From the category archives:
Neighborhood Spotlight
July 1, 2010
On the northwest side of Chicago, you’ll find a burgeoning residential neighborhood named after a 36-acre park. Portage Park real estate, like the real estate offerings of many northwest Chicago neighborhoods, is surrounded by a neighborhood with a historically Polish influence. It is a favorite of young families looking for Chicago [...]
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June 29, 2010
While the inventory of rental condominiums is drying up, apartment rentals are dominant in the downtown Chicago real estate market. Many urban dwellers leery of buying in the current economy, for fear of not being able to sell, have turned toward renting Chicago loop real estate. An accompanying bump in rental inventory is planned for [...]
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May 28, 2010
If you are starting your Chicago real estate search now, it’s not too late to think about your summer. Summer is easily Chicago’s favorite season– Cubs and Sox baseball, the opening of the beaches and finally getting to take advantage of Lake Michigan make summer the reason people live in Chicago [...]
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May 24, 2010
Chicago townhomes have the independent feel of single-family homes, while also offering the community of a condo building. For our real estate clients who are somewhere between renting an apartment and buying a home, Chicago townhomes are often the compromise that makes a satisfying purchase.
Meanwhile, many neighborhoods within the city offer [...]
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May 20, 2010
One of the trendiest neighborhoods in Chicago is West Town, an area of downtown Chicago real estate that includes the smaller enclaves of Bucktown, Wicker Park, Ukrainian Village, East Village, Noble Square, Smith Park and River West. Overall, the West Town area is known as urban, hip and trendy– generally, it’s [...]
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May 7, 2010
The South Loop neighborhood has exploded with new residential developments– buyers of Chicago condos are flocking to the downtown neighborhood in search of a home where they can live, work and play.
While condo developments provide a community for their residents, the South Loop area provides ample entertainment. Proximity to the lake, [...]
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