Logan Theater Shows Second-Run Features At Great Price

A friend and I recently visited the Logan Theater to check out a movie ["Burn After Reading"], something I rarely do. Since both of us live in the area, it was convenient to go here. I had never been.
I will definitely go again.
Yes, the screen was small and slanted; yes, the seats squeaked a bit; [...]

Appliances: Both Efficiency and Color Are Important

I had a showing today at one of our Lincoln Park condos that was constructed in 1998. One of the main differences up until 2003-4 in new construction condo units was appliance color.
Stainless steel appliances have only gotten to be the standard in the last four years in Chicago. It is all a look, and [...]

Short Sale Home in East Garfield Park Filled with Pluses and Minuses

I met some new clients today at a short sale property. It is a 3-bedroom and with 2.1-bath rowhouse in the East Garfield Park of Chicago. This property was originally priced in the low $300s, but now listed at $150,000. Here is a photo of the great room and the unfinished kitchen:

Security doors, like the [...]

Conforming, 30-Year Fixed Rate Loans Currently at 5.375%

Ken Dickerson with RWF Mortgage saw me blogging the previous post today, and said I should mention as well that we are at a pretty killer rate right now.
He mentioned that the rate went down twice and up once yesterday, a crazy day. 5.375%. Wow. I remember when 12-month bank CD’s were paying that much, [...]

Chicago Home Prices Holding Up Better than U.S.

This came from Chicago Real Estate Daily from a Crain’s Chicago e-newsletter article on home prices here vs. the broader U.S. Index. We are not down as much as that particular index. Here is an excerpt taken from the full AP article:
“The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index released Tuesday tumbled a [...]