Archive for May, 2011
June Will Be Momentous in Chicago
Welcome, our Chicago real estate friends, to June. As always, we are here to report many of the causes and interests the country focuses on during this month, including one observance that will honored in a pivotal way in Chicago and the state of Illinois. Let’s get started: On the home front, June is Adopt [...]
Buy Your Chicago Sticker Online, Enter to Win Lunch
It’s that time of year again, Chicago residents: Time to get your city vehicle stickers and residential parking passes. Chicago’s city stickers are available almost a week earlier than last year and can be purchased online. Chicago City Clerk Susana Mendoza is strongly encouraging residents to buy their city vehicle stickers, annual residential parking and [...]
Home-Price Index Hits New Recession Low
Home prices across the country continue to tumble down. The Standard & Poor/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, was released for the first quarter of this year to show an eighth drop in a row. The index fell 4.2 percent in the first three months of 2011. That follows a [...]
Chicago Real Estate Earns International Award
An international real estate group has honored a Chicago real estate tower with yet another award. Chicago’s Aqua tower, developed by Magellan Development Group at Lakeshore East, has captured the blossoming community’s second prestigious Prix d’Excellence International Design Award from the International Real Estate Federation. The architecturally distinguished tower, located at 225 N. Columbus Drive [...]
Protect Your Home With Inventory List
This weekend provided more rain than sun, which made it the perfect time to finish spring cleaning your Chicago home. Bet you missed a step, however. According to Northbrook-based Allstate, one of the most important things you can do to get organized and protect your possessions is to create a home inventory. “Disaster or theft [...]
