Crib Chatter

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday- there will not be any new Crib Chatter posts on Thursday.  (Yes- even I need a day of rest and eating.) But the normal schedule will resume on Friday (for those of you who will not be at the shopping malls or who will be stuck in your office- bored.) Happy […]

I’m on vacation this week (yes- even I need a break from real estate.) While I will be posting something new every day, it will be limited. Crib Chatter will return to its regular format on August 25. Thanks- Sabrina

The malware problem has been fixed. Thanks to all of you who contacted me to tell me about the problem.  I appreciate it. The feedblitz links should be “safe” now. Have a good weekend! Sabrina

I’ve been informed by several diligent chatterers that when they attempt to go to Crib  Chatter from a google search- a malware program attempts to install itself onto their computers. Apparently- links in the RSS feed are also trying to do the same. I apologize for the attack. Apparently- coming directly to the site through the […]

2008 has only just gotten here and already I’m seeing things stirring in the Chicago real estate market.  In the last week of 2007, I’ve seen a bunch of aggressive price reductions.  I’ve also seen a sharp uptick in the number of new listings coming on the market.  Will it be that anxious sellers won’t be able to […]

Let’s say you’ve decided, with the slowing housing market, that now would be a good time to buy your dream condo. After all, there are a lot of condos available and some developers are offering incentives. But you don’t know anything about all of the buildings out there so you get yourself a buyer’s agent […]

Welcome to a new site devoted to Chicago area real estate.  If you’re like me, you’ve found this site because there really isn’t a good website on Chicago’s housing scene discussing what is really going on with the new construction buildings, the re-sale market, and the McMansions that are for sale.  Are prices still going […]