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Home prices in Cook County show uptick
Home values in Illinois' most populous county are improving, but the gains may be smaller than would-be sellers are expecting. First-quarter prices of single-family homes in Cook County increased 3.5 percent from 2012's first quarter and rose 3.2...
Tags: Economic Indicator, Real Estate Buyers, Chicago Mortgages, Mortgages, Services and Shopping
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Charles Oakley takes loss on South Loop condo
Former Chicago Bulls forward Charles Oakley has taken a loss on his three-bedroom condo in a South Loop high-rise, selling it May 21 for $900,000. Oakley, 49, played 19 seasons in the NBA, including two stints with the Bulls. He spent one year as an...
Tags: Chicago Bulls, Vince Vaughn, National Basketball Association, Gold Coast, Real Estate Sellers
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 28 Hope you had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend! Of course, having yesterday off makes today feel like a Monday... We had perfect weather for all of the Memorial Day remembrance events. It's so important to take a moment and honor those who...Tags: John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963), New Year's Day, Stress, Elvis Presley, U.S. Navy
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Inside Penny Pritzker's portfolio: How a billionaire invests
By Melissa Harris and Gail MarksJarvisHow do the wealthy stay wealthy? The mandatory financial disclosure released last week by commerce secretary nominee Penny Pritzker provides a rare look at an American billionaire's entire investment portfolio. Pritzker inherited much of her wealth,...Tags: Business, Washington, DC, Gold Coast, Joint Ventures, Realty
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Better Chicago housing market getting sellers off the fence
Forty percent fewer homes were available for sale in the nine-county Chicago area in April than a year ago, leading to higher sales prices. That, in turn, is prompting more homeowners to slap fresh paint on their walls and list their homes for sale....
Tags: Ben Bernanke, Chicago Mortgages, Mortgages, Real Estate Sellers, Services and Shopping
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Study reveals shift in attitude on renting vs. owning
Current and would-be homeowners are warming to the idea of renting. People may aspire to own a home, but most are still reeling from the housing crisis, and some believe the hard times either aren't over or the worst is yet to come. As a result, they...Tags: Politics, Condos and Houses, Consumers, Services and Shopping, Homes
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Signs of a new housing bubble
Um, don't look now, but out there in the real estate trenches, they're whispering the B word again. That's B as in "bubble." That's because agents in various parts of the country are using such terms as "overheated" and "buying craze" and...
Tags: Rentals, Real Estate Buyers, Washington, DC, Realty, Real Estate
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What to consider when choosing to rent or buy
Depending on the status of the real estate market the advice regarding renting versus owning can fluctuate, but for older adults ready to make a move, the state of the economy isn't the only consideration. For some they have been living in the same...
Tags: Home Improvement, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Real Estate Buyers, Chicago Mortgages, Gold Coast
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Chicago-area home sales finish year on a strong note
More than 7,000 homes were sold in the Chicago area last month, capping the best finish for a year since December 2006, just before the local housing market's bubble burst. Despite concerns about federal budget negotiations, unemployment and possible...
Tags: Inventories, Chicago Mortgages, Property, Mortgages, Financial and Business Services
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Programs help homebuyers clear mortgage hurdle
Hundreds of would-be homeowners stepped forward in the final two months of last year to claim $15,000 down payment assistance grants from Wells Fargo & Co.'s CityLift program. With no waiting list being kept and the funds all reserved, the program...Tags: Chicago Mortgages, Politics, Mortgages, U.S. Department of Justice, Services and Shopping
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Hyatt leader wowed Pritzkers early, then fell for hospitality
Tribune staff reporterMark Hoplamazian was a freshly minted MBA graduate when consummate dealmaker Jay Pritzker hired him to work on new investments and acquisitions in 1989. Almost immediately, the 25-year-old grandson of Armenian Christian immigrants found himself in an...Tags: Business, China, Corporate Officers, Realty, Central Park
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Know they neighbor: Zillow adds public data on homes in foreclosure but not yet for sale
Zillow is displaying detailed information on about 1.5 million homes that are in foreclosure but not yet for sale, in a bid to position itself as the go-to website for homebuyers. All the data that Zillow is making available is public information, but...
Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Chicago Mortgages, Mortgages, Real Estate Sellers, Services and Shopping
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