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Low interest rates and inventory fuel home sales
More homes were sold in the Chicago area last month than in any October since 2006, fueled by low interest rates and buyer sentiment that prices may finally be stabilizing and, in some areas, moving off the bottom. Sales of existing single-family...
Tags: Inventories, Consumer Confidence, Homes, Condos, Economy, Business and Finance
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Illinois housing market not keeping pace with national recovery
Almost 8 percent of home mortgage loans in Illinois were delinquent at the end of September, and the state remains one of the worst in the nation for foreclosures, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday. The group's quarterly delinquency...
Tags: Mortgages, Financial and Business Services
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Pilsen group partners with N.C. credit union to save failed Chicago bank's mortgages
A Pilsen neighborhood group has partnered with a North Carolina-based federal credit union to acquire almost 1,100 Chicago-area mortgage loans, with the goal of preserving homeownership in several largely Hispanic communities. Self-Help Federal Credit...Tags: Wintrust Financial Corporation, Mutual Funds, Pilsen, Economy, Business and Finance, Mortgages
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Know they neighbor: Zillow adds public data on homes in foreclosure but not yet for sale
Zillow is displaying detailed information on about 1.5 million homes that are in foreclosure but not yet for sale, in a bid to position itself as the go-to website for homebuyers. All the data that Zillow is making available is public information, but...
Tags: Inventories, Foreclosures, Homes, Economy, Business and Finance, Chicago Real Estate
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Judge says lawsuit alleging botched mortgage modification can proceed
A Yorkville homeowner's lawsuit alleging that her lender botched her efforts to modify her mortgage will be allowed to proceed and she can seek class-action status, a federal court judge ruled this week. The Monday ruling by U.S. District Court Judge...Tags: Corporate Crime, Laws, Trials, Mortgages, Crime, Law and Justice
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Prepurchase classes highlight need for homebuyer literacy
Rents are up. Home price declines are shrinking. Mortgage rates are so low they're hard to believe. The situation is prompting would-be homeowners to ask themselves whether this is the time to buy. But they're also asking themselves whether they're truly...Tags: Politics, Housing Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Interior Policy, Environmental Issues
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Potential borrowers eager to find lenders with superior service
More than a third of potential borrowers would be willing to pay a higher rate if the mortgage came with superior service, according to a new survey. The poll by the Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group didn't say how much more the 34% were willing to...Tags: Real Estate, Networking, Services and Shopping, Marketing, Economy, Business and Finance
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Mortgage bankers cast wary eye on housing market
When more than 3,500 people gathered in Chicago recently for the Mortgage Bankers Association's annual convention, the most since 2007, there were a lot of acronyms thrown around and a lot of concern expressed about the direction of residential lending....
Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Banking, Culture, Land Price, Economy, Business and Finance
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Foreclosure rescue scams add insult to injury
In the three-month period that ended in September, mortgage foreclosure activity in Illinois rose 31 percent from its year-earlier level, jeopardizing homeowners, tenants and neighborhoods. The trouble that communities face was most recently...
Tags: South Holland, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Legal Service, Environmental Issues, Real Estate
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It's not easy getting green homes appraised
Green home construction and remodeling is on the rise as a housing market recovery begins to take shape and consumers look to marry their quest for home comfort with energy efficiency and cost savings. Putting a value on green properties continues to...Tags: Real Estate, Services and Shopping, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Homes, Real Estate Sellers
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Condo owner wants to sell foreclosed unit
Q: How can I sell my condo unit that is under an order of possession by my association? The association is renting the unit to recoup what I owe them. The unit is also in foreclosure, although there is no foreclosure sale date set. Based upon sales...
Tags: Politics, Condos, Federal Housing Administration, Interior Policy, Mortgages
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550 prospective area homebuyers will be offered $15,000 down payment grants
Wells Fargo & Co. will offer $8.2 million in down payment assistance grants this month to almost 550 homebuyers in Chicago and 28 suburbs, the bank said Wednesday. The bank's CityLIFT program, announced at a news conference with officials from the...
Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Politics, Trials, Economy, Business and Finance, Crime, Law and Justice
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