Condominiums
faith or fear . a chicago real estate market snapshot
Parking lots are not something synonymous with life in Chicago. When we go places we either street park, find a nearby garage or valet. That’s real life in Chicago. We just consider it part of the market price to live in a great city like Chicago There are exceptions, though. There are a handful of [...]
from the mouths of babes . lessons on new perspectives
Fresh sensibility. It’s one of the things that kids do so very well. Whether it’s coloring outside of the lines or singing a song with the slightest lyrical alteration. Another gift they provide is saying words they’ve heard me or you say but offering them through the filter of their own hearing. And so we [...]
The Heave-ho of a Chicago Realtor
Staccato. That describes yesterday and much of the last week. It was busy in spurts, with the busy-ness of the business of the Chicago real estate market erupting in segments of action. Kind of like the teletype machine back in the day I wrote for the United Press International broadcast desk in Chicago when a [...]
Lessons from Lucas – PJs All Day
Maybe my son Lucas has it right. Last week when my wife said it was time to get dressed he responded simply and succinctly, I stay in my pajamas when I stay at home. I wear outdoor clothes when I go outdoors. Right now I am at home so I am in my pajamas. I [...]
Fingerprints on Chicago Real Estate Listings
We leave our fingerprints. Whether it is the Chicago real estate market or anywhere else where homes are being sold (or at least listed in the hope of being sold), we leave our fingerprints. Meaning what? Meaning there is a record of what was paid and when it was paid. There are tax records that [...]
