Chicago bucks trend of bigger mortgage bite in Zillow study
Homeowners in 24 of 30 of the largest metropolitan areas -- but not Chicago -- spent a larger portion of their income on their mortgage payments in 2012's last quarter...
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Foreclosures drop but Illinois still ranks third in nation
First-quarter foreclosure activity in Illinois declined 2 percent from the previous quarter and was down 4.5 percent from a year earlier, but the state continued to have one of the...
In Washington National, they trusted
More than 50 struggling Chicago-area homeowners last year placed their faith and their savings into the hands of Washington National Trust, which promised to save their homes from foreclosure. The...
Buying foreclosures requires patience, and a little more money
It's still possible to buy a foreclosure and make it the home of your dreams. It's just harder these days. Investors, both individuals and national corporations, are rushing into the...
Buying foreclosures requires patience, and a little more money
It's still possible to buy a foreclosure and make it the home of your dreams. It's just harder these days. Investors, both individuals and national corporations, are rushing into the...
Report challenges tie between housing vouchers, crime
Renters' use of housing choice vouchers, more commonly known as Section 8 vouchers, long has worried communities that the arrival of voucher-holding tenants in a neighborhood will lead to crime...
Report challenges tie between housing vouchers, crime
Renters' use of housing choice vouchers, more commonly known as Section 8 vouchers, long has worried communities that the arrival of voucher-holding tenants in a neighborhood will lead to crime...
U.S. to ease mortgage modifications on Fannie, Freddie backed loans
The overseer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is directing mortgage loan servicers this summer to begin offering a simplified mortgage modification to some struggling borrowers whose loans are backed...
Chicago area home prices up 3% in January
Home prices in the Chicago area slipped for the fifth consecutive month in January but were up more than 3 percent from a year earlier, according to the widely watched...
Chicago area existing home sales jump 20% in Feb.
Sales of existing homes in the Chicago area last month rose dramatically from their year-ago pace and prices rose, but at a much smaller rate. February home sales in the...