$10,000 Cap On State And Local Tax Deductions In Play In Congress
Luxury home sales in Chicago’s lakefront neighborhoods and along the North Shore took a hit in 2018 and 2019, and experts say part of the...
Many Buyers Sat On The Fence In 2019 While Mortgage Costs Declined
Looking back on 2019, analysts say it was a year of lost opportunities for many home buyers, who sat on the fence and watched prices rise...
Homeowners Should Skip Christmas Shopping And Go Mortgage Hunting
Homeowners should forget about shopping for Christmas bargains and start mortgage hunting now to lock in the best late 2019 loan deals....
How To Shop For A Mortgage Now, And Avoid Home-Loan Vultures
Second of two articles on refinancing your home loan. Financial sharks and birds of prey are stalking borrowers in the world of...
Homeowners Should Read The Fine Print On Their Mortgage Documents
First of two articles on refinancing your home loan. A retired North Side homeowner living on a fixed income was shocked when he learned...
Will Fed Action Push Home-Loan Interest Rates Lower Over Holidays?
If you are planning to buy a home or refinance your mortgage before the end of the year, there’s a chance for a holiday gift—lower...
Chicago Home Prices Rise 3.5% Despite Slow Transactions In August
Despite affordable mortgage rates, the doldrums of summer apparently are keeping the Chicago housing market in slumber. The city of...
Huge Apartment Rent Increases Forecast For Chicago Have Not Yet Hit
Like death and taxes there’s one other inevitability in life—apartment rent increases. With the battering-ram of real estate tax...
Are Summer Mortgage-Rate Bargins A Harbinger Of An Autumn Recession?
Home buyers and families planning to refinance this autumn had better buckle their seat belts, because the housing market may be in for a...
Soaring Property Taxes Starting To Impact Luxury Housing Market
With mortgage interest rates now at the lowest level since November of 2016, housing gurus were expecting the home market to be booming...
