The new homeowners on your block could be from out of town — Wall Street. After amassing significant rental portfolios elsewhere,...

From the EPA’s “On the Road to Reuse: Residential Demolition Bid Specification Development Tool:” The United States Environmental...

…It’s one shock among many: Chicago had 33,902 vacant homes at midyear, up 22 percent from the end of 2010, according to DePaul...

With the help of volunteers, clean-up is underway at what is slated to become the Smith Residences Veterans Village in Ford Heights. It...

For many, the suburbs still embody the American dream: safe streets, good schools, and a place to call home.  But this year, for the...

Institutional purchases accounted for 14 percent of sales, according to a report today from RealtyTrac. That was the highest share since...

To be eligible, applicants must be a municipality or a county located in the State of Illinois. Grant funds may be used for securing,...

Dorothy Leonard has lived for 33 years in the same house on the same block in West Humboldt Park, one of the better blocks in the...

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 from 10 am-4 pm Ralph Metcalf Federal Building 77 West Jackson Blvd, 3rd Floor Conference Center, Chicago...

The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus  invites all to their Housing and Community Development Committee Meeting: Tuesday, October 8th from...

The Metropolitan Mayors Caucus is partnering with Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI) and the Woodstock...

Ten years ago, Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburbs officials were thinking about packing it in. The Chicago Heights-based...

The worst repercussions of the housing crisis are apparently behind us, at least in some communities. Fewer homeowners owe more on their...

More than four years after the Federal Housing Finance Agency established a mortgage refinancing program, the effort has been losing...

The goals of the classes are to: Learn how you may qualify for up to $10,000 in financial assistance Earn your certificate required for...

Legal action is 1st to ask for civil penalties, seeks to have company barred from doing business in state The state of Illinois is suing...

Finally, Preckwinkle sat down with the chairman of the Sauk Village housing commission. Preckwinkle now makes regular check-ups with a...

The Cook County Land Bank is nearly open for business, and if it works, assumptions about the power of local governments to combat urban...

The 3rd Ward alderman said he is aware of instances where rental properties that once were valued at about $350,000 have been sold by...