J. Linn Allen

The Bigelow Group`s Treehouse on the Pond won the first place award for overall achievement at the annual Parade of Homes in Long Grove, sponsored by the Home Builders Association...

The Midwestern sun reflected off acres of sparkling recreational vehicles parked in South Bend, Ind., half a world away yet not that far from the brooding thunderheads of war in...

Real estate auctions are a thicket of little dramas, playing themselves out on the faces of bidders. A recent Sheldon Good & Co. auction at the North Shore Hilton in...

Most home buyers, by the time they get to a real estate closing, have a passing acquaintance with such concepts as points, tax escrows and interest payments. It`s more than...

The notion that real estate commissions are fixed and unalterable, a notion still perpetuated by use in some offices of such terms as ''the standard 6,'' comes from the days...

Reverse mortgages are in forward gear at last. Not fast-forward, but at least they are out of idle, where they have been for a few years despite a lot of...

Group housing for the elderly falls into three major categories and several minor ones. The main types are: - Independent apartments-Apartment buildings that cater specifically to seniors may have architectural...

Just as attention is being focused on state legislative efforts to fund low-cost housing through an increased real estate transfer tax, Chicago`s community-based housing developers are getting more state help...

As Fox Valley land suitable for residential development becomes more scarce, builders are moving west into the Kane County farmlands. Westway Construction Corp., a Fox Valley home builder for more...

Funny, you don`t look like a duplex. That`s a line more builders seem to be using as the popularity of the two-attached-homes product continues in the Chicago area. ''They are...