

Mortgage Rates Close to 7 Percent Ahead of Holidays
Benchmark 30-year-fixed home loan interest rates were down just 0.03 percent on November 27 to 6.81 percent, after inching up on November...
Don DeBat
Nov 28, 2024


Builders Seek Enhanced Affordable-Housing Tax Incentives
(Above) Attendee-eye view of the November 21 forum in Lincoln Park. Photo by Don DeBat. More than 1,000 real estate professionals...
Don DeBat
Nov 28, 2024


Big Property Tax Hike Rejected but More Headaches are Coming
Tens of thousands of home and small apartment owners in Chicago likely breathed a sigh of relief when Mayor Brandon Johnson dropped his...
Don DeBat
Nov 19, 2024


Home Buyers Stuck With Leftovers as Rates Continue to Rise
As homeowners brace for the holidays, mortgage rates linger near 6.8 percent, hindering affordable housing dreams. With Thanksgiving...
Don DeBat
Nov 17, 2024


Will Rates Push Chicago Housing Market Into Deep Freeze?
Rising mortgage rates threaten to freeze Chicago’s housing market just as sales on the North Side show notable gains. With the winds of...
Don DeBat
Nov 7, 2024