An unholy misuse of eminent domain, a ritzy Los Angeles mansion with a significant stigma, and a Maine broker running for governor. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of May 19-23. Miss: Seizing the Pope’s Childhood...
A total of 11,308 single-family homes and condominiums were sold in Illinois during April, which marked a 3.4% drop from the 11,705 homes sold one year earlier. According to data from Illinois Realtors, the dip in home sales was seesawed by a rise in inventory – the...
The Chicago suburb of Dolton, Illinois, has threatened to use eminent domain to seize the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, which is scheduled to go up for auction next month. The Chicago Sun-Times the property is slated to be auctioned on June 18 by Paramount Realty...
A Chicago-area real estate professional was sentenced to five years in federal prison defrauding multiple financial institutions out of more than $3 million. David Izsak, the sole proprietor of Skokie, Illinois-based Premier Assets Inc. and Premier Properties...
Two-thirds of the 50 counties with the most at-risk housing markets in the fourth quarter of 2024 were in California, Florida, Illinois, and the New York City area, according to new data from ATTOM. County-level housing markets on the latest list included 14 were in...
Euro-Area Housing Loan Demand Falls Sharply as Higher Rates Hit Borrowers
