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Problems still rampant in mortgage servicing industry

August 24, 2021 at 2:42 p.m.

A cluster of mortgage-related news that has come out in the past few weeks highlights a simple fact: Despite lawsuits, settlements, fines and promises of revamped practices, there continues to...

Problems still rampant in mortgage servicing industry

May 23, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

A cluster of mortgage-related news that has come out in the past few weeks highlights a simple fact: Despite lawsuits, settlements, fines and promises of revamped practices, there continues to...

Why, and to whom, Chicago’s losing foreclosure fight matters

May 9, 2019 at 9:32 a.m.

Chicago's efforts to deal with the waves of foreclosures that have battered it the past five years took a blow Friday, when a federal judge ruled that properties backed by...

Index: Chicago home prices up 7% from previous June

December 24, 2018 at 3:58 a.m.

Chicago-area home prices post higher gains in June than in all but one of the 20 large cities included in the widely watched S&P;/Case-Shiller home price index, released Tuesday.Still, on...

Why, and to whom, Chicago’s losing foreclosure fight matters

December 24, 2018 at 3:57 a.m.

Chicago's efforts to deal with the waves of foreclosures that have battered it the past five years took a blow Friday, when a federal judge ruled that properties backed by...

Chicago loses court challenge to vacant building registry

December 24, 2018 at 3:57 a.m.

Vacant buildings in foreclosure with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac do not have to follow Chicago's vacant building ordinance, a federal judge has ruled. The decision, filed...

Design tips every homebuyer should know

August 24, 2021 at 2:32 p.m.

The inventory of homes for sale has increased in the past month or so, but the pickings can still be slim, and that means making compromises. The key is to...

Design tips every homebuyer should know

May 23, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

The inventory of homes for sale has increased in the past month or so, but the pickings can still be slim, and that means making compromises. The key is to...

Mortgage rates jump on Fed concerns

May 23, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

Worries about the Federal Reserve's plan to alter its monetary policy pushed mortgage rates over the 4.5 percent rate for the benchmark 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage.Freddie Mac said the average rate...

July’s heady housing gains in, around Chicago not expected to be replicated

December 24, 2018 at 3:52 a.m.

The mending of Chicago's housing market continued in July, but the heady gains reported for sales volume and median prices aren't expected to be replicated in coming months. Pent-up demand,...

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