Steve Kerch

Chestnut Tower, only the second apartment building to be built in Chicago's River North neighborhood in the last eight years, is nearing completion. The 36-story tower at 121 W. Chestnut...

Do you have fond memories of your first apartment? Not the one you shared with your college roommates. Your first real apartment, the one for which you shelled out the...

In Illinois, it is the Office of Banks and Real Estate, or OBRE, that has the oversight of real estate professionals, as well as the financial institutions that provide mortgages...

It's that time of year when parents are caught up in the back-to-school rush. It can be a hectic time, with a lot to look forward to: checkups to make,...

If you are a homeowner, and you have a mailbox, hardly a day goes by without someone soliciting you to take money. A check is in the mail every day....

Traditionally, spring is the big time to put your home on the market. For most families with school-age children, selling a house in the spring is the logical choice in...

Residential architect Charles Page works the most exclusive territory in the area. He doesn't need to stray far from his own brick-and-cedar home in Winnetka to hook up with clients...

In real estate advertising parlance, it is the phrase that embodies "if you have to ask, you can't afford it." No price is posted under these listings, just the words...

Some people still own typewriters. Many more have mastered the new-fangled intricacies of e-mail. There are folks who even continue to put pen to paper. And you could swear a...

You wouldn't think that business groups meeting in Chicago in early summer would be at a loss for entertainment. But that was all I could figure was the motivation when...