Foreclosures, rising rents and an increase in potential buyers getting off the fence are a few of the key housing issues to watch in 2013, according to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune. Read the full article for details.

In other news:

Local home sales up 9.4 percent in 2012 – State Journal-Register

Rising rents may prod affluent U.S. city dwellers to buy homes: Reis – Chicago Tribune