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The pessimists were right: Chicago needs those housing tax credits back

There were two sides fighting it out before April 30: One group said that the demise of the federal government’s housing tax credits — up to $8,000 for first-time home buyers and up to $6,500 for move-up buyers — would put a screeching halt on Chicago-area home sales. The second group said, no, the Chicago-area... Read more »

By DanRafter,
July 3, 2010 at 7:52 pm

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