Bigger price tags on smaller homes, the Chicago Bears refuse to commit to a new stadium site, and Dolly Parton’s commercial real estate success. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 24-28. Miss: Shrinkflation...
The melodrama regarding the Chicago Bears and their quest for a new stadium took another unexpected turn with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledging that he recently conducted an unpublicized meeting with several Illinois lawmakers to discuss the team’s future....
Illinois recorded a total of 13,503 homes sales (including single-family homes and condominiums) in July, a 0.8% uptick from the 13,390 sold one year before. According to data from Illinois Realtors, the 22,363 homes available for sale statewide last month were 4.7%...
Homeowners and commercial real estate owners in Illinois’ Cook County are facing their 32nd consecutive year of property tax increases, according to a report published by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas. “School districts, municipalities and other local government...
The Chicago Bears leadership reiterated that it remains focused on leaving Illinois to build a new stadium across the state line in Hammond, Indiana. However, the team stopped short of making a declaration for an out-of-state relocation. The Chicago Sun-Times reports...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
