With an increasing share of homebuyers putting energy efficiency and other green features at or near the top of their wish list, the Chicago-area multiple listing service is giving environmentally friendly features more prominence. Last week, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) added a Walk Score; it’s a measure of how many services can be accessed from a home without driving…
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Rich from Glencoe asks about the specifics of turning his home into a rental in order to buy a new home.
INSIDER’S GUIDE: From classic cinema to fried chicken, this neighborhood dials up the charm in time for the holidays
INSIDER’S GUIDE: Springtime on the Southwest Side promises more than shamrocks and green beer
List Price (house on the right in photo): $990,000
Sale Price: $959,000
The Property: These mirror-image twins in Wicker Park share more than their contemporary brick-and-glass style…
Homeowners who want to move can lease their old houses through a smart new rental plan
THE COOLEST CUT: After developer slashes prices, buyers seek out stalled project
HIS TIME EXPIRED: The investment banker who oversaw the parking-meter deal makes a profit on his Howard Van Doren Shaw-designed home
Scion of moneyed clan acquires three select North Side properties
List Price: $2.8 million
The Property: In the late 1930s, the architect David Adler designed a pair of servants’ cottages that flanked the back entrance to the Lake Forest estate of Lola Armour. He used nearly as much detail on the cottages as he had on the huge main house, nearly a quarter of a mile away…
