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  1. RT @LiveByTransit: This is a brand new SFH in Lincoln Square. The developer went BK and left the bank hanging... http://bit.ly/5W5kNl
  2. White House blog notes unemployment inched down last month, may be sign of hope. (Jobs are key to housing recovery.) http://bit.ly/5xnqhc
  3. FDIC's Sheila Bair looking at reduced-principal tools to help borrowers, espec those in job-related mortgage distress. http://bit.ly/5tE2ks
  4. Mortgage rates hit a new low: http://bit.ly/70jrtw
  5. Dec 19, auctioneer Rick Levin has a bunch of properties--city two-flats, suburban single-families, others--on the block. http://ow.ly/I1J7
  6. Let's go to London! No time? Then how about Alta Vista Terrace, Chicago's tribute to London? A nice rowhouse for sale. http://bit.ly/81KDYU
  7. Block 37: the second time a State Street mall has been a big disappointment.
  8. I'll be on the Noon Show with Bob Sirrott today, 12:35 pm, talking real estate. WGN 720 am.
  9. Lake Forest mansion where Chicago's 1st golf game was played is now vacant, in distress: http://bit.ly/66zGYD
  10. Australians' houses are now bigger than ours, on average. http://bit.ly/7Xezbo
  11. Reality TV family who got a house now face foreclosure. http://bit.ly/4YwL8x
  12. Neighbor-to-neighbor foreclosure help on the Southwest Side. Chicago Tribune bit.ly/5H6T55
  13. Comic actor Rob Schneider lists his charming home in San Marino (near Pasadena) for $3.6m. LATimes bit.ly/7hkb34
  14. Could construction of the Spire get re-started with union funds--in turn helping union construction workers? http://bit.ly/8KDUpG
  15. Website promotes an intriguing but very unlikely plan: a 1-year mortgage reprieve for EVERYBODY. http://bit.ly/uDNmC
  16. A distressed property rebounds in Lincoln Park. Once $4.1m, it sold for $1.85m last year, $2.83m this year. http://bit.ly/8QIork
  17. LATimes: professor says underwater homeowners should plan ahead, buy lots of stuff, then walk away from the mortgage: http://bit.ly/8AlNPB
  18. It's Oak Park day. This mid-century home I profiled last summer has sold for $610k, from an ask of $650k. http://bit.ly/5zn2AV
  19. This Oak Park Victorian has tons of space, 2 remarkable murals. It's my home tour this week. bit.ly/7eyO5f
  20. If you're home today, tune in '848' om WBEZ, 9-10 am. I'm there (not sure when), talking about Lockport's $10k homebuyer incentive.