The Best View From a Bathtub in Chicago By Ryan Smith The four-bedroom penthouse condo at 400 West Ontario has changed a lot in recent years, most notably in price. Read more
Can Chicago’s Housing Market Weather COVID-19? By Ryan Smith Unlike in 2007, the market's entering this crisis on fundamentally solid footing. And as stock prices plummet, real estate may be a more appealing investment. Read more
Dream of Post-Quarantine Escape to These Nearby AirBnBs By Ryan Smith AirBnB hosts are advertising their places as cozy alternatives to holing up at home. (Some more elegantly than others.) Read more
Will Anyone Pay River North Prices in Logan Square? By Ryan Smith At the Logan Apartments, monthly rents range from $2,050 to $3,695. Can a property so far from the Loop shoulder those rates? Read more
A Trump Tower Penthouse Unit Takes Its Fifth Price Cut By Ryan Smith The 86th-floor condo has been on the market for nearly a year, falling $900,000 in price. Is it finally a bargain? Read more
Live Not-so-Large in These Tiny Condos By Ryan Smith The dream of a balcony hot tub is alive in South Loop. Read more
Our Sluggish Luxury Market Still Beats NYC’s “Bloodbath” By Ryan Smith A wellspring of new developments seems to be sating Chicago's hunger for high-priced units — but more are still on the way. Read more
Okay, the Scooters Are Good By Ryan Smith They may be goofy, but there's a serious role for e-scooters to play in Chicago's expanding transportation grid. Read more
What Happened to High-Speed Rail in Illinois? By Ryan Smith Congress approved an $8 billion plan to develop speedy railways nearly a decade ago. So where's our bullet train to St. Louis? Read more
