Magazine archive: Housing Bulletin

This Old Police Station Will Be a Home for LGBTQ Seniors

This Old Police Station Will Be a Home for LGBTQ Seniors

The $26 million project will build new apartments and rehab the Old Town Hall station in Lake View.

Steal This House: A Big East Village Two-Bedroom for $349,000

Steal This House: A Big East Village Two-Bedroom for $349,000

The price dropped sharply on the 1,350-square foot space, a block south of Division, which also has a sweet 450-square-foot deck.

Ex-Cub Carlos Zambrano Sells in River Forest at 56 Percent of What He Paid

Ex-Cub Carlos Zambrano Sells in River Forest at 56 Percent of What He Paid

The pitcher has not had much luck unloading his Chicago properties.

Has the Federal Government Held Back Illinois's Housing Recovery?

Has the Federal Government Held Back Illinois’s Housing Recovery?

Lisa Madigan isn't the only state Attorney General hoping to fire the head of the Financial Housing Finance Agency.

This Month Could Break a Six-Year Streak of Home Price Drops in March

This Month Could Break a Six-Year Streak of Home Price Drops in March

Can we count on a rebound in the housing market's version of March Madness?

What Chicago’s Real Estate Recovery Actually Looks Like

What Chicago’s Real Estate Recovery Actually Looks Like

There are definite signs of a real estate recovery here. But the prices on our annual charts on home values will still come as a shock to some owners.

The Best Properties Are Selling in the Blink of an Eye

The Best Properties Are Selling in the Blink of an Eye

After several years of homes sitting for sale on the market, there’s been a sharp turnaround. Is this as good as the buyer's market will get?

Illinois Legislators Want Property Tax Freeze

Illinois lawmakers are dogpiling on a situation that seems paradoxical: property taxes going up when home values are down. As a result, they have introduced five different pieces of legislation...

504 South Loop Condos Get a Reboot

504 South Loop Condos Get a Reboot

Three South Loop condo buildings, left with so many unsold units in the bust years that they were vertical ghost towns, are being brought back to life together by a company that bought 504 units...

Cook County Land Bank Gets Underway

Cook County Land Bank Gets Underway

Vacant foreclosed properties dot the map of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. So think of the new Cook County land bank as housing’s Georges Seurat; it’s trying to arrange all those...