Category: Buying & Selling

Depending who you ask in the world of finance, cryptocurrency is either the future, or a passing fad. Either way, even still in its infancy, ‘crypto’ is attracting more and more investors - especially among younger millennials and gen-z int…

New research conducted by Compare The Market  analyzing  average house and rent prices in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development  (OECD)  countries reveals the most expensive countries to rent and buy property in. …

Editor’s note: This piece is the first in a planned series of mini-articles on the issue of cryptocurrencies and the application and purchasing process in co-ops and condos. These days, so much of what we do and own is defined - often rede…

In the wake of the pandemic and in anticipation of the recovery to come, do New York City co-ops and condominiums need to consider setting themselves apart to compete in the market? The answer is yes - but the bigger question is, how? What…

Bisnow reports that Chicago and its outlying areas are seeing robust home sales in the first months of 2021—not just in the single-family market, but in condos as well. The outlet cites a report from the Chicago Association of Realto…

The Chicagoland condominium market has weathered some extreme economic fluctuations since the financial crisis of 2008 - arguably more so than other large urban/suburban markets. One result of this is a higher number of condo properties exp…

A Helmut Jahn-designed tower at 1000 South Michigan Avenue—dubbed 1000M—has experienced a series of ups and downs, both literally and figuratively.  Originally intending to build a luxury condo rising 832 feet into the skyline and housing …

Staging an apartment for sale has always been an important factor in getting the best price for your unit, but in the current market, it has become even more so. Many aspects of a condo or co-op unit are static, and while buyers are looking…

RE Journals reports that the firm of Avison Young has completed the sale of 317-325 W. Belden Avenue, a 19-unit condominium building in Lincoln Park, for an undisclosed sum, to an undisclosed buyer, who made an unsolicited offer.  In…

Shocking absolutely no one, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)'s recently-released Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for April 2020 shows unit sales and other indicators slumping as the residential real estate ind…