Chicago foreclosure rates on the mend
In October of last year Chicago had the 3rd highest foreclosure rate in the nation among metro areas with a population greater than 200,000.
In [...]
Percentage of home sales for cash continues to fall
The following arrived via news release from CoreLogic:
Cash sales made up 32.9 percent of total home sales in July 2014, the lowest share since [...]
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We've visited virtually every corner of Chicago and its far-flung suburbs, and we've generally take pictures on our travels. The result: our netw [...]
Chicago-area foreclosure rate drops sharply year-over-year
Foreclosure rates for the month of July in the Chicago metro area decreased sharply over the same period last year, according to newly-released d [...]
Chicago-area home sales down 12.9% in August
The following arrived via a news release from Redfin:
This past August, typically one of the hottest selling months of the year, the number of [...]
Cash sales fall to a third of the home market
The following is from a CoreLogic news release:
Cash sales made up 33 percent of total home sales in June 2014, the lowest share since Septem [...]
Chicago-area home prices up 7% year-over-year in July
From a CoreLogic news release:
Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 7.4 percent in July 2014 compared to July 2013. [...]
North Shore – Barrington area home price growth is moderating
The following arrived via a news release from the North Shore – Barrington Association of Realtors:
Home prices on the North Shore continued to [...]
Chicago ranks highest in distressed property sales
The following arrived via news release from CoreLogic:
Distressed sales (REO and short sales) accounted for 11.4 percent of total home sales in [...]
Apply for the 21st Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards
Applications are now open for the 21st Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards (CNDA).
The CNDAs recognize innovation and best practi [...]
YoChicago’s taking a day off
YoChicago won't be posting about Chicago real estate today, but will resume tomorrow.
I returned to Chicago late Sunday after a five-day br [...]
YoChicago reaches record numbers in July
According to our server logs, YoChicago had 104,196 unique visitors in July. That's the first time we've passed the 100K mark in a month, and it r [...]
Chicago-area home price increases outpace national average
CoreLogic released its June Home Price Index (HPI) report yesterday. Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 7.5 percent in [...]
YoChicago launches condominium review series
Late last year we began a series of apartment reviews and they've proven popular, contributing to a more than 70% year-over-year increase in our t [...]
Available MLS-listed rentals at a high on North Lakefront
As of late yesterday there were 832 homes and condos listed for rent in local Multiple Listing Service in ZIP Codes 60614, 60657, 60613, 60640, 60 [...]
Question of the day – who’s getting the supervouchers?
Crain's Chicago Business reported yesterday that the Chicago Housing Authority is issuing "supervouchers" that enable low-income residents to rent [...]
YoChicago nears 3,000 YouTube subscribers
YoChicago has more than 2,500 videos on our primary YouTube channel, and they've been viewed more than 3.8 million times. We have far more narrate [...]
Thirty percent of mortgaged Chicago homes seriously underwater
RealtyTrac defines a mortgaged home as "seriously underwater" when "the combined loan amount secured by the property is at least 25 percent higher [...]
Foreclosure, delinquency rates down sharply in Chicago metro area
Foreclosure rates in the Chicago – Naperville - Arlington Heights metro decreased for the month of May over the same period last year, according t [...]
The Millennials are coming, perhaps
One of the few things you can say for certain about the Millennial Generation is that its membership is huge in number.
Beyond the sheer size [...]