chicago: June 21: Pictures of a Chicago Neighborhood - What Makes Your Neighborhood Special? - 06/21/11 11:28 AM
Today in Chicago, we got to enjoy a beautiful, hot, first day of summer! I celebrated the lack of rain with a task I have been meaning and wanting to do.
I spent all afternoon walking around with my camera capturing just a small bit of the things that make the South Loop a great neighborhood.
Now we have a lot of pictures to go with our regular listing images. Below are a few of my favorites. The rest are posted on our Facebook Fan Page.

Please post in the comments a favorite picture of your neighborhood!
 
 

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chicago: June 10: Are Parking Spaces in Chicago's South Loop Over Valued? - 06/10/11 09:43 AM
Are Parking Spaces in Chicago's South Loop Over Valued? This is a question a friend of mine and I debated a little one night last weekend.
 
We both live in one bedroom units in Chicago's South Loop, but in different buildings.

The conversation started when I told her that there was a parking spot for sale in our building and my husband and I were a little sad that we cannot afford to buy it. Banks are not offering unsecured loans, so the only way to get it would be to refinance our condo, but we just did that … (0 comments)