Prairie State Wire

Chicago area has highest ‘equity-rich’ mortgage rate among Illinois’ largest MSAs

By Prairie State Wire | Jul 5, 2018

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin posted the highest percentage of properties with mortgages that have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity.

Analysis: 15.9 percent of Illinois property owners' mortgages are 'underwater'

By Prairie State Wire | Jun 1, 2018

In Illinois, owners of 387,854 properties with mortgages owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.