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    Nov. 13: Free training on the EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule
    SSMMA
    • Nov 8, 2017

    Nov. 13: Free training on the EPA’s Renovation, Repair, and Painting rule

    This training will provide course info and certification for attendees. It is a great opportunity for tradespeople, but also building...
    Home values still sinking in parts of south Cook County
    SSMMA
    • Nov 2, 2017

    Home values still sinking in parts of south Cook County

    In six places in the south suburbs, the Cook County Assessor’s estimate of homes’ taxable value dropped in the 2017 reassessment, which...
    Grant opportunity: Abandoned Property Program
    SSMMA
    • Oct 31, 2017

    Grant opportunity: Abandoned Property Program

    Illinois Housing Development Authority: Abandoned Property Program (APP) Round 3 Applications The Illinois Housing Development Authority...
    Cook County Land Bank to sell homes directly to homebuyers
    SSMMA
    • Oct 3, 2017

    Cook County Land Bank to sell homes directly to homebuyers

    The orange kitchen, despite having a coveted island, needs updated appliances, new cabinetry and flooring. The toilet in the main floor...
    Joliet partners with South Suburban Land Bank for demolition and blight reduction support
    SSMMA
    • Sep 19, 2017

    Joliet partners with South Suburban Land Bank for demolition and blight reduction support

    The Joliet City Council will decide this week whether to spend $50,000 to buy two blighted homes at 833 South Richards Street and 837...
    Sept. 23: Mortgage help workshop/ on-one-to-one counseling
    SSMMA
    • Aug 28, 2017

    Sept. 23: Mortgage help workshop/ on-one-to-one counseling

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    Cook County Land Bank announces Homebuyer Direct Program
    SSMMA
    • Aug 1, 2017

    Cook County Land Bank announces Homebuyer Direct Program

    Cook County Land Bank Authority; please share with your communities: Are you looking to purchase your own home but having trouble finding...
    Will County is first in Illinois to be named ‘solar smart’
    SSMMA
    • Aug 1, 2017

    Will County is first in Illinois to be named ‘solar smart’

    The county was named a SolSmart Bronze designee by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) in the 2017 SolSmart...
    Regional Housing Solutions web site helps to understand variation in local housing submarkets
    SSMMA
    • Jul 31, 2017

    Regional Housing Solutions web site helps to understand variation in local housing submarkets

    The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (MMC) and Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) have...
    Disparities alleged in upkeep of foreclosed homes in Southland, NW Indiana
    SSMMA
    • Jul 27, 2017

    Disparities alleged in upkeep of foreclosed homes in Southland, NW Indiana

    The filing with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development amends a complaint first filed in February 2014 accusing Deutsche...
    Homewood and Flossmoor named two of four hottest suburban real estate markets
    SSMMA
    • Jul 19, 2017

    Homewood and Flossmoor named two of four hottest suburban real estate markets

    Image courtesy of Google. Two pairs of towns, one far north and the other far south, had the fastest-moving real estate markets in the...
    Will County plans to lower property tax rate, finance chairman says
    SSMMA
    • Jul 14, 2017

    Will County plans to lower property tax rate, finance chairman says

    “This is even better than a freeze. We’re going down,” said Mike Fricilone, R-Homer Glen, referring to the county’s portion of the...
    Kadner: A property tax freeze does nothing for poorest towns in Illinois
    SSMMA
    • Jun 19, 2017

    Kadner: A property tax freeze does nothing for poorest towns in Illinois

    Image courtesy of Advantax. Although Chicago property tax rates jumped 10 percent in 2016, they still aren’t close to the oppressive...
    SSMMA
    • Jun 14, 2017

    July 27: Regional housing solutions workshop

    By understanding local housing submarkets, communities can develop more targeted and effective approaches to meet local housing needs....
    Illinois Hardest Hit program helps families struggling with mortgages
    SSMMA
    • Jun 6, 2017

    Illinois Hardest Hit program helps families struggling with mortgages

    The mother of two teen boys was six months behind in her mortgage and was in foreclosure on her Hazel Crest home. She found help through...
    Illinois Housing Development Authority is offering accessibility financial assistance for Cook, DuPa
    SSMMA
    • Jun 2, 2017

    Illinois Housing Development Authority is offering accessibility financial assistance for Cook, DuPa

    The Home Accessibility Program is funded by the Illinois Housing Development Authority to help homeowners address long over-due home...
    Supreme Court says cities can sue big banks over housing bubble damages
    SSMMA
    • May 23, 2017

    Supreme Court says cities can sue big banks over housing bubble damages

    The ruling was a mixed one for Miami, which was at the forefront of a move by cities nationwide to sue big lending institutions under the...
    When housing assistance fails
    SSMMA
    • May 12, 2017

    When housing assistance fails

    So, what’s going on? In a new documentary called Poverty, Politics and Profit, NPR and PBS Frontline reporters set out to answer that...
    9 grants and programs to help first-time homebuyers
    SSMMA
    • May 9, 2017

    9 grants and programs to help first-time homebuyers

    In short, purchasing a home isn’t a financial step to take lightly. Perhaps that’s why 74 percent of millennials say that saving for a...
    Spike in property values has homeowners appealing to assessor
    SSMMA
    • May 4, 2017

    Spike in property values has homeowners appealing to assessor

    You can’t do much about most taxes. If you want to buy something in Cook County, you have no choice but to pay the 9 percent sales tax....
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