The Guy With the Most Perfect Life in the World Just Sold One of the Slickest Penthouses in Chicago By Dennis Rodkin For $2.4 million, someone got a pretty nice place—and a killer Japanese garden—at the top of the Contemporaine in River North. Read more
Someone Paid $829,900 in Cash on the First Day This Ukrainian Village Home Went Up For Sale By Dennis Rodkin A buyer ponied up the money in a flash once this immaculate, 4,000 square foot, 11-year-old home hit the market. Read more
The Kennedys Are From Chicago, Too By Dennis Rodkin and Jessica Nikolich Chris Kennedy is not the only member of the prominent family to show an interest in Chicago. Read more
This California Mission House Is a Treasure in Jackson Park Highlands By Dennis Rodkin A breezy central courtyard. A ballroom in the basement. There's a lot to love about this gorgeous, renovated 1925 home. Read more
Why Homebuyers Should Actually Understand Mortgage Documents Before Signing Them By Dennis Rodkin A new study shows that most buyers don't really read their mortgage forms. That's a huge risk. Hint: Get a lawyer. Read more
This West Loop Loft Is Priced at $375,000—That's Less Than the Sellers Paid in 2000 By Dennis Rodkin After years of price cuts, the big three-bedroom might be as much as $20,000 below market value—but it's a bit dated. Read more
A Pair of Houses on Shakespeare Avenue Is Like a Real Estate Comedy of Errors By Dennis Rodkin Two houses, their fates intertwined, in a story that sounds as if the bard staged a play in Chicago's housing market. Read more
The Benjamin Ferguson Mansion Is Filled with Wood and Beauty By Dennis Rodkin An impressive Second Empire-style mansion on Jackson Boulevard is up for sale. Read more
Blacks, Hispanics Pay More For Homes in Chicago, Study Says By Dennis Rodkin African-American and Hispanic homebuyers pay more for homes than white and Asian buyers, according to research by four economists—and the biggest differential they found in the four cities they studied is for black buyers in Cook County... Read more
Ask Rodkin: How Do You Buy a House in a Neighborhood Where Nobody's Selling? By Dennis Rodkin What's the strategy for homebuyers who want to live in a neighborhood with a low inventory of for-sale homes? Read more
