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Introducing the First-Ever Engel & Völkers Global Private Office Report — And how it reflects Chicago’s Luxury Market
The first-ever Engel & Völkers Global Private Office Report is here — a global look at the ultra-high-end market that reflects exactly what we’re experiencing in Chicago. Word Count - 1,020 words | Read Time 4 minutes This year marks the release of the first-ever Engel & Völkers Private Office Repor
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Wicker Park & Bucktown 2025: Where Serious Cool Lives
Wicker Park & Bucktown 2025: Chicago’s Creative Crossroads Word Count: 987Read Time: ~3 minutes, 55 seconds Wicker Park and Bucktown have always moved to their own rhythm — independent, expressive, and one beat ahead of the rest of Chicago. In 2025, the pulse is stronger than ever. What began as ar
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What’s Driving Stability in Today’s Luxury Market — And What It Means for Chicago
The Chicago Luxury Market: Stable, Strategic, and Entering a New Phase Luxury real estate across North America has entered a new phase — one defined not by volatility, but by maturity, balance, and strategic opportunity. The latest insights from the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing (ILHM) highlig
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A New Chapter on Burling Street: How One Family Is Quietly Shaping Lincoln Park’s Next Landmark Home
Once Again, Lincoln Park Writes a New Chapter in Luxury Lincoln Park has no shortage of standout real estate stories — but every so often, one illuminates the forces that truly shape the neighborhood’s luxury market.Crain’s Chicago Business recently told one of those stories: a family expanding thei
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Chicago’s $4 Million Market Just Set a Record
Confidence, clarity, and craftsmanship are driving the surge. By Craig Hogan & Rudy ZavalaHogan Zavala Group | Engel & Völkers Chicago📖 Read time: 3 minutes | Word count: ~480 Chicago’s luxury housing market just made history.According to Dennis Rodkin in Crain’s Chicago Business, the metro area lo
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The Art of the Book: TASCHEN’s Global Vision and a Chicago Connection
Inside the world of TASCHEN — the art publisher redefining how we experience culture — and why its vision resonates with Chicago’s architectural and artistic energy. By Hogan Zavala Group | November 2025 Word count: ~820 | Read time: 4 min In the world of art publishing, few names carry the weight —
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It’s Not Too Late to Think About Where You’ll Spend Thanksgiving Next Year
Modern luxury meets modern tradition — reimagined through global co-ownership with Pacaso. 4-minute read | 875 words As Chicago settles into its signature November rhythm — the lake wind sharper, the skyline burnished in late-autumn light — our thoughts turn naturally to Thanksgiving. Here in the Mi
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Modern Luxury, Redefined: Why Pacaso Is Changing the Second-Home Market
A Smarter Way to Own the Dream Word Count: ~765 | Read Time: ≈ 4 minutes By the Hogan Zavala Group | Engel & Völkers ChicagoPacaso Second Home Specialists · Pacaso Preferred Agents Owning a second home has long been seen as the hallmark of success — but for many, the cost, maintenance, and time req
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Logan Square 2025 | Where Heritage Meets Momentum
Part of our Chicago Neighborhood Series — 10 communities where architecture, design & lifestyle define modern living. → Explore All Neighborhoods 790 words. 3 minutes In a city defined by its neighborhoods, few capture the pulse of transformation like Logan Square. What was once an enclave of state
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