Over-Taxed Homeowners Should Appeal Higher 2016 Real Estate Bills
Tens of thousands of Chicago and Cook County homeowners have recently received the second installment of their 2016 property tax bills,...
New Targets: Student-Loan Burden And Hispanic Homeownership Gap
Housing advocates continue to worry about a shortage of Millennial first-time home buyers in the residential marketplace nationwide...
Bargain Home And Condo Prices Fade As Multiple Bids Drive Market
The era of bargain home prices in Chicago—caused by underwater selling and a rash of foreclosures during the Great Recession—may at last...
Now Is A Good Time To Bail Out Of Those Adjustable-Rate Mortgages
Homeowners who financed their home or condominium purchase with an adjustable-rate mortgage should be shopping now to refinance into the...
The Financial Choice Act Could Send Shock Waves Through Economy
The recent passage of the landmark Financial CHOICE Act by a heavily Republican U.S. House of Representatives could soon send shock waves...
Millennial Generation May See A Home-Buying Turn-Around In 2017
Housing advocates have been wringing their hands as they watch the nation’s homeownership rate slowly slip during the Great Recession...
$1-Million-Plus Home Sales Fueled By New Construction Boom In City
The market for $1-million-plus homes and condominiums exploded in the city of Chicago in early 2017, a comprehensive new Realtor sales...
Realtors Say Trump Tax Plan Would Hurt Homeownership Nationwide
Housing advocates nationwide are turning their noses up at President Donald Trump’s proposed tax plan which would double the standard...
Condominium Property Act Revamp Could Give Owners Needed Support
Condominium owners and families residing in homeowner associations (HOAs) who are battling disputes and struggling for financial clarity...
‘Fence Sitters’ Have One More Chance To Buy Homes Or Refinance
“Fence-sitters”—prospective home buyers and homeowners who were planning to refinance—and missed the boat in late 2016 now have one more...
2017 Illinois Condominium & HOA Report Reveals 55,000 Associations
Dozens of new condominium developments—both boutique projects and large-scale high-rises—are returning to Chicago’s skyline, a new...
Shutting Down Grant Park Softball May Be CPD and Mayor's Political Mistake
After the Lollapalooza concert and the celebration for the Chicago Cubs World Series victory party left Grant Park muddy mess, Mayor Rahm...
Luxury Home And Condo Prices Are Rising In Posh Neighborhoods
Despite the recent surge in mortgage interest rates to above 4 percent, the luxury home and condominium market in Chicago’s posh...
Home Hunters Had Better Move Quickly In ‘Hot’ North-Side Market
Home and condominium hunters had better put on their jogging shoes and move quickly when heading to North Side open houses this spring....
Are Condominium & HOA Bank Deposits Fully Insured By Uncle Sam?
Condominiums and homeowners associations (HOAs) currently have an estimated $50 billion on deposit nationwide in banks to stash operating...
Spring Home & Condo Hunters Better Hurry—Mortgage Rates On Rise
Mortgage rates are on the rise, so if you are planning to buy a home or condominium this spring, or are thinking of refinancing an...
