Mary Ellen Podmolik – Page 80

Vacant building fees to be paid ‘under protest’

December 23, 2018 at 11:33 p.m.

While the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Chicago battle in court over the city's vacant property ordinance, Fannie Mae has decided to more directly involve mortgage servicers in protesting the...

Real estate agents scrambling to maintain licenses

August 23, 2021 at 3:56 a.m.

For the next month or so, there's a new question that consumers should ask the real estate agents they're working with to buy or sell a house: Are you licensed?...

Real estate agents scrambling to maintain licenses

May 23, 2019 at 9:08 a.m.

For the next month or so, there's a new question that consumers should ask the real estate agents they're working with to buy or sell a house: Are you licensed?...

New name, new strategy for longtime builder

December 23, 2018 at 10:53 p.m.

Ken Neumann is back building houses in the Chicago area, but he's no longer focused on constructing thousands of homes in subdivisions for entry-level buyers. Instead, he's tearing down homes...

Chicago area housing market is ‘fragile’

December 23, 2018 at 10:53 p.m.

The Chicago area's housing market remains 'fragile,' burdened by long foreclosure processing times, an abundance of vacant homes and many severely underwater mortgages, the Treasury Department said Friday. Sales of...

House-hunting fee to debut

August 23, 2021 at 3:28 a.m.

Beginning Monday, Koenig & Strey Real Living will begin charging potential buyers a fee to have its real estate agents work with them. Renters, meanwhile, will be charged extra costs...

House-hunting fee to debut

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 a.m.

Beginning Monday, Koenig & Strey Real Living will begin charging potential buyers a fee to have its real estate agents work with them. Renters, meanwhile, will be charged extra costs...

Credit crunch constrains mom and pop rental buildings

December 23, 2018 at 9:53 p.m.

In the 15 years since he started buying small apartment buildings on Chicago's South Side, Steve Thomas has amassed more than 300 apartments and can boast a clean loan repayment...

Wells Fargo optimistic but realistic about recovery

August 23, 2021 at 3:22 a.m.

Five years ago, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage decided it was time to bring together thousands of confused real estate agents to educate them on the rapidly changing post-bubble housing market....

Wells Fargo optimistic but realistic about recovery

May 23, 2019 at 9:07 a.m.

Five years ago, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage decided it was time to bring together thousands of confused real estate agents to educate them on the rapidly changing post-bubble housing market....

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