Mary Ellen Podmolik – Page 87

Freddie Mac to grant breaks on mortgage payments for up to a year

December 23, 2018 at 8:32 p.m.

Freddie Mac announced Friday that it was giving mortgage servicers the authority to offer up to 1 year of mortgage forbearance to unemployed homeowners who have Freddie Mac-backed mortgages. The...

There’s little holiday cheer for housing affordability

August 23, 2021 at 2:36 a.m.

Most of the front-line workers who have helped consumers prepare for the holidays still can't afford to buy homes, even in a year of vastly improved housing affordability. That's the...

There’s little holiday cheer for housing affordability

May 23, 2019 at 9:05 a.m.

Most of the front-line workers who have helped consumers prepare for the holidays still can't afford to buy homes, even in a year of vastly improved housing affordability. That's the...

Ways to keep remodeling costs, and frustration, down

August 23, 2021 at 2:32 a.m.

It'll soon be that time of year when the holidays are over, homeowners take shelter inside their abodes, take a long hard look around and decide it's time to plan...

Ways to keep remodeling costs, and frustration, down

May 23, 2019 at 9:04 a.m.

It'll soon be that time of year when the holidays are over, homeowners take shelter inside their abodes, take a long hard look around and decide it's time to plan...

Winners and losers in housing money-go-round

August 23, 2021 at 2:28 a.m.

A few changes that came out of Washington in the past few weeks brought two pieces of good news and at least one disappointment to homebuyers, homeowners and community groups...

Winners and losers in housing money-go-round

May 23, 2019 at 9:04 a.m.

A few changes that came out of Washington in the past few weeks brought two pieces of good news and at least one disappointment to homebuyers, homeowners and community groups...

High-rise developers Steven Fifield, left, and Randy Fifield. (Chris Walker/baiduhai)

Developer and business partner wife develop new energy for building in Chicago

June 17, 2018 at 6:55 p.m.

Driving around Chicago's West Loop, developer Steve Fifield rarely has a chance to keep two hands on the steering wheel as he points out all the residential and office projects...

Living large in less space

August 23, 2021 at 2:20 a.m.

For the past 12 years, architect Sarah Susanka has espoused the need for houses that are smaller, yes, but also more practical and eminently more livable. She's written books, given...

Living large in less space

May 23, 2019 at 9:04 a.m.

For the past 12 years, architect Sarah Susanka has espoused the need for houses that are smaller, yes, but also more practical and eminently more livable. She's written books, given...

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