May 5th 2010 5:00PM
Empty houses are hard to survey, but that's the challenge facing census workers in the Chicago area, where foreclosures and vacancies are weighing down response rates. This isn't just a predicament for the U.S. Census Bureau, it's a problem for these communities and their residents. Each uncounted resident could cost... Continue Reading »
Mar 17th 2010 12:45PM
It's hard enough to sell a home sitting next to a neighbor who refuses to mow their lawn and patch up a dilapidated roof, or one that plays music with rib-rattling subwoofers turned up to 11 in the wee hours of the night, but what happens when a man living on your block posts racist signs on his garage? The answer, for... Continue Reading »
Jan 5th 2010 4:00PM
According to data released by Redfin, an online real estate search and brokerage firm based in Seattle, homes that were sold in the Chicago area in November went at an overall discount of nearly 5 percent, down slightly from the last time the company updated these figures. The overall discount for the 5,765 homes sold in... Continue Reading »
