Gail Marks Jarvis

A new study provides a dramatic answer to the question nagging potential college students: Is college worth it? The short answer, according to a study released Thursday by the Georgetown...

April home prices nationally were back to pre-housing-crash levels seen in the winter of 2007, but the Chicago-area's housing market continues to recover at a much more modest pace, according...

Stand just about anywhere in the Loop and look up. What do you see? Cranes. They reach into the sky throughout the city's core and are constructing upscale, high-rise apartments...

Chicago-area home prices continue to rise moderately as tight supply pushed the median home price in May up 6.1 percent over the previous year, according to Illinois Realtors. In the...

When you can't afford to pay your federal student loans, what should you do? Call your loan servicer and explain your predicament. The name of your servicer is on your...

Concerns about the strength of the global economy plus the Federal Reserve's decision this week to keep interest rates from rising have driven mortgage rates to the lowest level since...

Almost half of adults living in Chicago are spending more than they can afford on their homes or apartments, and they have dealt with the burden by taking on second...

Former Obama administration economic adviser Austan Goolsbee predicted Tuesday that the next 12 months will continue to disappoint observers awaiting sharp improvement in the economy. In a speech at the...

Global bond fund manager Michael Hasenstab has some of the same worries that shook the stock market last week when legendary investor George Soros said he is preparing for a...