12/13/10

One-fifth of Chicago mortgages underwater

Here’s some local color on today’s Core Logic report on negative equity: Chicago’s share of mortgages with negative equity actually rose (contrary to national...

12/2/10

Baird: Chicago’s lowest tier takes a dive in latest Case-Shiller report

The lowest-priced tier of homes in the Chicago region have fallen in value by more than 42 percent from their peak in 2007, this...

11/22/10

Little movement in city building permits in two years

Jeff Baird is a real estate valuation consultant based in Chicago. He founded Lakeshore Analytics to bring comprehensive, understandable housing data and analysis to...

11/12/10

FHA now backs a quarter of all new loans

Jeff Baird is a real estate valuation consultant based in Chicago. He founded Lakeshore Analytics to bring comprehensive, understandable housing data and analysis to...

11/8/10

Jeff Baird: Humboldt hit hard by recession

Jeff Baird is a real estate valuation consultant based in Chicago. He founded Lakeshore Analytics to bring comprehensive, understandable housing data and analysis to...