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Death Knell Tolling for McMansions

A look at what's behind the rise and fall of McMansions. Why aren't they selling?

Aired 09/14/2016 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Death Knell Tolling for McMansions

Clip: 9/14/2016 | 9m 32sVideo has Closed Captions

A look at what's behind the rise and fall of McMansions. Why aren't they selling?

Some real estate pundits are ringing the death knell for the so-called McMansion. Those are the really big homes built in the suburbs in the past 20 years. Here to talk about whether the McMansion's day has come and gone are Gail MarksJarvis, a personal finance columnist for the Chicago Tribune; and Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter for Crain's Chicago Business.

Aired 09/14/2016 | Rating NR

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