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Capital Gains Exclusion Rule To Change January 1, 2009

Mortgage guru Dan Green reminded us a couple of weeks ago that the newly passed Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 is not all just “fun and games”.

August 14th, 2008 | | 1 comment | Continued
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Sign Of The Times, Or Simply Truth In Advertising?

The image below has appeared on so many different Realtor and industry blogs lately that I don’t even know whom to properly credit for having captured it.

July 30th, 2008 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Stop Work Order Issued For 6000 W Touhy Ave

I had written about this in another post, and, this may hardly be news to you if you happen to live in or around North Edgebrook. But I thought you might be interested in seeing the pictures, live and in color.

July 19th, 2008 | | 2 comments | Continued
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Edgebrook And Sauganash Market Conditions – Second Quarter 2008

We’re three weeks into the second half of 2008, and it’s time for a recap of residential real estate activity in Edgebrook and Sauganash, as it happened in the second quarter.

July 16th, 2008 | | 7 comments | Continued
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Happy 4th of July

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy…Well, for a couple of days, at least.

July 4th, 2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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Motion To Downzone 6000 W Touhy Ave In Edgebrook To B1-1 Carries!

Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, you read that right. Last night, at the conclusion of a two and a half hour meeting between Ald. Doherty, the 41st Ward Zoning Advisory Board, about 50 residents of the subdivision north of Touhy Ave in North Edgebrook [...]

July 3rd, 2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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6000 W Touhy Ave., Or, Are Chicago Neighborhoods Indeed For Sale?

As a Chicago resident, my understanding has always been that Aldermen of any ward in Chicago possess what’s called an “aldermanic prerogative”, the supreme right as it were, to determine what shall be built within their ward and what shall not [...]

June 30th, 2008 | | 6 comments | Continued
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As Seen In North Edgebrook: Clogged Storm Sewer Attracts Ducks

A clogged storm sewer has been misinterpreted as a pond by these two friendly ducks [...]

June 9th, 2008 | | 0 comments | Continued
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6000 W Touhy Ave, Or, How A North Edgebrook Community Is Fighting An Injustice

We’re about to witness a showdown in Chicago’s North Edgebrook neighborhood: It evolves around the building at 6000 W. Touhy Ave. which houses the Frozen Ropes baseball training center, Edgebrook Bank, and Athletico Rehab Center [...]

June 8th, 2008 | | 14 comments | Continued
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A Sauganash Resident On Keating Ave. Speaks Out

Last night, I came home from a listing appointment and found this email in my inbox [...]

May 29th, 2008 | | 1 comment | Continued