Taking the long view on Chicago’s housing market
Take a look at the homebuilding that's going on around the Chicago area and you'll see that most of it is infill development, teardowns and multifamily construction, particularly of apartments....
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Taking the long view on Chicago’s housing market
Take a look at the homebuilding that's going on around the Chicago area and you'll see that most of it is infill development, teardowns and multifamily construction, particularly of apartments....
Robo-signing deal could be filed in court Friday
A $25 billion federal-state "robo-signing" settlement could be filed in federal court as early as Friday, after which states and the nation's top banks will begin a monthslong process of...
‘Home Alone’ house sold for $1.585 million
It took almost a year, but a new owner has paid $1.585 million for the right to slide down the foyer stairs of the red-brick Winnetka Georgian immortalized in "Home...
Abbott to build manufacturing plant in Ohio
Abbott announced plans Thursday to construct a $270 million manufacturing facility in Tipp City, Ohio, to produce Ensure and Glucerna, two of its fastest-growing adult nutritional products. Groundbreaking for the...
Standard Parking to acquire Nashville’s Central Parking
Standard Parking Corp. announced Wednesday that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nashville-based Central Parking Corp. for $350 million, a transaction that would double the size of the...
Chicago-area home prices fall in December
Home prices in the Chicago area dropped for a fourth consecutive month in December, falling 2 percent, according to a widely watched housing index released Tuesday.The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index...
Feds to sell 99 Chicago foreclosures to investors
Chicago, one of the cities hardest hit by the housing crisis, will be among the first metropolitan areas to participate in a new program to turn government-owned foreclosed homes into...
Trader ordered to pay $6.6 million in cheating scheme
A former Chicago Board of Trade floor trader and registered floor broker has been ordered to pay more than $6.6 million for helping another trader cheat customers.David Sklena, of Skokie,...
Home sales rise again, but prices fall to new low
The Chicago area has seen seven months of higher year-over-year home sales, raising the hopes of homeowners seeking to sell their homes this spring. But sellers, take note: Housing prices...