Crib Chatter

This 3-flat at 1832 W. Addison in Lakeview came on the market in June 2012. It is located just four buildings to the west of the Addison Brown line stop. The 3 units have the following: Unit #1: 2/1, rented for $800 a month Unit #2: 2/1, rented for $1200 a month Unit #3: 4/2 […]

We’ve chattered about this 2-bedroom at 1658 W. Belmont in Lakeview several times over the last 2 years. See our October 2011 chatter here. Last fall, when it was listed at $289,999, many of you believed it would sell around $250,000. It has recently been reduced to $275,000. If you recall, the vintage building appears […]

This top floor 2-bedroom at 3656 N. Bosworth in the Southport neighborhood of Lakeview recently came on the market. It is a rare vintage unit which also has all the modern amenities of central air, washer/dryer in the unit and garage parking. The unit has built-ins in the dining room and vintage trim. The kitchen […]

We normally don’t chatter about the Case-Shiller updates in a regular post (just within the comments) but since Chicago topped the 20 city index in May, I thought I’d give the bears and the bulls the chance to debate their case. Chicago home prices jumped 4.5% in May, the largest one month price increase since […]