Blackhawks' Patrick Sharp buys Lakeview home
(Crain's) — The hockey player paid $2.95 million for a house that had not been sold since it was finished in 2009.
Mansion planned on South Side's Prairie Avenue
(Crain's) — Richard Simon, CEO of Chicago-based United Service Cos., intends to build on the same street where Marshall Field and George Pullman lived in the late 19th century.
United exec arrives at South Barrington REO
(Crain's) — Also, a Lake Forest home sells for $2.65 million and a Pilsen condo venture files Chapter 11.
Downtown condo sales drop in first quarter
(Crain's) — Closed deals fell 40 percent compared with the same quarter last year, as many would-be buyers wait for prices to stabilize.
Latsko lists two Gold Coast homes
(Crain's) — Also, the owner of Park 52 restaurant lists his Kenwood house and an investor lists a North Side apartment property.
Top 5 local brokers maintain rankings
(Crain's) — But third-place @properties was the only one that saw its volume rise in 2011, according to a report by REAL Trends Inc.
George Giannoulias asks $7.5 million in Gold Coast
(Crain's) — Also, a neurosurgeon lists his full-floor condo at the Patterson-McCormick Mansion, and a dermatologist buys in Barrington Hills.
Trader asks just under $4 million on Lake Shore Drive
(Crain's) — Also, a custom-built mansion sells for more than $3.5 million in Palos Park and the Kenwood home of the late DuSable museum chair Cheryl Blackwell Bryson is listed.
2 in a row: Another Bridgeport project planned
(Crain's) — Lexington Homes LLC plans to break ground this spring on 24 row houses in the South Side neighborhood, after selling out a similar development nearby.
7 indicted in mortgage scheme
(Crain's) — Seven people, including the former co-owner of a Michigan Avenue condominium building, have been accused of participating in a mortgage fraud scheme to obtain approximately 35 loans …
Playboy Mansion condo changes hands for $5.2 million
(Crain's) — Hefner and his bunnies have long since moved west, but condos in the former Playboy Mansion are still attractive to buyers — including one who paid $5. 2 million for a four-…
Burr Ridge delivers for Ob/Gyn
(Crain's) — Also, a bank-owned Northbrook home fetches $1.3 million and a natural gas options trader buys a Lakeview house that was built on spec and rented for several years.
Brokerage CEO aims to sell home that faces foreclosure
(Crain's) — Chris Feurer of Jameson Sotheby's International Realty is asking $2.29 million for the Old Town mansion.
Adler-designed coach house sells in Lake Forest
(Crain's) — Also, a custom-built Lakeview home fetches less than the seller paid and local homeownership rose in the first quarter.
Gammonley sues to block sale of foreclosed condo project
(Crain’s) — The developer alleges that parties involved in a deal to buy back Medinah on the Lake wrongfully shared confidential information with a new buyer.
Former Sox slugger Jim Thome pays $4.6 million for Burr Ridge home
(Crain's) — The power hitter bought a mansion in the southwest suburb and has listed a Hinsdale home for $3.8 million.
Local new-home sales could see first annual rise since 2005
(Crain's) — Based on adjusted first-quarter figures, builders are on pace for an increase of 2.4 percent.
Retired Boeing CFO departs from Lincoln Park
(Crain's) — Also, a Lake Forest mansion is listed for $6 million and the Chicago-area foreclosure rate ticked up in February compared with last year.
Chicago-area home prices skid to nearly 12-year low
(Crain's) — A closely watched index fell in February for the sixth straight month, hitting its lowest level since May 2000.
New job, new house for lawyer
(Crain's) — Also, a Boeing exec moves to Kenilworth and a teardown is planned in Glencoe.
