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Posts tagged "Oak Park"

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio changes ownership

According to a recent news release from the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust: The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust and National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today that the Preservation Trust has assumed ownership of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio from the National Trust. This transfer of ownership marks a new chapter in... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
May 8, 2012 at 10:29 pm
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Locking in low housing costs in Oak Park

Condo prices appear depressed in virtually every west and northwest suburban Chicago community. They’ve not only fallen substantially from the prevailing levels in the middle of the last decade. Of greater interest to home buyers, perhaps, is that prices have fallen to the point where the cost of owning a condo is well below the... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
March 7, 2012 at 7:12 pm
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West suburban real estate news roundup, November edition

If you’re homeward bound to Chicago’s western suburbs, the local media can help you learn the flavor of the different communities and keep you up-to-date on real estate news. Not all of the stories linked below qualify as actual “real estate news,” but they may affect your decision on where to move. Several new businesses... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
November 28, 2011 at 12:08 am
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Oak Park rental market stronger, but still soft

Marcus & Millichap, a respected investment real estate brokerage firm, recently released its Q4 Apartment Research Market Report for the Chicago metro area. The summary: The release of pent-up demand and tempered hiring by employers this year will keep the Chicago apartment market on track to post a vacancy rate less than the level recorded... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
November 22, 2011 at 10:55 pm
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Why Carol and Ricky are leaving Oak Park for the West Loop

Oak Park is a very attractive community and Carol and Ricky have enjoyed the 28 years they’ve been homeowners there. Ricky retired a while ago, and Carol is nearing retirement. With an urge to travel more, and be closer to the things they love in the city, they scoured a number of Chicago neighborhoods for... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
October 24, 2011 at 12:45 am
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West suburban real estate news roundup

Not all of the stories linked below qualify as actual “real estate news,” but they may affect your decision on where to move. If you’re homeward bound to the western suburbs, the local media can help you learn the flavor of the different communities. Aurora to study affordable housing? Geneva plans to block emerald ash... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
September 21, 2011 at 7:17 pm
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Weekend open house pick – Oak Park 4-bedroom for $529,000

The 4-bedroom, 2 ½ bath home at 800 North Columbian Ave in Oak Park surfaces as a “new listing.” Like many “new” listings of late it’s been on the market since last year and gone through a series of delistings, relistings and price changes. This is a charming home on a 50 x 124 corner... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
July 22, 2011 at 12:11 pm
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An Oak Park 3-bedroom for $54,900

As recently as November of 2007 the 3-bedroom condo at 336 N Austin Blvd in Oak Park merited a mortgage that was nearly three times the recently-reduced asking price of $54,900. That mortgage went into foreclosure and the property is now for sale through FNMA’s HomePath program. The condo is in a 19-unit vintage greystone... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
July 19, 2011 at 11:23 pm
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West suburban real estate news roundup

Not all of the stories linked below qualify as actual “real estate news,” but they may affect your decision on where to move. If you’re homeward bound to the western suburbs, the local media can help you learn the flavor of the different communities. Baird & Warner buys F.C. Pilgrim Oak Park high-rise controversy back... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
June 26, 2011 at 7:01 pm
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The most livable Frank Lloyd Wright home in Oak Park

Right down the street from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home and Studio in Oak Park, sits the Thomas Gale house, one of three homes which were designed by a moonlighting Wright while he was still employed by Adler and Sullivan. When Sullivan found out about these side projects and others, Wright was summarily dismissed. And the... Read more »
By Joe Zekas,
June 15, 2011 at 9:05 am
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