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...
