Don DeBat
Jul 25
North Side Home Sales Gains Beat The Rest Of The City
(Above) Foster Beach in Lincoln Park, the Chicago neighborhood where 358 condo units and townhomes sold in 2Q 2024, increasing the median...
Don DeBat
Jul 15
Chicago Home Buyers May See Lower Summer Mortgage Rates
Mortgage rates appear to be headed lower at last, making the late summer home-buying market in Chicago more affordable and attractive....
Don DeBat
Jul 12
What’s Up With Shoddy Maintenance At Piper’s Alley Garage?
(Above, inset) Exposed rebar of concrete surface on top floor of parking garage. (Click on images to view larger versions.) Is the...
Don DeBat
Jul 11
‘Manhattanization’ Of Chicago Underway As High-Rises Grow
(Above) Just two of the projects on the horizons of Chicago’s north and west sides, 1565 North Clybourn (left) and Halsted Landing...
Don DeBat
Jul 9
Chicago Homeowners Should Study Escalating Tax Bills
As property taxes rocket up, fueled by rising allocations for the Chicago Board of Education, reviewing your exemptions could reduce your...
Don DeBat
Jul 6
President Greatness Survey Ranks Lincoln First, Trump Last
Abraham Lincoln, who ended slavery and won the Civil War, is ranked No. 1 in the 2024 Presidential Greatness Project Expert Survey with a...
