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Children’s Memorial Hospital site to be redeveloped by new partnership

June 15, 2018 at 4:22 p.m.

Demolition of the former Children's Memorial Hospital site in Chicago's Lincoln Park, the first step in a redevelopment that will add 600 residences to the neighborhood, is to begin by...

Houses get bigger, again

June 16, 2018 at 5:20 p.m.

The average size of homes built in the U.S. increased for the fifth consecutive year in 2015 to a record 2,657 square feet, according to census data released Monday. It...

In this May 14, 2014 photo, a new home is for sale in the Winthrop subdivision in Riverview, Fla.

Mortgage rates hit 2015 high

April 5, 2019 at 7:07 p.m.

A spate of positive economic reports helped push average fixed mortgage rates this week to their highest level of the year. Still, the cost of borrowing money to buy or...

A home, right, for sale on the 1600 block of North Wood Street in Chicago on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

No bubble fear in home price gains

June 15, 2018 at 5:09 p.m.

Chicago-area home prices posted a small gain in March after a loss in February, putting them at pre-housing bubble levels seen locally in February 2003. Compared with a year ago,...

Crowdfunding opens doors for home flippers in Chicago area

May 20, 2019 at 7:35 a.m.

The gut rehab of a home on North Lombard Avenue in Oak Park certainly looks similar to other projects in Chicago and its suburbs, the remodeling of an older home...

Home sales deja vu: Tight inventory, higher prices

June 15, 2018 at 5:28 p.m.

April sales of existing homes in the Chicago area didn't keep up the torrid pace recorded in March, but strong sales and a shortage of listed properties continued to push...

Commuters walk at the intersection of North Wabash Avenue and East Madison Street in Chicago on Tuesday, April 30, 2015.

Chicago’s population ekes out really small gain

June 15, 2018 at 5:34 p.m.

Chicago's population grew by only 82 residents last year, giving it the dubious distinction of being the slowest-growing city among the top 10 U.S. cities with 1 million or more...

Student debt doesn't keep grads from getting mortgages and auto loans, according to a new study.

Study: Student debt doesn’t ruin chances of getting mortgage

May 20, 2019 at 7:35 a.m.

Young adults coming out of college with student loans aren't necessarily less likely than debt-free graduates to qualify for and repay big installment loans like mortgages and auto loans. In...

Ikea announced plans to build a second distribution center in Joliet.

Ikea seeks second Joliet distribution facility

June 15, 2018 at 5:14 p.m.

Ikea hasn't built its first distribution center in Joliet, but it already wants a second one. The Swedish home furnishings retailer said Wednesday that it has submitted plans to build...

Cubs’ Kris Bryant: Downtown high-rise ‘is kind of like my safe zone’

June 16, 2018 at 5:34 p.m.

Chicago Cubs' third baseman Kris Bryant's home in a downtown Chicago high-rise home is a little different than that of other millennials. For instance, the centerpiece on his coffee table...

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