As Floods Rise, is Chicago the Windy City, or Water City?
(Above) 2017 photo of a flooded Chicago Riverwalk. As recent monsoon-like rains inundate neighborhoods, Chicago homeowners are grappling...
Don DeBat
Aug 24
North Side Home Buyers Caught in a Vise as Prices Rise
(Above) Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, where median home prices increased 25.7 percent in July 2025, compared with July 2024, but home...
Don DeBat
Aug 17
North Side Condo Prices Skyrocket 9.3 Percent in Q2
Dwindling inventory and strong buyer demand pushed the median sales price of an attached home on the North Side to a new record. By Don...
Don DeBat
Aug 10
Democratic Machine Attempts to Dump Assessor Kaegi
(Above) Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi (left in photo) and Lyons Township Assessor Patrick Hynes. Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is...
Don DeBat
Jul 30
Home Loan Rates on Downward Slide for Weeks
Home loan interest rates have dipped for five straight weeks, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage now at 6.67 percent. This decline...
Don DeBat
Jul 7
Chicago’s May Resale Home Market was a Chess Game
The Chicago North Side home resale market has transformed into a tense battleground, with buyers scrambling to secure properties as...
Don DeBat
Jun 17
