Condominiums

We Made the Offer - He Made Up His Mind - Trying to Buy a Chicago Condo

My clients asked me what to expect as we submitted our offer to buy a Chicago condo. But there’s no way I figured a seller would act like a petulant child and simply cancel his listing. I guess he wasn’t serious about selling his condo for what current market conditions indicate it is now worth. Oh well, my clients and I have other pieces of the Chicago real estate pie to consider.


The Price Must Be Right for the Chicago Home to Sell

My two-year-old son Jackson offered a nugget of wisdom Sunday morning - right priced properties is the right way to go in the current Chicago real estate market. At least that’s what I, a Chicago real estate expert, heard. Glad to say that my listings bear this truth in mind.


Rain Falls on Chicago Real Estate Open Houses

Even though rain falls on a Sunday afternoon, open houses are a real and elemental part of the Chicago real estate landscape. Chicago real estate professional Tom McCarey hosts Sunday open at 726 Addison on a soggy Sunday. But at least the temperature is pleasant.


Chicago’s Mercurial Weather Patterns

Selling real estate in Chicago is exhilirating, gratifying and time consuming. But taking time for your family is critical. So after working weekends top producing Chicago realtor spends the bulk of Mondays and Tuesdays with his family. This Tuesday proved to be veer dramatically from the previous day with temperatures dropping by 20 degrees. But Tom dressed his sons as if it was still Monday. Brr as the family heads north and finds an outlet mall in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin where layers of new clothes warm Jackson and Lucas.


Contemporary Condo in Chicago’s East Village Neighborhood - Video of 1934 Thomas

The Chicago real estate market cannot be fit into one description. Things are selling in certain neighborhoods while other areas are not as active. In the meantime many buyers seem to view sellers as desperate sorts who will sell for any number. This is not the case.


Find your Dream Home by Taking Video Tour of 726 Addison

Finding your dream home taking a video tour of 726 Addison, a luxury top floor condo in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Listed by top Chicago realtor Tom McCarey, this centrally located find is steps from Chicago’s newest Whole Foods, close to the Lake, & adjacent to many restaurants. Plus parking is included.


A Jittery Video of Bucktown Luxury Duplex Condo

Top Chicago realtor Tom McCarey offers new luxury condo listing in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. Extra wide three bed/three bath with finest finishes and attached garage space. View video and call Tom McCarey to schedule showing.


726 W Addison - Mapping Your Way to Your New Chicago Condominium Home

Looking for your new home in Chicago? Look at the fabulous location of 726 W Addison, a two bed/two bath extra wide home with parking included. Located in the heart of Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, everything is within walking distance, including restaurants, organic shopping, the lakefront, transit, and Wrigley Field (Home of the Chicago Cubs). Listed by Tom McCarey of @properties.


Baby Steps and First-Time Buyers of Chicago Real Estate

My younger son Lucas is taking his first steps toward becoming bi-pedal.
And though I don’t remember my own progress toward becoming ambulatory a few decades back, I imagine my tentativeness then rivaled his now.
Urging him forward one step at a time I can’t help but imagine the primal terror he might feel as he stands, [...]


Peeking at Spring in Chicago with Tom McCarey (and Trusted Resources)

As I selected the outfits my sons would don today I mused back to the tail-end of my childhood when “Garanimals” were introduced.
Garanimals, for those not in the know, was and is a children’s clothing line providing tops and bottoms each emblazoned with animal tags designed to make matching little one’s outfits a bit easier. [...]