The Home Front

Chicago’s North Side existing-home market posted a “complete flip” in four lakefront neighborhoods in January as a “new trend appears to...

Home-loan hunters in Chicago and across the nation now are flocking to some of the best rate deals in history as interest charges...

Bargain-rate mortgages could be the spark that ignites Chicago’s 2020 housing market. On January 23rd, benchmark 30-year-fixed home-loan...

The inevitability of higher apartment rents isn’t the only threat on the horizon in 2020 for Chicago’s renters. In 2019, rents have...

Chicago’s existing home market in four North Side lakefront neighborhoods suddenly awoke in December after a year-long snooze. Baird &...

Luxury home sales in Chicago’s lakefront neighborhoods and along the North Shore took a hit in 2018 and 2019, and experts say part of the...

Looking back on 2019, analysts say it was a year of lost opportunities for many home buyers, who sat on the fence and watched prices rise...

Homeowners should forget about shopping for Christmas bargains and start mortgage hunting now to lock in the best late 2019 loan deals....

Second of two articles on refinancing your home loan. Financial sharks and birds of prey are stalking borrowers in the world of...

First of two articles on refinancing your home loan. A retired North Side homeowner living on a fixed income was shocked when he learned...

If you are planning to buy a home or refinance your mortgage before the end of the year, there’s a chance for a holiday gift—lower...