Yuval Degani's (dreamtown) Blog

Located thirteen miles southwest of the Chicago Loop, Brookfield, IL is a comfortable settlement populated by some 19,000 close-knit residents. It is as close to the city center as some of outlying Chicago’s neighborhoods yet enjoys the perks of suburban life (e.g. lower taxes) and one of the bes...

For decades, a large parcel of land just past the Roosevelt Collection loft building in Chicago South Loop has remained surprisingly vacant despite its promising location and size. The 5-acre plot of land, nestled between the South Loop neighborhood and the Chicago River, has been the site of num...

For the second month in a row, Chicago and the rest of the country has seen a marked increase in pending home sales figures. The national real estate market has experienced “strong double-digit” gains in June 2011 over the same month in 2010, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR...

Pending home sales made a comeback in June from the previous year with a 19.8% growth in signed purchase contracts from June of 2010. This is the latest news from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which said every region of the country showed double-digit year-over-year gains in June. J...

According to the latest report from Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, there was a slight uptick in Chicago-area home prices in May. The price of single-family homes inched up 1.7% from April to May. Chicago-area condo values also showed month-over-month positive growth with a 2.9% ...

Plans for a major development in downtown Chicago were announced this last week. The project includes a 120-story skyscraper that would not only be the tallest building in the U.S. but the tallest building on the continent.   The project has yet to be approved by the city, but talk of its skyline...

If you are a resident of Chicago’s East Rogers Park neighborhood, you may—in the near future—have the opportunity to bear witness to an ambitious new urban farming project. The initiative, helmed by Rogers Park Farms, is slated for a two-acre lot located at 7501 N. Ashland, which is the former s...

Experts say the market for condominiums and townhouses should fare better than single-family homes in the coming year, potentially signaling an impending upward trend in the real estate market as a whole. Despite a fundamental lack of research into the condo market due to its relatively small sli...

On the far Northwest Side of Chicago is the large, bungalow-packed neighborhood of Jefferson Park. With its beautiful residential blocks, established commercial areas and access to Chicago’s major expressways and public transportation options, Jefferson Park is a safe, family-oriented community o...

Are you looking for a realtor to assist in the sale of your home? How do you know if an agent has what it takes to sell your house or condo in today’s challenging market? Here are some helpful questions you can ask listing agents to find out whether they make the grade when it comes to selling yo...