Affordable Housing Replaced with Commercial Space in Chicago Marie Dennis November 21, 2014 Hood Report, News 3 Comments When Chicago began tearing down public housing units, the city made a commitment to replace one third of the units with housing for former...
Wall Street Firm Buys Up 44,000 Homes in Depressed Areas Marie Dennis November 19, 2014 Hood Report, News According to DePaul's Institute for Housing Studies, a private equity firm has purchased 44,000 homes across the country since 2012, including 1300...
Report: Home Prices Hit the Hardest in African-American Communities Marie Dennis October 17, 2014 Hood Report, News Although the media continues to echo the Obama administrations talking points that the nation has experienced a housing recovery, a recent report...
How the Cook County Public Guardian Can Take Your Home Michael Volpe September 10, 2014 News, Rebel Pundit 2 Comments In Illinois guardianship is referred to by the state as a “court created responsibility,” however for the family of Mildred Willis it has turned...
Chicago Alderman Grills Planning Commish on CHA Oversight Ahead of $1.3 Bil Vote rebelpundit February 4, 2014 Hood Report, Rebel Pundit At a recent hearing at the Chicago City Council, the Committee on Housing and Real Estate was pressed by Alderman Scott Waguespack about oversight of...
Poll: Rahm Emanuel’s Approval Ratings Plummet rebelpundit February 22, 2013 Rebel Pundit 1 Comment Just two years after Rahm Emanuel slid easily into Chicago's City Hall to replace Former Mayor Richard Daley, Emanuel is nowhere near as popular with...
Did Former Daley Official Get Sweetheart Loan from Local Non-Profit? Michael Volpe April 5, 2012 Rebel Pundit 8 Comments Neighborhood Housing Services, a nationwide non-profit that claims it helps protect low- and moderate-income borrowers from such things as mortgage...
Affordable Housing Slithers Up the North Shore, One Suburb at a Time. Eva Sorock December 15, 2011 Rebel Pundit 1 Comment Letter published 12.14.11 in the Wilmette Beacon and Winnetka Current (*unedited version*) by Eva Sorock For several years, the Interfaith Housing...
(Video) Northwestern Professor Discusses Gov’t Seizing All Housing at Occupy Chicago rebelpundit November 16, 2011 Rebel Pundit 13 Comments Another great "teach-in" at Occupy Chicago. (sarc.) Northwestern University professor Mary Pattillo leads a discussion on housing in the U.S. and the...
Chicago Nonprofit “Neighborhood Housing Services” Accused of Mortgage Fraud Michael Volpe November 3, 2011 Rebel Pundit 12 Comments A Westside Chicago man is accusing the Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS), a local non-profit regularly praised for protecting low and moderate...