Chicago City Council Chops Up Neighborhoods In New Ward Map
On Monday the Chicago city council finally approved a new [...]
Chicago And Illinois Politicians Pretend They Can Create Affordable Housing
Over the last few months politicians across Chicago and Illinois [...]
Bernie Sanders' Fairyland Housing Plan
Over the past few weeks Fareed Zakaria* has given his [...]
Chicago Mayor Blocks Aldermen's Crazy Plan To Stop Gentrification
Two Chicago aldermen, Roberto Maldonado (26th) and Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th), have [...]
Is Government Interference In The Real Estate Market Such A Bad Idea?
It looks like real estate populism is alive and well [...]
Transfer Taxes On "Expensive" Homes Is Not The Solution To Chicago's Problems
In case you've missed the news over the last few [...]
Chicago's Affordable Housing Quagmire About To Get Deeper
Chicago has a long standing love affair with the notion [...]
The No Down Payment Mortgage Is Back With Free Government Money
Late last year I wrote about a lender giving away [...]
Fighting Gentrification In Chicago Is Like Fighting Gravity
The fight against gentrification in Chicago has really heated up [...]
Free Money: Lender Giving Away Up To $20,850 To Each Home Buyer
Seriously. I kid you not. Free money. There is some [...]
Those Home Value Estimators Really Suck
It seems like everyone has them now - those automated [...]
Why Should You Pay For Highways When You Buy A House?
I really hate politics. In fact, I find the government [...]