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Top reductions, foreclosures, and short sales at 1400 Lake Shore Drive

The size and pace of price reductions among 1400 Lake Shore Drive's resales haven't made things any easier for RDM Development, which still has about 80 units of its own sitting on the books. That's probably why RDM decided to g

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Added by Condo Shark on March 19, 2010 at 4:17pm — No Comments

Opportunities for city views, serene setting running out as Optima Old Orchard Woods enters final phase

There are new Skokie condos, and then there is

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Added by Festival of Homes on March 19, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Superior 110 continues closeout push with the debut of new furnished models

@properties' Eldridge Team celebrated the debut of its newest models at

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Added by Superior 110 on March 19, 2010 at 12:34pm — No Comments

Rubloff gives buyers real-time insights with Premier Market Watch

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

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Added by New Home Notebook on March 19, 2010 at 11:12am — No Comments

Prices, availability for 47 1400 Lake Shore Drive condos up for auction

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

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Added by New Home Notebook on March 19, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

William Ryan offers new model, multiple home styles at Maple Hill in Lockport

The wait is over at Maple Hill in

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Added by Festival of Homes on March 18, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Jameson, Fine to auction 30 Gold Coast condos in late April

Told ya so.

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

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Added by New Home Notebook on March 18, 2010 at 3:51pm — No Comments

Roosevelt Square gets $3.4 million to jump-start construction

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

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Chicago's evolving brokerage scene

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

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Added by New Home Notebook on March 18, 2010 at 11:45am — No Comments

Putting the "spa" in Astoria Tower Residences & Spa

The full name of the new high-rise at 8 E 9th St in the South Loop is the Astoria Tower Residences & Spa. We've seen shown you a few of those residences, but until recently, we hadn't taken a look at th

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Added by Astoria Tower Residences & Spa on March 17, 2010 at 2:34pm — No Comments

Deadline approaches for federal home buyer tax credits

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

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Added by New Home Notebook on March 17, 2010 at 1:33pm — No Comments

Live a resort lifestyle year-round with Hawthorn Woods' new homes

If you've ever dreamed of living the country club lifestyle, now is your chance to make it a reality. With today's historically low rates and the best new home value ever offered, there's never been a better time to buy a new home at

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Added by Festival of Homes on March 17, 2010 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Rubloff's Michael Pierson on finding a real estate agent

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.

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Added by New Home Notebook on March 17, 2010 at 11:17am — No Comments

NYT: Rogers Park is a "funky" place to be

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

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Added by New Home Notebook on March 17, 2010 at 10:34am — No Comments

Toll Brothers offers walkable lifestyle at Patriot Commons in Glenview

Buyers searching for a walkable lifestyle are seizing the opportunity to live just steps from dining, shopping, entertainment, the Metra, and year-round recreation at Toll Brothers'

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Added by Festival of Homes on March 16, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Ryland offers new townhomes at Cedar Grove in Elgin

Offering 87 maintenance-free townhomes, Cedar Grove is Ryland's newest community, located just west of Randall Road at

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Added by Festival of Homes on March 16, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Construction, sales begin at John Hall's Reserve of St Charles

Buyers can bring their own floorplans or choose from 17 different home designs at the new Reserve of St Charles community springing up in the western suburbs.

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Added by John Hall Homes on March 16, 2010 at 3:02pm — No Comments