Sold: Notes from the Underground OAK PARK The last time this house sold, in July 2011, it had sat on the market for 20 months. This time around, in May 2012, it was offered for just 11 days before finding a buyer. The difference? The basement. Mike Miller and Emilie Debyl bought the house, which … Read more
List Price: $2.599 million
The Property: In the years just after the Great Chicago Fire—whose 141st anniversary is Monday—the prolific architect Edward Burling put up numerous buildings in the city, including, in 1875, a string of ten row houses on the Lincoln Park street that now bears his name…
You can tell it’s fall when the calendar starts to fill up with must-do events. Here are four that should interest people intrigued by Chicago architecture and real estate…
A new national ranking of suburbs came out last week, bringing with it two surprises for Chicagoans. The first surprise was that a place many don’t even know exists…
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Ellen from Old Irving Park asks why people who are interested in buying homes are allowing their contracts to dry up.
List Price: $749,900
Sale Price: $685,000
The Property: In June, Scott Sasse, a real-estate agent who specializes in the West Loop, e-mailed me the listing for his own condo, which he had just put on the market…
List Price: $4.954 million
The Property: On an elite wooded street in east Northbrook stands a substantial house with exterior details that you might find on some historical country homes in England…
INSIDER’S GUIDE: New spots like the Emporium Arcade Bar and the Purple Cow preserve the neighborhood’s trendy rep
At the base of Lincoln Park 2550, a posh condo tower nearing completion at Lakeview Avenue and St. James Place, a modest set of classical columns flanks the project’s southeast corner…
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Todd from Naperville asks about doing a refinance to “claw back” the equity in a home.
