Cam Barker, who spent several seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks before being traded to the Minnesota Wild in February 2010, has sold the Bucktown condo he bought three years ago... Read more
It’s been a nice summer, hasn’t it? We’ve had three good, hot months—and I’m not talking about the weather. The new Case-Shiller information that came out Tuesday showed that home prices in the Chicago area rose for the third month in a row... Read more
Tucked between two much taller buildings, the eight-story structure at 318 South Michigan Avenue looks like a small child flanked by its parents. In fact, the building is older than either of its neighbors... Read more
Thanks to upgrades scheduled to be introduced today to the Chicago-based website Energy Results, people who have boosted their homes’ green profile will find it easier to tout those improvements when it comes time to sell those residences. Launched in 2010, Energy Results offers recommendations on how to make a home greener... Read more
Eric Ferguson, who cohosts the morning show on WTMX The Mix with Kathy Hart, sold his Lincoln Park home Tuesday. Ferguson and his wife, Jennifer, sold the 11-room house for $2.63 million... Read more
Two pieces of recent news from the housing front reveal just how deep a hole the city’s supply of moderately priced rental apartments is in. Last week the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing reported that nearly 17,000 Chicago apartment buildings went into foreclosure from 2009 through 2011. That adds up to 51,792 apartments... Read more
A new DePaul study picks the best suburbs for transit commuters, choosing places with walkable downtowns, comfortable stations, and reliable service that "dignify the experience of commuting by train." Read more
There’s a long-overdue ray of hope in the data that Redfin released Thursday: Chicago home prices inched up 0.8 percent from June 2011 to June 2012... Read more
Two historical North Shore homes, both on the market, were built according to very different aesthetics and are at price points far removed from one another. But they do have one thing in common: despite the eagerness of preservationists to see the houses saved, they both face the threat of being demolished... Read more
