Mary Ellen Podmolik

The Cook County assessor's office last week mailed property reassessment notices for Niles Township, the fourth of the north suburban Cook County townships to be reassessed this year. The assessor's...

The Cook County assessor's office last week mailed property reassessment notices for Niles Township, the fourth of the north suburban Cook County townships to be reassessed this year. The assessor's...

It was difficult to pick out the worst no-no in a recent set of photos posted with a Chicago condo listing. Was it the haphazard collection of magnets on the...

It was difficult to pick out the worst no-no in a recent set of photos posted with a Chicago condo listing. Was it the haphazard collection of magnets on the...

Two former executives of Pulte Homes, who happen to be husband and wife, are teaming up with a privately held real estate investment firm to get back into the homebuilding...

Two former executives of Pulte Homes, who happen to be husband and wife, are teaming up with a privately held real estate investment firm to get back into the homebuilding...

In a declining market where the most recent comparable sales may be a distressed sale a few blocks away, appraisers are finding themselves on the hot seat about their work....

In a declining market where the most recent comparable sales may be a distressed sale a few blocks away, appraisers are finding themselves on the hot seat about their work....

Two new sets of research provide plenty of insight about how we've gotten used to living and also offer a glimpse of what we might want next. The first set...

Two new sets of research provide plenty of insight about how we've gotten used to living and also offer a glimpse of what we might want next. The first set...