Mary Ellen Podmolik

As earnings reports from home builders have dribbled out over the past few weeks, only one company gave a very specific — and very positive — shout-out to the Chicago...

Like other football fans across the country, Emery Moorehead will be sitting in front of a television Sunday at 5:30 p.m. watching the Packers-Steelers kickoff. But shortly before that, he...

Like other football fans across the country, Emery Moorehead will be sitting in front of a television Sunday at 5:30 p.m. watching the Packers-Steelers kickoff. But shortly before that, he...

For homeowners who haven't already ripped out a tired-looking bathroom vanity or applied for a municipal building permit, this may be the year. After peaking in 2007, the market for...

For homeowners who haven't already ripped out a tired-looking bathroom vanity or applied for a municipal building permit, this may be the year. After peaking in 2007, the market for...

In a five-week span that began in early December, William Ryan Homes Inc. signed contracts to build seven homes in its suburban Chicago developments. Orleans Homebuilders, meanwhile, sold nine homes...

In a five-week span that began in early December, William Ryan Homes Inc. signed contracts to build seven homes in its suburban Chicago developments. Orleans Homebuilders, meanwhile, sold nine homes...

The second half of 2010 didn't bring much good news on the home front, but those sales sure chugged along from July 2009 through June as folks took advantage of...

The second half of 2010 didn't bring much good news on the home front, but those sales sure chugged along from July 2009 through June as folks took advantage of...

It wasn't just another year that faded into the sunset last week. It also was the end of some attractive tax breaks for homeowners who sought to make their homes...