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.
List Price: $839,000
The Property: It’s no surprise to find lots of daylight surrounding you on the rooftop deck of today’s property, a three-bedroom condo in an old South Loop building tucked into a historical block. The surprise is inside, which during the day is nearly as bright as the outdoors, thanks to the clerestories, seven skylights, and a wall of tall windows…
Earlier this month, Cook County rolled out a one-stop website that pulls together information on a property’s taxes, ownership, and assessment—each of which came from a different website in the past…
List Price: $4.475 million
Sale Price: $4.025 million
The Property: A four-story, six-bedroom River North house that a couple built for the fun of it in 2008 sold on April 2 for the highest price paid in the neighborhood since June 2007…
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The latest home price data for 70 neighborhoods and 198 suburbs. Click on the categories to sort by median sale price, percentage change, number of sales, and median days on market.
The real-estate market may be in the doldrums, but it’s the best time in years to improve your home. Here are your smartest strategies, no matter when you plan to sell
