Mary Ellen Podmolik

If all goes according to plan, Chicago-area businesses and consumers will be hearing a lot more from the local component of one of the nation's 10 largest homebuilders, Habitat for...

A year ago, first-time buyers were driving the market. This year, there's no one specifically behind the wheel, so some homebuilders are pinning their hopes on selling homes to people...

A year ago, first-time buyers were driving the market. This year, there's no one specifically behind the wheel, so some homebuilders are pinning their hopes on selling homes to people...

The largest player in the reverse-mortgage business in Illinois and nationally is calling it quits and announced its decision in a way that raises a few eyebrows about the business...

The largest player in the reverse-mortgage business in Illinois and nationally is calling it quits and announced its decision in a way that raises a few eyebrows about the business...

Sales prices of condominiums within the city of Chicago recorded a third month of year-over-year improvement in May, a small positive sign in a market that continues to struggle. In...

Much attention is paid to the plight of families, neighborhoods and property values once single-family home foreclosures begin to take place in a community. Now, a new report shines a...

Much attention is paid to the plight of families, neighborhoods and property values once single-family home foreclosures begin to take place in a community. Now, a new report shines a...

More than a decade ago, former Mayor Richard Daley's Plan for Transformation began taking shape with the goal of replacing Chicago's notorious public housing projects with a mix of subsidized...

It's only 32 units spread over four buildings, but a phased project in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood has received "good neighbor" kudos from the Chicago Association of Realtors for three consecutive...