Mary Ellen Podmolik

Add another name to the list of out-of-towners that see potential in suburban Chicago's undeveloped residential acreage. It's been 18 months since Kimball Hill Homes ended attempts to salvage its...

Add another name to the list of out-of-towners that see potential in suburban Chicago's undeveloped residential acreage. It's been 18 months since Kimball Hill Homes ended attempts to salvage its...

Browsing for a home online really has never been so easy, but can it get even better? In the best instances, you now can get complete descriptions of properties, along...

Browsing for a home online really has never been so easy, but can it get even better? In the best instances, you now can get complete descriptions of properties, along...

Home improvement season has begun in earnest, as evidenced by the number of Dumpsters parked outside residences and major appliances waiting for the scrap truck. Spending on home remodeling projects...

Home improvement season has begun in earnest, as evidenced by the number of Dumpsters parked outside residences and major appliances waiting for the scrap truck. Spending on home remodeling projects...

Two widely divergent pictures of the housing market emerged Wednesday, one of where it's been and the other of where it's headed. One, from the National Association of Realtors, showed...

The Active Transportation Alliance is in the business of promoting bicycling, walking and public transportation, but next month it's venturing into the suburban housing market. In an experiment it hopes...

The Active Transportation Alliance is in the business of promoting bicycling, walking and public transportation, but next month it's venturing into the suburban housing market. In an experiment it hopes...

Home prices in the Chicago area fell in March to levels not seen since May 2002, long before the housing crisis began, according to a widely watched index released Tuesday....