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Tulips tell it like it is

Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Car-free digest, High-rise lowdown, What's happening in the 'hood, tagged , , , , , on May 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »

What reminds you of spring? In my view, nothing says springtime in the city more than tulips. In fact, one of the rarely mentioned, tangible benefits of car-free living includes tulips. It’s true! Strolling most anywhere in downtown Chicago during the month of May, well, what can I say? Tulips rule! This time of year many of the high-rises along Lake [...]

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Walk to Wrigley!

Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Car-free digest, High-rise lowdown, What's happening in the 'hood, tagged , , , , , , on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

How far would you walk to a baseball game? With the Cubs home opener upon us, residents of Wrigleyville and beyond brace ourselves for the annual uptick of automobile traffic. While I enjoy an unobstructed view of the ballpark from my Lakeview high-rise, I’m astounded and yes, disconcerted each year, as I witness the never-ending queue of cars along Addison Street in the [...]

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Chicago Condo History 101

Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, High-rise lowdown, tagged , , , , on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

“Why would anyone want to buy an apartment?!” This question was posed more than three decades ago by someone who’d been raised in suburban Chicago during the 1950s and ’60s; privileged to have lived in a single-family house since the age of two. As a young adult in the early 1970s, she moved to a high-rise rental apartment on [...]

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Opportunity Knocks!

Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Guest book, tagged , , on February 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Upon launching my blog earlier this month, I invited a number of professionals with whom I’ve worked throughout the years to contribute timely posts for my Guest Book. In light of the just-passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, attorney David Grisamore sorts out some differences between the new economic stimulus law and the earlier version passed in 2008; and [...]

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Blogging My Way to :15 of Fame

Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Car-free digest, Guest book, tagged , , , on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Out-of-the-blue blogosphere, this fellow contacted me Sunday via email after reading my blog which, at the time, was 10-days old. He asked me to contribute to his community blog and wanted to do an online interview with me. Thank you to my son, Dylan, who took the photo that accompanies the interview by Lee Crandell of Carfree [...]

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Come Buy with Me!

Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Car-free digest, What's happening in the 'hood, tagged , , , , on February 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Below-zero wind-chills at my heels, I hopped a 146 Express to the South Loop last Wednesday evening. Why? They promised to ask the tough questions and candidly discuss the market and they did! For over an hour, veteran real estate attorney Greg Braun of McCormick Braun and Friman moderated a panel comprising Rubloff agents Steve Breinling and Maria Sabatini along with Rubloff [...]

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Greetings, Planet Earth!

Posted in Buyer Buyer Not So Dire!, Car-free digest, High-rise lowdown, What's happening in the 'hood, Yoga corner, tagged , , , , on February 5, 2009 | 8 Comments »

People ask me, “How do you do real estate without a car?” I reply, “How does anyone do it with a car?!” Happily car-free since 1983, I’m eager to share my passion for public transportation, bicycling, and daily yoga practice; observing how these self-sustaining activities may inspire my buyers and sellers and family and friends, [...]

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