Key Takeaways Home values tend to rise over time, but recessions and other disasters can lead to lower prices. Following slumps, home values can increase in some areas of the country because of...

One of the major reasons for change of price in the real estate sector is the change in the zoning of land. For instance, 50 years earlier, the population was not as much as it is today. Hence, a lot of land was intended for agricultural use. Agricultural land does not have as much commercial value.

 

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Have Chicago's financial advisors ever shown the mayor and her city council what an extreme national outlier Chicago has become? Do the city's top officials have any idea just how poorly the Windy City stacks up against the nation's other major cities? Do they have any clue how much stress Chicagoans live under?