Contents

Cover Story

Your guide to the many facets of Chicagoland’s housing market has arrived. What cities and neighborhoods are safest? Where are the best value schools located? Read on to find out.

Also

• 2016’s Best Schools in Chicagoland

Editor’s Note

• Chicagoland Real Estate in a Nutshell

News

• 4 Surprising Facts about Consumer Finances
• The Real Estate Agent’s 7-Point Field Guide to Generation X
• Good news for Chicago’s spring sellers in new CoreLogic report
• How to get your new city-wide real estate agent parking pass
• Chicagoland’s Top Closings, March 2016

Improving Your Business

• The Dos and Don’ts of Retouching Real Estate Photos

Agent Snapshot

• Agent Snapshot: Andrew Stoll, Broker/Realtor, Grid 7 Properties, Elgin/Fox Valley

Agent X

• Chats and Graphs and Lists, Oh My!

My Style

• My Style: Karen Schwartz, Owner/Real Estate Broker, Chicago New Properties