Real Estate Recap

This Week in Real Estate: Floating homes and Red Line demolitions

What happened this week in the wide world of real estate? Let us tell you: •In a warming planet, are floating homes our salvation? The New York Times explores the work of a Dutch architect who is innovating in that

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: a Streeterville foreclosure and Wintrust Arena

This was a busy week in Chicago’s real estate market, which saw the following developments: •The 359-room Inn of Chicago hotel in Streeterville looks to be heading towards a $62-million foreclosure. •As the political landscape shifts in America, so

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: bridges, towers and FLW

This was a busy week in real estate here in Chicagoland, with the following news items crossing our desk: •Many years in the making, the beautiful 35th street suspension bridge over Lake Shore Drive is now open to the

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: hotel conversions and the Clybourn Corridor

This week provided plenty of interesting stories for the real estate news desk: •The Guyon Hotel in West Garfield Park, long a fixture for it unique, ornate architecture, is on the market for $500,000 for an apartment conversion. •Two

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: Michael Reese and Super-sized Homes

What happened this week in the world of real estate? Allow us to tell you: •After considerable degree, the city of Chicago is finally seeking developers for the old site of the Michael Reese Hospital, which the city bought

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: Red line extensions and the death of Crackberries

From train extensions to the death of a storied piece of technology, this week provided plenty of fodder for real estate agents: •Mortgage rates are now at their lowest level in more than two months, with the 30-year FRM

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: Wolf Point, Oxxford Clothes, and more

What did this week bring in the real estate newsreels? Quite a bit, as it would turn out: •Sherwin-Williams has released its list of 2017’s top color trends, and Realtor magazine is breaking them down hue by hue. •How can

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: River-front buildings and Union Station redevelopment

From new developments to the relative size of Illinois, this week provided plenty of content for the real estate world: •Who will handle the Union Station redevelopment? A short list of heavy hitters (including Skidmore Owings & Merrill, whose

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: Prime parcels, 606 and Open House Chicago

From expanding urban trails to a home that cannot help but get hit by cars, this week provided many real estate stories of intrigue: •It’s that time of the year again! The Chicago Architecture Foundation has released its list

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: landmark homes, boating, and more

This week provided a smattering of interesting real estate stories, including: •Silicon Valley is infamous for its high cost of housing – will a local politicians fight to improve housing access influence the nationwide affordability crisis? Vox has the story.

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: Messy garages, vacant corporate campuses, and more

The final full week of August brought a treasure trove of interesting real estate stories, including: •More and more homeowners are looking to clean up their embarrassingly messy garages, and are downright giddy at the possibilities. The Wall Street Journal

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: A possible rental bubble, Where to raise Olympians, and more

This was an active week in the wide world of real estate. Top stories this week included the best housing markets for future Olympians and the state of Chicago’s rental market. If you missed any of this week’s top news, catch

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: Underwater mortgages in Chicagoland, Dwayne Wade’s new Gold Coast home, and more

Lots of exciting things happened this week in the world of real estate. Top stories this week included underwater mortgages in Chicago, Dwayne Wade’s new rental mansion in the Gold Coast, and more. If you missed any of this

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: U.S. Steel site redevelopment, Chicago without people, and more

There were many exciting stories that broke this week in the world of real estate. Notable news included a photo series of what Chicago would look like if there weren’t any people, the redevelopment of the U.S. Steel site, and

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: New 140-unit project coming to Humbolt Park, development in the West Loop, and more

Lots of interesting things happened this week in the world of real estate. Notable stories this week included a new 140-unit multifamily project coming to Chicago’s ‘Hipster Highway,’ a map of the numerous developments in the West Loop, and

This Week in Chicago Real Estate: Wanda Vista unit sales, new debt relief program, and more

Quite a bit of news broke this week in the world of real estate. Top stories of this week included the sale of a quarter of Wanda Vista’s units and new program aimed at relieving Illinois residents of debt.

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