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Foreclosure building plan would offer Chicago renters $12,000 to move

August 24, 2021 at 8:28 a.m.

Lenders that repossess rental buildings in Chicago — or anyone who buys a rental building at a court-ordered foreclosure auction — would have to pay tenants $12,000 per unit to...

Affordable housing is meager in suburban Cook County

December 24, 2018 at 1:22 a.m.

Talk of the housing crisis generally revolves around the millions of homeowners who, unable to afford their mortgage payments, have lost their homes to foreclosure. Renters have had it hard...

Chicago housing has busiest March in 5 years

December 24, 2018 at 1:21 a.m.

Almost 1,900 existing single-family homes and condominiums were sold within the city of Chicago last month, the busiest March for the local housing market since 2008.Prices improved, too, as the...

Making homes safe from natural disasters

August 24, 2021 at 2:51 a.m.

One could say that Judy Gibbons started prepping for her latest endeavor as a real estate agent 46 years ago today. That's because on April 21, 1967, a 9-year-old Gibbons...

Making homes safe from natural disasters

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

One could say that Judy Gibbons started prepping for her latest endeavor as a real estate agent 46 years ago today. That's because on April 21, 1967, a 9-year-old Gibbons...

Homebuyer demand fueling market

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

Joanna Skolnick is back on the housing market's sidelines, a few months after starting the search to move her family from Chicago to the northern suburbs. The family hoped to...

Study reveals shift in attitude on renting vs. owning

August 24, 2021 at 2:28 a.m.

Current and would-be homeowners are warming to the idea of renting. People may aspire to own a home, but most are still reeling from the housing crisis, and some believe...

Study reveals shift in attitude on renting vs. owning

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

Current and would-be homeowners are warming to the idea of renting. People may aspire to own a home, but most are still reeling from the housing crisis, and some believe...

HARP mortgage refinancing program extended by 2 years

December 24, 2018 at 1:09 a.m.

Underwater homeowners with Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-backed mortgages will be able to try to refinance their mortgages for another two years.The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Thursday that Fannie...

Mortgage rates decline on weak jobs data

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

The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage declined for the second consecutive week, to 3.43 percent, in response to weak employment data, Freddie Mac said Thursday. Last week,...

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