About a month before the internship began, in June 2005, Obama bought a $1.65 million South Side home on the same day that Rezko's wife purchased the adjoining garden lot for $625,000.What's not mentioned, but has been in previous Trib articles on this land deal, is that the $1.65 mill Obama paid was $300,000 UNDER the listed asking price, but that $625,000 Rezko paid was the listed price, and to the same owner. So as we used to say on the 'Sout' side: 'Sumtin's up wit dat'.
And just for general information, the 'house' is a MANSION and that wasn't no 'garden lot' Rezko bought. It was a full size lot - or two. Chicago lot sizes are weird, and it would have been perfect for building a nice 'Mansion' on it. But that would not have pleased 'St Obama', possibly having a neighbor's house 42" away from his bathroom window (lot size again).
Additionally this is the first time Rezko's wife was/is mentioned as the buyer. It's always been the creep Tony Rezko named as the purchaser. So that too is 'odd'.
The Trib has been doing a good job of covering this. From the Trib archive:
625,000 06/20/2005
5050 S Greenwood Ave, Kenwood, 60615
to Rita M Rezko, from Fredric E Wondisford
$1,650,000 06/21/2005
5046 S Greenwood Ave, Kenwood, 60615
to Northern Trust Co Trustee, from Fredric Wondisford
$104,500 02/16/2006
5050 S Greenwood Ave, Kenwood, 60615
to Northern Trust Co Trustee, from Rita M Rezko
Obama is hiding behind the "Northern Trust Co Trustee" ownership.
P.S. The obama house at 5046 S. Greenwood (between E 50th and E 51st) is a mansion on a huge lot. Type in the address on google maps and see the updated satellite picture (the Ratner Athletic Center at U of C is completed in the updated picture---on 55th and S Ellis).