• This City Clocked Some of the Highest Temps During the July 4th Heat Wave—and Renters Paid Dearly for It,Anna Baluch

    This City Clocked Some of the Highest Temps During the July 4th Heat Wave—and Renters Paid Dearly for It

    This past Fourth of July weekend was a hot one for many cities across the U.S., including Chicago where temps reached mid to upper 90s and a heat index around 100 to 105 degrees, and four people died. For some renters in the Windy City, staying cool cost more than expected. That’s because landlords

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  • Collapse Fears Spur Evacuation at Midtown Manhattan Building Undergoing Conversion to Luxury Apartments,Keith Griffith

    Collapse Fears Spur Evacuation at Midtown Manhattan Building Undergoing Conversion to Luxury Apartments

    A full evacuation was ordered Tuesday at a historic skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, after signs of structural weakness prompted fears of a building collapse. The 37-story building was formerly home to pharmaceutical giant Pfizer's global headquarters. It is now being retrofitted into a 1,500-unit l

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  • Foreclosures Hit 7-Year High as Pandemic Relief Ends—Here’s Where Default Discounts Are Easiest To Get,Snejana Farberov

    Foreclosures Hit 7-Year High as Pandemic Relief Ends—Here’s Where Default Discounts Are Easiest To Get

    Driven up by the ongoing affordability crisis, the national foreclosure rate reached its highest level in nearly seven years, with a handful of smaller markets, concentrated mostly in the South and Midwest, now claiming the greatest share of default listings in the U.S.  Although losing a home to fo

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