This West Lincoln Square condo is for sale, but is NOT yet available through the Multiple Listing Service. It’s perfect for first time buyers wanting to take advantage of the tax credit, but you’ll need to act soon–the tax credit ends April 30. Just steps away from the Francisco stop on the [...]
What are the reasons for owning real estate? In a nutshell here are 7 reasons for home ownership…
1. Tax breaks. The U.S. Tax Code lets you deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage, your property taxes, as well as some of the costs involved in buying your home. If you buy [...]
As readers of my blog know well, I am CRAZY for historic homes, and there is a special place in my heart for Chicago Bungalows. I have written articles promoting homes that I’ve loved, and I was very happy to see North Mayfair recognized by Old House Journal for being the best US neighborhood for [...]
Tomorrow we’ll receive Michael’s letter from CPS – where he will go to high school for the next four years. I stayed calm all last week, knowing the deadline was approaching, and reminding myself that “everything works out for the best.” Letters were to be mailed on Friday, and we were expecting the news in [...]
When we moved into our 1908 Foursquare in Lakewood Balmoral’s Historic District, one of the many priorities was removing the weather stripping, caulking, and plastic that the previous owners had installed to be energy efficient. Yes, it kept some drafts away, but BOY, WAS IT UGLY! Today our house BREATHES! But I must confess, it [...]
Run, don’t walk, to see this fantastic Lakewood Balmoral home – just listed for sale yesterday. At this price, in this condition, in this location, it is without a doubt the
Chicago Real Estate
Buy of the Week
At $ 879,000, it will not be on the market very long. It’s an absolutely charming historic home, and it [...]
10. Built in 1916, this Chicago School style building once housed the Seaman Paper Company. In addition to manufacturing paper and tissue, the company supplied plastic helmet liners to our WW II troops.
9. Stay in shape — choose among an in-building workout room, a health club on [...]
