West Town

West Loop Booming with Residential Development, New Tower Planned

(Movato photo) The arrival of companies like Google and McDonald's to Chicago's West Loop is resulting in a boom in residential development in the area. Several multi-unit projects are already in the pipeline to satisfy the expected increase in housing demand, and now a new 14-story residential tower is expected to add to Read more

By |2016-10-14T20:34:24+00:00July 31st, 2016|Chicago Real Estate, Real Estate News, West Town|

Four Bedroom Home in West Town Hits the Market

2141 W. Ohio Street Chicago, Ill. Now on the market is this sophisticated contemporary single-family home in the heart of Chicago's vibrant West Town /UK Village neighborhood in Chicago. It comes with four bedrooms, three full baths, one partial bath and 3,300 square-feet of living space. This West Town home, which boasts a Read more

Chicago Housing Most Undervalued Among World’s Largest Cities

The Chicago housing market is the most undervalued of the world's largest cities, according to a new report that measures the threat of housing bubbles in various big cities across the globe. The cities facing the biggest threat of a housing bubble are London and Hong Kong. The UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index found Read more

N.A.R. Report Indicates Housing Market is Leveling Off

Pending home sales in the U.S. rose just slightly in July and the increase was less than forecast, which could indicate the red-hot housing market could finally be leveling off. According to the National Association of Realtors forward-looking Pending Home Sales Index—which measures signed contracts for purchases of previously owned home, home sales increased by Read more

Median Price of a Home in Chicago Jumped 11% in April

April was a big month for the housing market in Chicago, as the number of home sold was up 7.5 percent from a year earlier and the median price of a home in Chicago jumped 11% to $210,000. In April, there were 9,037 units sold in the Chicago area. All seven-counties that make up the Read more

Two Newly-Built Condos in West Town Hit the Market

1557 Chestnut Street Chicago Both of the condominiums in this brand-new duplex in the West Town section of Chicago are now on the market. Both units, which are located at 1557 Chestnut Street, come with three bedrooms, two full baths and one partial bath. This beautiful duplex was completed earlier this year. You Read more