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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...
Nov 30, 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...
Nov 17, 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...
Oct 11, 2016


How well has your zip code fared?
And then it stopped. Home prices in the Chicago area peaked in September 2006, dipped infinitesimally in October and soon started a...
Oct 10, 2016


SSMMA welcomes new planner: Sarah Kobetis
Sarah previously served as a community development project manager for GrantWorks in Austin, TX where she managed large-scale CDBG...
Sep 23, 2016


Transit-oriented housing in Chicago is back on track
The Residents of Orland Park Crossing apartment building is walking distance from the village’s Metra Rail station. Real estate...
Sep 23, 2016


Homewood seeks to encourage better property care of single-family rental homes
The village is hosting a meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Village Hall, 2020 Chestnut Road, to offer information to residents and...
Sep 20, 2016


IHDA accepting applications for Abandoned Property/Blight Reduction Programs
Dear Mayors, Managers, and Staff: If you would like assistance with this application or plan on applying, please contact Lakeshia Wright...
Sep 16, 2016


The Cook County Land Bank is chipping away at abandoned properties one house at a time
It’s not a fairytale, but how boosters describe the successes of the Cook County Land Bank Authority, now in its third year of operating....
Sep 1, 2016


Rent-to-own homes: A win-win for landlords, a risk for struggling tenants
Mr. Szkaradek, 36, collects rent, but he never has to pay for repairs on any of the more than 5,500 homes — many of them rundown — that...
Aug 22, 2016


Sen. Durbin joins Rep. Kelly in housing roundtable on preventing foreclosures at SSMMA
We thank all who came out in support of this potentially game-changing programming event for the region including SSMMA President and...
Aug 18, 2016


Aug 17, 2016


‘Seriously underwater’ loans plague parts of Chicago area
Rodney Russell bought the house for $81,500 in 1997 and sold it for $37,000, according to the Cook County recorder of deeds. He wasn’t in...
Aug 11, 2016


Will new HUD rule help more families escape high-poverty, high-crime neighborhoods?
Richard Flowers Homes in Robbins It didn’t take Angela Rivera long to figure out that her new apartment in Chicago’s Woodlawn...
Aug 1, 2016


Illinois reopens program for struggling homeowners
Beginning Aug. 1, people who have suffered a hardship and had at least a 15 percent reduction in their income, along with other...
Jul 25, 2016


Jul 21, 2016


Comcast offers $10-a-month Internet for HUD residents
Comcast is expanding its Internet Essential programs for low-income residents to anyone who lives in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
Jul 21, 2016


NBA star’s former home offers study in appealing property tax assessments
Photo courtesy of Redfin A celebrity’s story illustrates a big problem in the south suburbs: high property taxes and the difficulty of...
Jul 20, 2016


SSMMA launches new Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Grant Program
Total Amount to be Awarded: $500,000 Average Award Amount: SSMMA anticipates making grant awards of $ 40,000 to $50,000. Period of...
Jul 18, 2016
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