
Laura Ricketts, a co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, and her partner, Heidi Grathouse, have filed plans with the Village of Wilmette for a new mansion to be built on the 1.2-acre lakefront site they bought two years ago...
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Ryan asks if there’s a way to estimate the loss of a condo’s value due to future building projects obstructing the lake view.
List Price: $2.649 million
Sale Price: $1.95 million
The Property: The homeowners who struggled to sell their posh top-floor penthouse at Water Tower Place eventually gave the property back to their lender, which sold it May 16 for $1.95 million...
List Price: $6.499 million
The Property: Most people who talk about flipping a house don’t mean it quite as literally as Carole Segal does. At a Winnetka mansion she set out to restore and resell, Segal, who launched Crate & Barrel nearly 50 years ago with her husband, Gordon, flipped the front and back of the house...
“We don’t want to fix up just a building,” says Al Goldstein of Pangea Properties. “We’re fixing neighborhoods, bringing them back...”
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Larry asks for advice on selling his home even though his mortgage is underwater.
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Market Watch: A Mansion Farmhouse in Glencoe, Plus Homes in Lincoln Park and Evanston |
How Long Does a Foreclosure Take in Illinois?Much longer than in 2007, which isn’t good news for solvent sellers |
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Chicago's Most Expensive Home SalesTHE HIGH THE PRICEY: Take a peek at the priciest deals for the last six months of 2011 |
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Prize-Winning Woodlawn Condo CompletedNorthbrook builder erects final structure in South Side quartet |
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Condo Prices Fall on Lemont CondosDeveloper tugs down cost of Lemont properties near historic channel |
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Overbuilt West Loop Condo BargainsBelgravia buys project's foreclosed condos, then passes along savings |
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