how little he could buy in his price range. Lakeview and especially Boystown is definitely [...]

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Finding Grocery Stores in the Chicago Metro Area

May 22, 2007

Yesterday 2 different gentlemen contacted me about condos in Lakeview. One lives in Michigan and is thinking of relocating to Boystown. The other used to live in Lakeview, moved to the suburbs and now wants to come back to Lakeview. The second gentleman mentioned that he ideally wanted a place close to the Jewel Grocery [...]

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Boystown, Chicago – America’s First Official Gay Neighborhood

April 9, 2007

One of the aspects of my work that I especially enjoy is helping people make a major change for the better in their lives. I helped a man along such a path last week. Monday evening I received an email from a man in Indiana stating that he was looking for a condo in Boystown.
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