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Posted 3/19/2010 by Joseph Askins

Among all of the Chicago brokerages with a strong online presence, it was Rubloff that pioneered many of the concepts buyers expect from today's Web sites -- listings, development descriptions, and neighborhood data, just to name a few. Since merging with Prudential Preferred Properties, Prudential Rubloff has continued to roll out new content at Rubloff.com that is "fresh and appropriate

Posted 3/19/2010 by Joseph Askins

Yesterday afternoon we received a sheet detailing the original prices, minimum bids, assessments, and upgrade information for all 47 units being considered for auction at 1400 Lake S

Jameson Real Estate and Fine & Co will auction 30 condos at RDM Development's 1400 Lake Shore Drive on April 25, allowing buyer

Posted 3/18/2010 by Joseph Askins

The CHA is putting more than $3.4 million in loans into Roosevelt Square, Related Midwest's stalled mixed-incom

Posted 3/18/2010 by Joseph Askins

From the sale of Jameson by the CRF Marketing team, to Sudler Sotheby's purchase of Sussex & Reilly, to the merger of Prudential Preferred Properties and Rubloff, to HomeServices' acquisition of Koenig & Strey, it's safe

Posted 3/17/2010 by Joseph Askins

Don't know if you've heard about it, but there's this thing called a "first-time buyer tax credit" going around right now, as well as a "repeat buyer tax credit." Apparently they're pretty popular, at least with Realtors and marketing folks.

These will disappear at the end of next month (unless Congress re-ups them once again, that is), so if you're looking for a home and want to get $6,500 or $8,000 credited back to you next spring, you need

Posted 3/17/2010 by Joseph Askins

How does a new or relocating buyer find a good real estate agent? In a recent sit-down with Joe Zekas, Prudential Rubloff President / Chairman Michael Pierson offered some tips for finding a reliable agent in a new city.

Posted 3/17/2010 by Joseph Askins

How does Rogers Park, a neighborhood on the northern edge of Chicago, stay funky? The secret is geography. The area lies beyond the end of Lake Shore Drive; most east-west streets dead-end into beaches, and there’s no quick way to get downtown.

Rogers Park’s relative seclusion has helped it maintain an extraordinary ethnic mix.

Over the last few years, new restaurants, as well as galleries

Posted 3/16/2010 by Joseph Askins

The sun is out, the sky is blue, and the little birds are singing away. A couple of them tell us to expect news of a condo auction at

Google tells me that a lot of people come to Yo searching for info on SoNo. Smithfield's 27-story tower, located at