Fraudster’s Condo For Sale in South Loop
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: The former head of WexTrust Capital pled guilty to a $255 million scheme—and his old condo is half-off
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Can Two Historical North Shore Houses Be Saved?
Two historical North Shore homes, both on the market, were built according to very different aesthetics and are at price points far removed from one another. But they do have one thing in common: despite the eagerness of preservationists to see the houses saved, they both face the threat of being demolished…
Rodkin on Why Some Houses Sell at Unusually High Prices
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Liz from Glenview asks why a neighbor’s house sold for about $400,000 when others near it are sitting at prices in the $300,000s.
Sambolin Sells Maher-Designed Home in Oak Park
List Price: $1.65 million
Sale Price: $1.34 million
The Property: The television journalist Zoraida Sambolin and her husband, John Hobbs, have sold their six-bedroom Prairie-style home in Oak Park…
No Little Price Tag For Daniel Burnham-Designed Home
A Kenilworth residence designed by the legendary planner escapes the endangered list, goes on the market
How Foreclosures and Land Banking Could Transform Midwestern Cities
We’ve known for a few years that the foreclosure crisis has led banks to offer some seized homes at bargain-basement prices. Now an executive with a real-estate company that focuses on foreclosures has predicted that this sales trend could have an upside for hard-hit Midwestern cities, transforming them into some of the most desirable places to live in the country…
In Winnetka, a Tudor for the 21st Century
List Price: $3.1 million
The Property: When it was built in 1903, this Tudor-style home in Winnetka was more of a country house, with just one large estate between it and nearby Lake Michigan. More than 100 years later, it still retains all its charm and comforts…
Rodkin on Why He's 'Cranky' about the Chicago Housing Market
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Jeannie from South Loop asks why Dennis Rodkin is so “cranky” about real estate in the Chicago area.
Riding High at the Bristol
List Price: $6.795 million
Sale Price: $6 million
The Property: A two-story penthouse at the top of the Bristol, a condominium building at 57 East Delaware Place, sold Tuesday for $6 million…
Former Chapel Now a Heavenly House in LaGrange
List Price: $699,900
The Property: As you will see in today’s video, the old informs the new in this century-old Swedish Evangelical chapel in LaGrange that’s now a three-bedroom house. For instance, the colors of the stained glass windows dictate the palette of the tile in the kitchen, as well as most wall colors…