Mar 19th 2013 2:00PM
Singer R. Kelly will have to take everything out of the closet because his suburban Chicago mansion was bought back by the bank at a foreclosure auction, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. JPMorgan Chase, which held Kelly's mortgage, bought the 11,140-square-foot home for a measly $950,000 -- a far cry from the $5 million... Continue Reading »
Mar 15th 2013 10:00AM
For $500,000, how much house can you get? We asked our friends at Realtor.com to pull out some of the best homes for sale right now for $500,000. You might be surprised at what's out there: Some great deals can be had, but in markets that have been on the rise, the money buys you a little less than it used to. Click... Continue Reading »
Dec 8th 2011 9:01AM
What do you get when you mix a Chicago Cubs exec with a Chicago Blackhawks player? A bidding war over a Lakeview house, if speculation is to be believed. And let's just say that bidding wars in today's real estate market are about as rare as the Cubbies heading for the World Series. Theo Epstein, the current Cubs savior,... Continue Reading »
Nov 18th 2011 4:24PM
Proving once again that Chicago is still the "Winfrey City," Oprah is making headlines for leasing her massive 4,607 square-foot Streeterville co-op for $15,000 a month, according to the Chicago Tribune. Since ending her 25-season run on the wildly popular, Chicago-based "Oprah Winfrey Show," the media mogul has spent... Continue Reading »
Sep 16th 2011 3:15PM
Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell is about to plant roots in Chicago, which is where "The Rosie Show" will be based, according to The Chicago Tribune. The newspaper reports that she's in escrow on a 6,000-square-foot home in the Lakeview neighborhood and will pay close to its asking price of $2.5 million. Continue Reading »
