Bernie Sanders' Fairyland Housing Plan
Over the past few weeks Fareed Zakaria* has given his [...]
What Exactly Is The Problem With The Lincoln Yards TIF?
It's been more than 11 years since I first posted [...]
Where Does Chicago's TIF Money Go?
A couple of weeks ago I provided an overview of [...]
Understanding Chicago TIFs
TIFs (Tax Increment Financing) have received a ton of coverage [...]
How Chicago Real Estate Investors Can Benefit From Opportunity Zones
As part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act [...]
Fannie Mae: Responsible Mortgage Lending Or More Homeownership?
You remember the subprime mortgage crisis, right? Skyrocketing homeownership levels, [...]
The One Compelling Argument For Home Ownership Tax Deductions
As you might imagine the various realtor organizations are apoplectic [...]
Realtor Support For National Flood Insurance Program May Be Misguided
Recently the Illinois Association of Realtors sent out a Call [...]
The No Down Payment Mortgage Is Back With Free Government Money
Late last year I wrote about a lender giving away [...]
Free Money: Lender Giving Away Up To $20,850 To Each Home Buyer
Seriously. I kid you not. Free money. There is some [...]
Why Should You Pay For Highways When You Buy A House?
I really hate politics. In fact, I find the government [...]
What Will The Next Housing Crisis Look Like?
On Monday I published a guest post on how mortgage [...]