The Home Front

With Chicago’s bond rating down to junk levels and the city going broke, is a downtown casino a gamble? Or is it a sure way to raise the...

Million-dollar-plus homes and condominiums sold at a fast clip in Chicago in early 2015, but the threat of higher mortgage interest rates...

Are Chicago condominium buyers and sellers being gouged by greedy management firms who jack up the price of mandatory documents and...

Thousands of Chicago homeowners are slowly regaining real estate value lost during the Great Recession, expert say. Single-family homes...

“Bully boards” are so prevalent in the world of condominiums that the term is commonplace among community association property managers...

Ever since Mayor Rahm Emanuel declared Chicago a world-class city and invited 50 million tourists to visit us every year, there has been...

The Millennial Generation—all 89 million of them—will be the catalyst to lead the nation’s housing market into its next boom. That’s the...

With the rental apartment market booming, homeownership in the Chicago area in 2014 skidded to its lowest level since 1995, according to...

Luxury single-family homes and condominiums were in high demand and sold for top dollar in 2014 in Chicago’s most upscale...

Buying a condo is a lot like buying a car, especially for novice first-time purchasers, real estate experts say. “You may fall in love...

Luxury home sales boomed on the North Side of Chicago in 2014 as wealthy buyers rushed in to scoop up mansions, fancy townhouses and...

Airport noise, city-employee pensions, sagging bond ratings, closed schools, red light camera tickets, and the city catering to connected...

Homeownership once was called the American Dream, but Chicago’s downtown apartment building boom has created a spike in renters, putting...

Most downtown Chicago’s new-construction condominium developers are not meeting the demand for affordable units targeted to first-time...

After years of battling higher real estate taxes and operating expenses, Chicago landlords finally are taking advantage of the urban...

When it comes to squandering future development opportunities on Chicago’s South Side, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and city planners lead the...

If you can qualify for a mortgage now is a great time to buy a home or a condominium, experts say. Benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rates...

Sparked by a slide in oil prices and bond yields, plus strong employment reports, mortgage rates have dipped unexpectedly, making home...

A new Illinois law designed to educate consumers on their rights as condominium owners, and provide policies to help mediate disputes...

It’s time to gaze into the crystal ball and see the future of Chicago’s housing market in 2015. Experts are focused on several bright...