It's been well-documented how wealthy Chinese have been snatching up midrange and high-end properties in cities like New York and Los Angeles during the last few years, but a recent article points out they have now begun to focus on Chicago real estate. ChicagoMag delved into this trend recently and noted Chinese have increasingly turned Read more
Chicagomag.com recently looked at what it called the “alarming” trend of residences being bought and sold at the Jackson Towers in Chicago's Hyde Park. The issue? The wide discrepancy in price the units are selling for. As the article notes, six weeks ago Jackson Towers had its most expensive sale ever—a 5,230 square-foot duplex that Read more
Home sales in Chicago were down in October and that trend is likely to continue through the remainder of the year, according to an analysis of the local real estate market by ChicagoNow. Last month in Chicago real estate, total home sales dipped by 6.4% as compared to October 2013. Even with the slowdown, the Read more
The folks over at ChicagoNow crunched the numbers on the Chicago housing market for September and the results were mixed. Home sales were down a notable 7.2% as compared to the previous year, but there was a slight uptick in signed contracts and pending home sales, which indicates things are likely to pick up in Read more
Online real estate portal Zillow recently released its Buyer-Seller Index for Chicago, which shows which neighborhoods in the city most favor buyers or sellers. Results show that as a whole, the Chicago real estate market continues to tilt towards buyers. Zillow determined which neighborhoods in Chicago are best for buyers or sellers by looking at Read more
The transformation of River North in Chicago continues. The former skid row, once home to prostitutes, drugs and abandoned warehouse buildings, is now being proclaimed as one of the hottest office real estate markets in the U.S. by Bloomberg news. According to Bloomberg, River North has gone from being rundown to featuring an array of Read more
Crain's Chicago Business recently looked at the state of the Chicago housing market and concluded the positive signs far outweigh any potential negatives. In fact, there were four separate indicators from a recently-released study that paints a rosy picture of the housing market in Chicago. The first positive sign: The percentage of home sales in Read more
Much is expected of Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail, the city's grand project to transform 2.7-miles of elevated rail line into a network of trails and parks. It's been especially true of real estate surrounding the project. Predictions were real estate values would rise as a result of the Bloomingdale Trail and that's exactly what's happening. The Read more
A rendering of the Bloomingdale Trail in West Town. It is scheduled to be completed next year. There are big things happening in Chicago's West Town. Developers are snatching up land at a quickened pace and real estate agents that serve the area are prepared for property values to increase. What Read more
Commercial real estate in Chicago is among the most environmentally-friendly in the country. According to the 2014 Green Building Adoption Index, 62.1 percent of commercial real estate in Chicago is certified as being “green.” Only Minneapolis and San Francisco ranked higher. The study was a joint venture between CBRE Group Inc. and Maastricht University. It Read more