The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a proposed order to resolve charges that Townstone Financial, a nonbank mortgage broker and lender, intentionally discriminated against predominantly Black neighborhoods in Chicago in violation of the Equal...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is reportedly planning a major policy switch with a proposal to raise property taxes as a strategy to address the city’s budget problems. The Chicago Tribune, citing input from three unnamed alderman, said officials in Johnson’s...
The crossroads of politics and real estate, a new wave of restaurant closings and rats ruling in Chicago. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Oct. 21-25. Miss: Getting Data on Migrant Housing. Earlier this week,...
The Windy City is still stuck with the alternative nickname as The Ratty City, as Chicago ranked first in Top 50 Rattiest Cities List for the tenth straight year. Orkin ranks cities based on data collected by tracking new residential rodent treatments from Sept. 1,...
Matterhorn Venture Partners (MVP), a Chicago-based real estate investment firm, has hired Gary Nussbaum as a principal. In his new role, Nussbaum will source and implement new acquisition opportunities throughout primary US real estate markets, with a focus on...
Equifax Says Nearly 2,000 Mortgage Firms Used Its VantageScore Offer
