Don DeBat
- May 30, 2022
Longtime Chicago Apartment Owners Prepare For Tax Bite
Imagine the current property-tax fright of a senior citizen who has owned and resided in his North Side three-flat for decades. In March...
Don DeBat
- May 23, 2022
Listing Desert In North Side Chicago Resale-Home Market
A shortage of for-sale existing homes is creating a listing desert on Chicago’s North Side this spring, analysts say. Historically low...
Don DeBat
- May 16, 2022
Bally’s River West Casino May Be The Worst Choice Ever
Some experts are calling Bally’s River West—the much-ballyhooed site for Chicago’s $1.6 billion gaming extravaganza-Mayor Lori...
Don DeBat
- May 9, 2022
Home-Loan Interest Rates Hit Highest Point Since 2009
Tighten your seat belts Chicago home buyers. The mortgage-rate roller coaster may be headed over Mount Everest. With inflation running...
Don DeBat
- May 2, 2022
‘Mansion Tax’ Could Win Chicago The Title Of Top-Tax Town
Chicago—which likely has the second highest real estate taxes in the nation—could be on a path for the title of America’s top-tax town. A...