Volunteer rehab project renovates 21 homes in Robbins
“I was praying (I’d make it) because I didn’t have the money,” the Robbins woman said. Brown’s home hadn’t had any major renovation or...
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- Apr 26, 2017
2017 VAD Academies: Indianapolis and Hartford
In 2017, there are two VAD Academies: Indianapolis, Indiana, and Hartford, Connecticut. The curriculum for each Academy is the same, and...
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- Apr 25, 2017
The “rebuilders” of Chicago’s Southland
Neighborhood in Park Forest, IL Charnese Davis bought a house in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood for herself and her three sons in...
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- Apr 24, 2017
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- Mar 17, 2017
Foreclosures here shrink to pre-crisis levels
Only eight out of more than 250 Chicago-area ZIP codes had more than a sliver of their housing stock in foreclosure in February. That’s...
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- Mar 7, 2017
What if we stopped considering housing an investment?
Homeownership is considered a basic component of the American Dream, but shelter is also a basic necessity. “Rising milk prices are...
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- Feb 21, 2017
Tinley Park says home builder eyeing Panduit site
Panduit has a “letter of intent” from CalAtlantic to redevelop the property, northeast of the intersection of 175th Street and Ridgeland...
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- Feb 14, 2017
March 4: Congresswoman Kelly to host Housing Expo
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- Feb 2, 2017
Cook County Land Bank Authority makes more than 4k once tax-delinquent vacant lots available for sal
The 4,437 properties are available in 22 community areas, primarily on Chicago’s West and South sides and in 12 west and south suburbs,...
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- Jan 30, 2017
U.S. Steel picks buyer for massive South Works site
A joint venture between Barcelona Housing Systems and WELink has emerged as the winner bidder for the long-vacant site, which spans 430...
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- Jan 20, 2017
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- Jan 19, 2017
I-REFI Program provides up to $50k in grants to underwater homeowners
BMO Harris is partnering with the Illinois Housing Development Authority, South Suburban Housing and the Village of Dolton to assist...
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- Dec 8, 2016
Southland properties cited in housing maintenance lawsuit against Fannie Mae
Image courtesy of the South Suburban Housing Center Homes in the south and southwest suburbs, as well as northwest Indiana, are cited in...
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- Dec 8, 2016
Health center planning to resume in Tinley
After considering, and ultimately rejecting, hiring a consultant to study whether a youth sports complex would work on the site,...
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- Dec 6, 2016
Far South Side homeowners question Red Line extension’s impact on property values
“We have not done an appraisal on the home, but the asking price is $35,000. If you look at the market in that area that’s what they are...
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- Nov 30, 2016
HUD announces public housing will be smoke-free
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro today announced that public housing developments in the U.S. will now be...
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- Nov 17, 2016
Ribbon cutting ceremony held at long-awaited Thorncreek Senior Living center
On hand for the celebration were: Turnstone Development Corp. COO Sue Wiener, Weiss Property Principal Jake Weiss, Thornton Village...
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- Oct 11, 2016
IHDA is now accepting applications for the Single Family Rehabilitation (SFR) program
Applications are now available and due no later than Friday, November 11 by 3pm. Please note that applicants in HUD HOME Participating...