Articles tagged 'Homeownership'
Now that you own a home, what’s next?
IHS Research Featured in HUD's Cityscape Journal
IHS is excited to announce that our research on the disappearance of 2 to 4 unit buildings in Chicago was published in the Spring 2024 issue of Cityscape!
Harrison Row provides a new method of homeownership on the West Side
Who owns homes on the Greater West Side?
Key Housing Challenges in the City of Chicago
IHS research has indicated that the city's housing affordability crisis has some unique characteristics which shed light on why residents are struggling to find affordable rental housing, buy homes, and maintain their current residences.
With $10 Million From City, An Albany Park Community Bank Can Help Neighbors Start Businesses And Buy Homes
Chicago Programs Helping to Expand the Supply of 2 to 4 Unit Properties in Black and Latino Neighborhoods
This blog reviews several programs in Chicago that showcase growing efforts to create a supply of affordable, for-sale housing in neighborhoods that have struggled for decades with disinvestment-related challenges.
Recent Homebuying Patterns for 2 to 4 Unit Properties
This analysis documents the importance that 2 to 4 unit buildings play in homebuying for Chicago’s borrowers and neighborhoods of color and helps connect policy priorities around preserving 2 to 4s with those that advance homeownership and wealth-building for moderate- and middle-income Black and Latino households.
Exploring the Impacts of Rising Property Taxes in Changing Neighborhoods
This blog contextualizes recent research and reporting on property tax disparities in Chicago with IHS research on neighborhood house price changes and discusses how policy interventions designed to mitigate increased tax burdens have challenges of their own.
Understanding the Implications of Pandemic House Price Gains in Chicago’s Communities of Color
This blog updates data on house price trends in City of Chicago neighborhoods based on the neighborhood’s race and ethnic composition and focuses on how COVID-19 pandemic period price gains have impacted house prices in Chicago's communities of color.
