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...
North Side Home Sales Rebound In 2019, But Still Lag Behind 2018
Buoyed by strong home sales in the neighborhoods of North Center, West Ridge and Lincoln Park, residential transactions across the North...
Real Estate Tax-Escrow Short Falls Plague North Side Homeowners
(Second of two articles on the impact of rising real estate tax assessments.) Most Chicago homeowners still haven’t recovered much of the...
City Needs $1 Billion, And North Side Property Values Skyrocket
(First of two articles on the impact of rising real estate tax assessments.) Skyrocketing tax assessments on homes, condominiums and...
Condominium ‘Deconversion’ Wave Hits Smaller Walk-Up Buildings
Condominium “deconversions” are sweeping Chicago, as more investors and small developers are tapping a profitable market. A survey by The...
Home Buyers Should Thank The Trade War For Lower Mortgage Rates
President Trump’s trade war with China is having a positive effect on the U.S. housing market, experts say. Home-loan interest rates...
Home-Loan Interest Rates Below 4% Could Give Late Spring Market A Boost
Chicago’s late spring housing market may soon receive a shot in the arm as home-loan interest rates quietly slipped below 4% for the...
Small ‘Ma And Pa’ Apartment Owners Cheering Assessor Kaegi’s Efforts
Small “Ma and Pa” apartment owners—the backbone of Chicago’s affordable rental market—are hoping and praying for a level playing field...
