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Illinois offering $7,500 in down payment assistance
The program, called 1stHomeIllinois, also is intended for those who haven’t owned a home in the last three years, with borrower income...
Aug 5, 2015
South suburbs’ downtown plans include walkable transit-oriented housing
Rendering of Tinley Park’s planned Boulevard at Central Station With “walkability” a keyword in municipal planning and real estate,...
Aug 5, 2015
Millennial housing 2015: Walkability wins out as cities grow, suburbs urbanize for new generation
That’s why he lives in Hoboken, a 1.28-square-mile city considered one of the country’s most walkable. He said he likes that every...
Aug 4, 2015
Cook County seeks municipal input on fair housing survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cookcountyfairhousing Related questions can be directed to: Patricia Fron, Executive Director,...
Jul 30, 2015
Guide to landlord incentives and rental property regulation now available
For more information on this project, please visit the website Up to Code.
Jul 21, 2015
Jul 16, 2015
July 18: Homeowners resource fair
Attendees can receive: • Counseling services for homebuyers; • Information and opportunities to enroll homeowners in foreclosure...
Jul 13, 2015
Jul 10, 2015
New HUD rules aim to ease segregation in housing
Communities around the United States seeking federal housing grants will soon be required to grapple with segregation and inequality in...
Jul 10, 2015
Jun 25, 2015
Ford Heights public housing complex gets a grocery store
Photo courtesy of the Housing Authority of Cook County (@theHACCtweets). It’s not a Whole Foods or a Mariano’s, but the tiny grocery...
Jun 25, 2015
Code enforcement ensures that property owners maintain properties
Code enforcement is a critical function of municipal government, as it ensures that property owners are maintaining their properties and...
Jun 25, 2015
Village powerless to clear overgrowth at vacant homes
The state earmarked $70 million to help communities ravaged by the predatory tactics of those banks. Part of that money is going into a...
Jun 9, 2015
Southland housing groups cleaning up foreclosures and their aftermath
Still, depending on the community, stability in the housing market is something that may not happen for years, and the money needed to...
May 27, 2015
Oak Forest seeks young homebuyers
A combination of social media as well as ads at Metra stations and Chicago Transit Authority stops will be used to steer those...
May 27, 2015
Vacant and Abandoned, housing crisis lives on in homes it has emptied
7322 South Laflin is a brick, two-story apartment building with broken windows and an unlocked front door. It wouldn’t look inhabited...
May 18, 2015
Vacancies were “On the Table” at SSMMA
From left: Sue Turner of South Holland, Hildy Kingma of Park Forest, Kendra Smith of CMAP, Lakeshia Wright of SSMMA, L. Marie Asad of...
May 14, 2015
Land bank will take ‘calculated risk’ in 26 areas
Map: Courtesy of the Cook County Land Bank Authority Humboldt Park is in. So are East Garfield Park and Woodlawn in Chicago and suburbs...
May 14, 2015
Sheriff Tom Dart, detainees and village of Dolton celebrate demolition of abandoned homes
Photo: Courtesy of twitter.com Raccoons sticking out their heads, falling bricks and a “weird smell” are Lala Miranda’s strongest...
May 13, 2015
June 6: NHS’ NeighborWorks Day 2015
NeighborWorks Day 2015 Join us for a day of giving back to the community. Events include rehabbing and repairing homes, painting and...
May 1, 2015
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