Be It Ever So Humboldt
List Price: $879,000
The Property: Stately older homes line several blocks of Humboldt Boulevard, one strand of Chicago’s “emerald necklace.” Notable among them is this brick house…
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A Guide to Pilsen: Where to Eat, Shop, and Play
INSIDER’S GUIDE: 18th and Halsted Streets play host to a new fusion of cafés, shops, and more
A September to Remember?
It’s been a nice summer, hasn’t it? We’ve had three good, hot months—and I’m not talking about the weather. The new Case-Shiller information that came out Tuesday showed that home prices in the Chicago area rose for the third month in a row…
Deal Estate Questions: Rodkin on Getting the Best Price for an Elderly Parent’s Home
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Susan from the Northwest Side asks if the cash offer she received for her mother’s home—from a buyer who wants to tear it down and build new—is the best she can get.
Former Home of MCA Founder Joe Shapiro Sold at Foreclosure
List Price: $879,000
Sale Price: $904,000
The Property: Formerly filled with one of Chicago’s finest collections of 20th-century art, this stone-and-stucco house in Oak Park had deteriorated so much in recent years that the real-estate agent who sold it at foreclosure on August 16 describes it as “destroyed inside…”
A Low-Rise Treasure from the Original High-Rise King
List Price: $700,000
The Property: Chicago’s William Le Baron Jenney is often called the father of the skyscraper. But at about the same time that he was working on the Ludington Building…
Signs of a Stabilizing Real-Estate Market
In the past month, signs of vitality in the Chicago real-estate market have proliferated…
Rodkin on Taking Advantage of Low Interest Rates
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Jenny from the Lake View asks if she should cave in to the advice of real estate agents and lock in a low interest rate now, or continue to take her time searching for the home she wants.
In Hyde Park, Time Was on Their Side
List Price: $1.65 million
Sale Price: $1.494 million
The Property: Built in the late 1880s, this Hyde Park house predates the two late 19th-century spurs to the area’s growth: the founding of the University of Chicago (which opened in 1892) and the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893…
A French Promenade in Winnetka
List Price: $9.4 million
The Property: When you see the expansiveness of the grounds and house that make up this estate, it’s hard to imagine that the quaint center of the village of Winnetka is only a few blocks away. But its location makes the property…