That’s Some Farmhouse GLENCOE Perched on a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, this 9,000-square-foot mansion started out, in the 1890s, as a farmhouse. Greatly expanded in the 1920s by Bruce MacLeish—at one time the president and chairman of Carson Pirie Scott—it received a meticulous 21st-century renovation at the hands of Ken and Katherine Weber, who bought … Read more
Much longer than in 2007, which isn’t good news for solvent sellers
A 1929 Loop skyscraper threatened with demolition just over a decade ago has come roaring back in the hands of new owners. It’s now nearing the end of its transition from underused office building to stylish apartment tower…
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Mary from Belmont Cragin asks if she should hurry to buy a home before the low home prices go up.
List Price: $2.395 million
Sale Price: $2.15 million
The Property: Howard Gottlieb and his wife, Anne, have sold their 11-room house on a secluded lane in Winnetka…
List Price: $3.35 million
The Property: If you’re addicted to Chicago panoramas, I’ve found your drug. Views of Lake Michigan, the Chicago River, and the Ogden Slip surround the terrace of today’s property. You also look out on a swath of the skyline, and all from a back lawn that, although it’s on a 28th-floor terrace, is as big as many in the city—and even some in the suburbs…
Jonathon Brandmeier, the Chicago radio personality who took over the morning show at WGN Radio in December, has quietly had his six-story River North home for sale since June. The asking price is $5.9 million…
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Rob from North Center asks if the recent increase in home sales is a good sign for the housing market.
Foreclosure sales are occurring in every kind of neighborhood. Here are five sales that closed within the last five weeks…
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Nora from Edgebrook asks about the best lesson we can learn from the state of the real estate market over the past few years.
