Lightfoot blocks Chicago City Council from considering referendum on doubling real estate tax

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is preventing the Chicago City Council from considering a potential referendum question that residents would vote on in February, asking whether the city should double its tax on property sales where the price tag is over $1 million.

Lightfoot blocks Chicago City Council from considering referendum on doubling real estate tax
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot is preventing the Chicago City Council from considering a potential referendum question that residents would vote on in February, asking whether the city should double its tax on property sales where the price tag is over $1 million.

PHOTOS: Multimillion-dollar Florida homes on brink of collapse after Nicole

Several multi-million dollar homes near the ocean appear to be on the brink of crumbling due to beach erosion caused by Tropical Storm Nicole, which made landfall near Vero Beach as a Category 1 hurricane on Thursday.

Cook County property tax sale begins next week

More than 45,000 properties are listed in the upcoming Cook County property tax sale.

Netflix's new horror show 'The Watcher' could be influencing house hunting
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Millions of people have been tuning in to Netflix's new show "The Watcher." With the new horror show, soon-to-be home owners are asking new questions about properties before they buy. Jim Starwalt with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate explains what information agents can and can't disclose to buyers.

Affordable housing coming to Woodlawn
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A new mixed-income, mixed-use affordable living community is coming to Chicago.

Willie Nelson's Tennessee home hits the market for $2.5 million

The property, spanning 155 acres of countryside, features a three-bedroom log cabin built by the country music legend himself.

US mortgage rates rise above 7% for the first time since 2002

The monthly payment on a median priced home is 78% higher now than it was a year ago for buyers who are able to make a 20% down payment.

How high interest rates are impacting Chicago's real estate market
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Carmen Rodriguez from Coldwell Banker Realty talks about the state of the Chicago housing market and how national trends are impacting us here at home.

Check out local architecture at Open House Chicago
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Ever been curious about a building in Chicago and wanted to peek inside? This weekend could be your chance. Open House Chicago is a free public event hosted by the Chicago Architecture Center to offer a look at sites all over the city.

Kenosha LEGO home sold; only on market for 2 days

The housing market has been extremely hot in the last year or so. But who could have imagined a house with a distinctly LEGO theme would hit the market – and sell quite as fast as it did.

City-owned lots to be transformed into affordable housing

Sixteen city-owned vacant lots on Chicago’s West Side will be redeveloped into affordable single-family homes.

City-owned lots to be transformed into affordable housing
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Sixteen city-owned vacant lots in Chicago?s North Lawndale neighborhood will be redeveloped into affordable single-family homes.