Chicago Real Estate

All Christmas all the time on TV

2011-12-13 21:37:29

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Check your listing for errors before it's published

2009-12-13 00:00:00

Sellers who don't review their listings for mistakes and omissions by their agents may find that no matter how grand their homes, they may not sell, especially in this day and age when would-be buyers scour the Internet before going to take a look. If...

Jamie Dimon's real estate woes

2010-09-03 16:34:56

As Dynasty Evolved, So Did Power in L.A.

2006-03-26 00:00:00

In the days after he paddled into the Pacific to help scatter his father's ashes, 52-year-old Harry Chandler returned to his Hancock Park home and began rummaging through old family papers and photographs. He was looking, in a sense, for his legacy,...

A critical time of our sign

2008-02-18 00:00:00

Idon't know about you, but I'm proud of the fact that the most celebrated symbol of our city isn't a statue that was a gift from the French. I also think it's fitting that it isn't burdened with heavy ideology, profound symbolism or deep meaning. Nobody...

Is it smart to grow off the grid?

2007-06-19 00:00:00

Today, Bruegmann and Ohland discuss Smart Growth. Yesterday, they debated the social tensions over urban sprawl. Later this week, they'll debate environmental concerns, modifying public behavior and more. A greener American dream By Gloria Ohland Smart...

Breuer house a lesson on sales

2008-06-03 00:00:00

NEW YORK -- Artist David Diao says, "I was the beginning," and he doesn't mean it in a good way. First he bought a Marcel Breuer-designed house -- a novel home, for sure, designed around a sleek aluminium Spartan Trailer -- on 15 acres two hours upstate....

A cooling-off

2008-10-11 00:00:00

ON A DAY when the Dow lost 508 points and consumer confidence plummeted with the stock market, one might consider the sale of $2.13 million in home furnishings to be a respectable haul. But Richard Wright, director of the Chicago auction house Wright,...

Zell closes deal for The Times

2007-12-21 00:00:00

For the second time in eight years, control of the Los Angeles Times changed hands Thursday, passing from a staid Chicago conglomerate to a private company headed by an unpredictable and colorful billionaire, in a debt-heavy deal that creates tremendous...

Special Treatment Keeps Them Under the Radar

2006-06-10 00:00:00

One Nevada judge was nearly indicted on blackmail charges. Another ruled repeatedly for a casino corporation in which he held more than 10,000 shares. Still another overruled state authorities and decided in favor of a gambling boss who was notorious as a...

L.A.'s upscale downtown delayed

2008-02-25 00:00:00

The downtown Los Angeles skyline is still dotted with construction cranes, but not as many as developers once promised. More than a third of the approximately 110 residential projects proposed for downtown -- including the 50-story Zen tower on 3rd and...

In Las Vegas, They're Playing With a Stacked Judicial Deck

2006-06-08 00:00:00

When Judge Gene T. Porter last ran for reelection, a group of Las Vegas lawyers sponsored a fundraiser for him at Big Bear in California. Even by Las Vegas standards, it was brazen. Some of the sponsors had cases before him. One case was set for a crucial...

Jordan Gottlieb has been promoted to director of investment real estate at Essex Realty Group. Inc.

2010-10-21 00:00:00