Articles tagged 'Foreclosure'

May 13, 2021

Guest Blog: The Need for a Collective Approach to Preserving 2 to 4 Unit Housing in Chicago

This guest blog, co-authored by a group of Chicago housing organizations, responds to IHS's recent analysis on the importance of and threats to 2 to 4 unit buildings in Chicago. It emphasizes the disproportionate health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across Chicago’s communities of color; the potential implications for the stability of Chicago’s 2 to 4 unit housing stock; and the urgent need for coordinated actions to address existing needs of families that rely on the affordability that 2 to 4 flats provide.

April 30, 2021

A wave of foreclosures is coming. Here's what that could look like.

SOURCE: Crain's Chicago Business
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May 8, 2020

Chicago more vulnerable to new foreclosures than other big cities

SOURCE: Crain's Chicago Business
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August 23, 2019

Why tearing down Englewood to save it hasn't worked

SOURCE: Chicago Sun Times
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Reports   August 24, 2018

Overview of Chicago's Housing Market

The City of Chicago commissioned the Institute for Housing Studies to develop data to guide conversations around developing Chicago’s 2019-2023 Five-Year Housing Plan.

June 14, 2018

Good news for housing market: Fewer foreclosures and short sales

SOURCE: Crain's Chicago Business
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November 21, 2017

Housing Prices In Some Big American Cities Are Booming. Why Not Chicago?

SOURCE: Here and Now - 90.9 WBUR-FM
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September 21, 2017

Here's the latest area to see recovering home values

SOURCE: Crain's Chicago Business
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Indicators and Data Tools   August 3, 2017

Regional Housing Solutions Data Tool

Recently, IHS worked with Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), Metropolitan Mayors Caucus (MMC), and Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) to develop a housing market analysis to 1) identify the spatial patterns and characteristics of distinct subregional housing markets across northeastern Illinois and 2) identify a set of market-driven strategies responsive to local needs. The results of this collaborative effort were recently released through the Regional Housing Solutions website.

Indicators and Data Tools   July 12, 2016

Chicago Area Housing Market Conditions Report

he Housing Market Conditions Report is released in conjunction with the annual update of the IHS Housing Market Indicators Data Portal. The objective of this report is to help users of the IHS Housing Market Indicators Data Portal interpret IHS market conditions indicators such as levels of foreclosure distress, the characteristics of property sales, or levels of mortgage credit, and how they vary across the region in the most recent data.