Youve been looking online at homes for sale in Chicago. Youve identified a few that youre financially qualified to purchase and youd like to see them. Heres how to request showings.

How far ahead of time you need to request showings depends on where in Chicago the homes are located.

If the homes are located in the city closer to the suburbs than downtown, you might be able to see them with less than 24 hours notice. However, showings typically must be confirmed by the sellers, so dont expect to be able to see homes for sale in less than a couple of hours.

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A few 1760 W Wrightwood condos are for sale in Chicagos Lincoln Park neighborhood. Here’s a review of the condos Ive been in (none are my listings) along with photos and details of all the condos for sale.

1760 W Wrightwood is located is located just east of Clybourn and 1 block west of W. A

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Many penthouses in Chicagos Loop have breathtaking views of Millennium Park, Grant Park and/or Lake Michigan. Heres a list of Loop penthouses for sale along with notes on those Ive previewed or shown (none are my listings). I keep this list updated. So check back for new listings!

Im not the listing agent for these penthouses.

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“While I am disappointed to hear that the planned development project at 5220 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest in Ward 3 has been put up for sale before the project was completed, I am heartened to hear that there is a strong likelihood that the planned development, a green building with retail and residential space, will still be built by a potential new owner,” Councilwoman Mary Cheh, D-Ward 3, said in a statement.

“I will be closely monitoring this situation for future developments,” Cheh continued, “and I hope that a new owner will choose to move forward with few to no changes to the existing plan.”

The seven-story Akridge project, a mixed-use high rise of 65 residential units and more than 13,000 square feet of retail feeding into the Friendship Heights Metro station, spurred petitions and protests before it finally earned its planned unit development approval from the D.C.

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The high number of foreclosed properties, including foreclosed VA homes for sale, continues to affect California. Because of the massive foreclosure problem of the state, several of its cities have been named in Forbes’ list of most miserable regions in the U.S.

The number of foreclosed homes offered at Sacramento home auctions as well as in other foreclosure auctions held in different areas of the state has shown some decline last year, but the total number of distressed properties in the region remained one of the highest in the whole country. This resulted in several California metro areas getting ranked in the Forbes list. Get full post…