Housing

A recent listing from ConsumerAffairs ranked two Midwestern cities near the top of a list of the country’s best cities for first-time homebuyers, with 11 different metrics used to determine the rankings.

The report, released by ConsumerAffairs, analyzed America’s 150 largest cities by 11 different metrics to compile the list

Shopping for a new home? Ready to renovate your kitchen or install a new deck? You’ll be paying more to do so. The Trump administration’s tariffs on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China — some already in place, others set to take effect in a few weeks — are already driving up the cost of building materials used in...

A $300,000 homebuying budget can get you four times more space depending on which state you live in.

The complaints accuse realtors, brokerages and landlords of breaking Illinois law, discriminating against housing voucher holders

A civil rights watchdog group has filed 165 housing discrimination complaints against Chicago-area real estate agents, brokerage firms and landlords, accusing them of illegally discriminating against tenants. NBC Chicago’s Courtney Sisk reports.

Lawmakers want to know whether landlords’ higher rents are based on a technology being probed by prosecutors.

An affordable housing complex in Chicago designed to accommodate visually impaired residents have quickly made a significant difference in the lives of residents.

An affordable housing complex in Chicago designed to accommodate visually impaired residents has opened up. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

The lawsuit accuses the landlords of sharing sensitive data on rents and occupancy with competing firms via email, phone calls or in groups.

More than half of homes for sale in November had sat on the market for at least 60 days without going under a contract of sale.

“Empty nesters” downsizing isn’t likely to be the solution to the housing shortages facing major U.S. cities, recent Zillow research finds.

Three local families moved into new homes ahead of the Christmas holiday this week.

It’s too soon to tell if 2025 will be a housing market favoring buyers or sellers. But some areas could offer affordable conditions, according to experts.

Real estate developers are building housing inside of or next to shopping malls as department stores like Macy’s, JC Penney and Sears shrink or cease to exist.

Homeowners associations, or HOAs, are becoming more common. The biggest complaint among current owners is the cost, report finds.

Ideally, someone earning $80,000 would spend less than $2,000 a month on housing, but with rising costs, that’s often not realistic.

Inaccurate tenant histories can add to the many woes renters face finding homes.

Donald Trump wants to address the housing shortage in the U.S. But some of his promises might be hurdles in the way.

With a Republican sweep of the presidency and Congress, mortgage rates could stay well above 6% for the rest of 2024.