A New Start for New Construction
There’s good news for new construction. Well, sort of.
The U.S. Commerce Department is reporting that the sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 23.6 percent to 330,000 units in June.
Of course, this is coming off May’s historic low of only 267,000 new homes sold.
If you average out the number of homes sold between May and [...]
Low Down Payment Programs Still Available for Certain Chicago Home Buyers
The Equifax Personal Finance Blog gives information and links for two types of programs that do not require the higher down payments that have become typical in today’s market. Most lenders are requiring at least 5 percent down, but loans are still out there for $100 or even zero down.
Real estate expert Ilyce Glink talks [...]
Chicago Flood Victims: Save Your Stuff at U-Haul for Free
U-Haul wants to help those Chicago area residents affected by this last weekend’s massive rainfall.
Homes throughout the area were flooded and some residents had to be evacuated due to the five to seven inches of rain that enveloped our area on Friday night and early Saturday morning.
The U-Haul Company of North Shore Chicago is offering [...]
The Countdown to be Counted is On
You should have received a census form months ago. If you didn’t fill it out and return it by the April 16 deadline, a census taker should have visited your home.
If neither scenario played out and you are a Chicago resident, it’s time to call 311.
The deadline is running out to be counted [...]
Downtown Chicago Continues to Transform Into Set
So, have you had a chance to get a glimpse of the movie Transformers 3 being shot in downtown Chicago?
The filming continues this weekend, which means city street closures and CTA bus reroutes.
There will also be low-flying helicopters from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday along the Chicago River, so be sure [...]
Chicago and Suburban Home Sales Keep Moving Up
The Chicago real estate market is showing signs of stabilization.
On Thursday, the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) reported that existing home sales went up for the 10th straight month in Chicago and throughout Illinois.
According to IAR’s latest report, there were 2,526 total home sales in June 2010 in the city of Chicago; that’s a 27.5 [...]
