An appeals court restored the so-called “mansion tax” referendum that Chicago voters will be voting on for their March 19 election. NBC Chicago reported that the Illinois Appellate Court reversed a circuit court decision that voided the referendum’s appearance on the...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: One of the most famous quotes to come out of the early 19th century was made by John Marshall, the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, in his 1819 ruling on the McCulloch v. Maryland case: “The power to tax is the power to destroy.”...
Marriott International (NASDAQ:MAR) is paying $500 million to acquire the 1,218-room Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk hotel, one of the city’s biggest lodging properties. According to a report in The Real Deal, the $300 million portion of the sale was first agreed...
Alliant Credit Union, a Chicago-based institution with more than 800,000 members and more than $19 billion in assets, has expanded the mortgage product line-up for its membership. Alliant will now be providing three federal mortgages – FHA, VA and USDA – along with a...
A new office building in Chicago, good news on FHA’s MMI Fund and Nevada teachers fighting against public funding of a baseball stadium. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the hits and misses for the real estate week of Nov. 13-17. Hit: A New...
State Farm and Allstate Take Steps Toward Reopening California Home Insuran…
