Prospects are mixed for home equity borrowers
There are days of reckoning and days of opportunity ahead for home equity lines of credit. First, the reckoning. More than a decade ago, when home prices were appreciating rapidly...
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Prospects are mixed for home equity borrowers
There are days of reckoning and days of opportunity ahead for home equity lines of credit. First, the reckoning. More than a decade ago, when home prices were appreciating rapidly...
Upbeat market expected to aid value of remodeling
Home sales and prices are up, and mortgage rates are still considered low by historical standards. The combination is a recipe for a strong 2014 home remodeling forecast. But not...
Upbeat market expected to aid value of remodeling
Home sales and prices are up, and mortgage rates are still considered low by historical standards. The combination is a recipe for a strong 2014 home remodeling forecast. But not...
Cook County Land Bank Authority hires first executive director
The Cook County Land Bank Authority on Thursday approved the hiring of Chicago banking executive Brian White as its first executive director. White, 44, received a three-year contract at an...
Realtors pull recommendation for security deposits
A new lease form for unfurnished apartments, introduced by the Chicago Association of Realtors, includes space for tenants to acknowledge they have been informed about lead paint, radon and bedbugs....
Realtors pull recommendation for security deposits
A new lease form for unfurnished apartments, introduced by the Chicago Association of Realtors, includes space for tenants to acknowledge they have been informed about lead paint, radon and bedbugs....
Chicago home sales have best year since 2006
Existing-home sales in the Chicago area last year turned in their best performance since 2006, with 111,427 single-family homes and condominiums sold during the year.It was the first time that...
Energy audits can offer big paybacks
Furnaces and boilers worked overtime this month, and the next set of energy bills to arrive in mailboxes will show just how expensive a brutal cold spell can be for...
Energy audits can offer big paybacks
Furnaces and boilers worked overtime this month, and the next set of energy bills to arrive in mailboxes will show just how expensive a brutal cold spell can be for...