CITY HALL — The city Plan Commission Thursday unanimously signed off on a measure to allow the sale of six city-owned lots for $6 to a developer who will build a half-dozen affordable single-family homes in West Town. Despite opposition from residents of Erie Street who had concerns about the look of the homes, the commission Read more
There was a slowdown in home sales in Chicago in April, which was largely attributed to a dwindling supply of available homes in metro area. In its latest report, Illinois Realtors found the supply of homes on the market in Chicago was down a whopping 19.4 percent from a year earlier. The result? A 2.3 percent Read more
653 N. Kingsbury St. Chicago Now on the market is this one-of-kind condo in River North Chicago. Nestled in a beautiful building designed by noted Chicago architect Lucien LaGrange, this roomy residence comes with four bedrooms, four full baths, one partial bath and 2,800 square-feet of living space. It's listed for $1,399,900. The Read more
Photo by Nick Ulivier (Crain's Business Chicago) The transformation of the Chicago riverfront has taken another step with the recent opening of a 54-story tower at 150 N. Riverside. It's the second of three unrelated high-rise projects that's changing the landscape of where the Chicago River forms a “Y.” The 150 N. Riverside Read more
The Chicago housing market sizzled in March, as both home sales and median price spiked in the seven-county metropolitan area. According to RE/MAX Northern Illinois, 9,556 units changed hands last month—a noteworthy 14.8 percent increase from a year earlier. Meanwhile, the median price of a home in Chicago shot up 10.4 percent to $234,000. “We Read more
1936 W. Nelson Street Chicago, Ill. Now available is this beautiful all-masonry home in the Lakeview section of Chicago. Listed for $1,424,900, this residence comes with five bedrooms, three full baths, one partial bath and 4,250 square-feet of living space. Rising three stories, this listed Lakeview Chicago home boasts a well-thought out floorplan Read more
If you're looking to add a single-family rental property to the 'ol investment portfolio in this year, Chicago may in fact be your kind of town. According to a new study by Home Union, the Windy City ranks among the top five cities in the U.S. to invest in a single-family rental in 2017. The Read more
2613 N. Greenview Ave. #G Chicago, Ill. Now available is this elegant townhome in the acclaimed Embassy Club located in Chicago's Lincoln Park. This residence comes with three bedrooms, three full baths, one partial bath and 2,650 square-feet of living space. It can be yours for the list price of $949,000. Located at Read more
South Works Steel Mill The massive and long-vacant South Works steel mill property on Chicago's south lakefront will be transformed into residential development with as many as 12,000 homes, making it one of the biggest such projects in the city's history. According to Crain's Chicago Business, the 430-acre parcel was put up for Read more
(VHT.com) Recently featured in the Chicago Tribune was the sale of a five-bedroom mansion in Bucktown, built and formerly owned by U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, for $1.175 million. Listing agent Ivona Kutermankiewicz told the Tribune the seller had purchased the brick mansion in 2010 for $924,000, “which was at the bottom of the Read more