The Home Front

Bargain-rate mortgages could be the spark that ignites Chicago’s 2020 housing market.

On January 23rd, benchmark 30-year-fixed home-loan rate...

The inevitability of higher apartment rents isn’t the only threat on the horizon in 2020 for Chicago’s renters.

In 2019, rents have increased...

Chicago’s existing home market in four North Side lakefront neighborhoods suddenly awoke in December after a year-long snooze.

Baird & Warner...

Luxury home sales in Chicago’s lakefront neighborhoods and along the North Shore took a hit in 2018 and 2019, and experts say part of the do...

Looking back on 2019, analysts say it was a year of lost opportunities for many home buyers, who sat on the fence and watched prices rise wh...

Struggling to stay ahead of Chicago’s ever-increasing real estate tax bite, more and more landlords are turning to non-refundable rental fee...

Homeowners should forget about shopping for Christmas bargains and start mortgage hunting now to lock in the best late 2019 loan deals.

Housi...

After suffering through the epic “Polar-Vortex” winter in early 2019, many Chicago homeowners are looking forward to pouring a goblet of hot...

While resale-home prices in Chicago continued to inch higher in October, buyers and sellers are worrying about the elephant in the room—risi...

Second of two articles on refinancing your home loan.

Financial sharks and birds of prey are stalking borrowers in the world of “Mortgageland...

First of two articles on refinancing your home loan.
 

A retired North Side homeowner living on a fixed income was shocked when he learned hi...

If you are planning to buy a home or refinance your mortgage before the end of the year, there’s a chance for a holiday gift—lower mortgage...