Spaces - Real estate transaction contingency 1

One of the common contingencies to an offer to purchase a property is for an inspection.  This is generally done by a licensed inspector hired by the buyer to take a more detailed look at the property.  The inspector spends time testing the mechanical aspects of the property and looking for any safety or heath defects that should be addressed before changing ownership of the property.

Garfield Conservatory races against the weather to protect historic plants

All of us gardeners are mourning the plants we lost in our own gardens this year during the hail storm... The damage to the Conservatory is so much more severe. I'm sure it will be fabulous again one day...

Garfield Conservatory races against the weather to protect historic plants

Rahm Emanuel announces $20 million loan pool to target foreclosures - Chicago Sun-Times

Rahm Emanuel announces $20 million loan pool to target foreclosures - Chicago Sun-Times

This funding could be a real advantage to some of these great neighborhoods. I'll try to get more details on the ordinance and the qualification details, and post them here as well

Bucktown's six corners sees burst of development | News | Crain's Chicago Business

Bucktown's six corners sees burst of development News Crain's Chicago Business

What Groupon knows about its subscribers | Consumer | Crain's Chicago Business

What Groupon knows about its subscribers Consumer Crain's Chicago Business

The above article alerts us to the good and the bad abilities of our SmartPhones. Is a great local deal the trade you are willing to make for information about where you are and where you have been?

Existing home prices show gains in Chicago

Here's an article from the Chicago Tribune - good news but not great news - It's really too soon to make any real decisions on where this housing market will go next.

Existing home prices show gains in Chicago

Green Scene: Tracking the life span of City Trees

Here's an article about the folks that are tracking the success of a charcoal suplement for the trees along Milwaukee Ave in Bucktown and Wicker Park.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/blogs?blogID=ann-dwyer&plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&uid=16ea2629-7e90-46f0-a706-dd6152764513&plckPostId=Blog%3a16ea2629-7e90-46f0-a706-dd6152764513Post%3afd2c398d-ac42-4d53-9460-437f4b03e54d&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest