Top brokerages notch strong sales gains in 2012
Combined sales at the five biggest firms here jumped 27 percent in 2012 from 2011, according to a new report. The biggest mover was @properties, where sales rose 41 percent.
Laramar buys failed Bucktown condo project
The Chicago-based apartment investor paid $4.5 million for 12 unsold condos, retail space and parking at Bucktown Station, a 15-unit development, saving developer Bruce Fogelson from foreclosure.
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Head of Lettuce Entertain You buys Winnetka property
Also, a Waterton Associates co-founder sells in Lincoln Park, and a Bucktown tavern turned LEED-certified home is about to hit the market.
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Developer, fed mole relists Bridgeport home with pool
Also, a former Chicago Fire players sells a Wicker Park condo, and @properties' co-founders start a title firm.
Closing arguments coming in trial over Trump Tower sales
(AP) — The case pits the grandmotherly Jacqueline Goldberg against a New Yorker who revels in his image as a big talker with big ideas.
Sales surge at South Loop condo towers
The venture that took over nearly 500 units in three failed South Loop condominium projects last year has already sold more than 100 a few months after re-launching sales, another good sign for the…
