The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose slightly this week to 5.82 percent, up from 5.81 percent last week, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage...

Sales of new homes fell 6.4 percent in July to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.134 million units, down from a revised June rate...

U.S. housing starts fell in June as rising interest rates put the breaks on a booming housing market. Builders broke ground at a seasonally-adjusted...

Cook County has opted into a new property tax law that will limit annual increases in assessed valuation to 7 percent on residential property....

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage stood at 6.01 percent this week, down from last week, when it was 6.21 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s...

Real estate firms have become more profitable during the recent real estate boom that set home sales records for three straight years, according to...

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage stood at 6.25 percent this week, down slightly from last week, when it was 6.32 percent, according to Freddie...

Sales of existing single-family homes rose 2.5 percent in April, the third consecutive increase in a row and the second-highest pace on record, according...

The Illinois Senate has approved a measure that could put the brakes on property taxes in communities with rapidly rising home prices. The bill,...

As if you needed confirmation, housing in Chicago is becoming officially “unaffordable,” according to a new report by the Fannie Mae Foundation. Housing prices...

U.S. housing starts fell in April but construction permits were up in a sign that new home sales were likely to remain strong. The...

Homeownership among working families with children has fallen in recent decades even as the overall population has seen a rise in homeownership, according to...

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage stood at 6.3 percent this week, down from last week when it averaged 6.34 percent, according to Freddie Mac’s...

Continuing a nearly two-month climb, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.12 percent this week, up from last week’s average of 6.01 percent, according...

The Illinois House has approved a measure that could put the breaks on property taxes in communities with rapidly rising home prices. Under the...

Sales of homes in the U.S. rose sharply in March as buyers nervous about rising interest rates got off the fence to lock in...

Continuing its upward climb in the face of improving economic news, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage stood at 5.94 percent this week, up from...

The state senate has approved a measure that would provide homeowners with temporary property tax relief, following the lead of the Illinois House, which...