Posts by Don DeBat
Following are all articles by UrbanTurf author Don DeBat, from most recent to least.
House Hunters Have Choices To Get a Good Deal as Market Revives
Don DeBat | July 31st 2012
House hunters don’t have to have a degree in rocket science to realize that residential real estate is destined to come roaring back as soon as... read »
Short Sale Can Be a Smart Buyer’s Affordable Route to Homeownership
Don DeBat | May 23rd 2012
There’s a tsunami of foreclosures underway in the nation’s housing market, and Illinois has the dubious distinction of being near the peak of the... read »
Record-Low Home-Loan Rates Could Begin Creeping Higher by Late 2012
Don DeBat | May 8th 2012
This year the benchmark 30-year rate has held below 4 percent in all but one week. But forecasters say the rate honeymoon is coming to an end.... read »
Buying Is More Affordable Than Renting with Rent-to-Own Programs
Don DeBat | April 17th 2012 | 2 Comments
If you are an apartment renter who just received that spring rent increase letter from your landlord, now may be the time to consider buying a home,... read »
Spring Developer Incentives Spark New-Home and Condo Sales
Don DeBat | April 9th 2012
Housing experts say the Rip Van Winkle-like new-home and condominium market will gradually awaken by the end of 2012 after more than five years of... read »
Apartment Hunting Tips for Chicago’s Booming Spring Rental Market
Don DeBat | March 27th 2012 | 1 Comment
The forecast for the spring apartment rental market in the Chicago area is looking sunny, analysts say. Here are some apartment hunting tips from... read »
FHA-Insured Loans Will Cost More After April 1st
Don DeBat | March 14th 2012
The honeymoon is over for home buyers who utilize Uncle Sam’s low-down payment, federally insured FHA home-loan program. ... read »
A Tale of Two Cities: Chicago’s Rental Apartment Market
Don DeBat | November 11th 2011 | 1 Comment
Chicago’s booming downtown luxury rental apartment market gets all the headlines with its sky-high rents and thousands of new units rising around the... read »
Resale Values Rising in Lincoln Park Despite the Great Recession
Don DeBat | September 1st 2011 | 1 Comment
Experts say Lincoln Park may be Chicago’s top neighborhood for real estate values as the city inches its way out of the Great Recession. ... read »
Market Snapshot: New-Construction Condos in Downtown Chicago
Don DeBat | August 26th 2011
According to Appraisal Research’s 2nd quarter “Downtown Chicago Residential Benchmark Report,” the condo boom officially ended in 2010. And, 2011 is... read »
Obama Reduces Refinance Fees For FHA Loans
A Home From Ikea for $86,500
Live in MJ’s Home For Just $29 Million
3.9: Mortgage Rates Settle Back Down
Wall Street Big Wigs Buying Up Foreclosures
Mortgage Rates Below 4 Percent For Three Months
Increasing Rents Could Be Good For Home Sales- Obama Reduces Refinance Fees For FHA Loans
- A Home From Ikea for $86,500
- Live in MJ’s Home For Just $29 Million
- Buying Is More Affordable Than Renting with Rent-to-Own Programs
- 3.9: Mortgage Rates Settle Back Down
- Wall Street Big Wigs Buying Up Foreclosures
- Apartment Hunting Tips for Chicago’s Booming Spring Rental Market
- Mortgage Rates Below 4 Percent For Three Months
- FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums to Increase on April 1
- Increasing Rents Could Be Good For Home Sales
What Are Chicago’s Most Hipsterific Neighborhoods?
Finding a Summer Sublet in Chicago: Part One
Finding a Summer Sublet in Chicago: Part Two
Hoop it Up! Chicago Properties with Indoor Basketball Courts
A Look Inside Theo Epstein’s Gleaming White Southport Corridor Mansion
20 Percent Down Payments Required?
Home Alone House Listed for $2.4 Million