2025 was a bumpy ride for real estate. And during that time, Chicagoland agents worked hard to keep the market moving. Our cover stories highlight those efforts.
These were the most-read cover stories from our last 12 issues:
1. Opportunity knocks: How lenders are finding opportunities in a turbulent real estate market
Loan officers grappled with housing market gridlock, mortgage rate uncertainty and tech changes, such as AI. But with those challenges came opportunities.
2. ‘Seeing momentum’: How top real estate executives view the 2025 market
Four real estate titans — Kamini Rangappan Lane of Coldwell Banker Realty; Amy Lessinger of RE/MAX; Mike Miedler of Century 21; and Robert Reffkin of Compass — share their insights on the year ahead.
3. 2026 Chicagoland real estate predictions
Chicagoland experts in real estate, lending, building and development offered their insights on 2026 in our annual predictions issue.
4. Announcing the 2025 Chicago Agents’ Choice Awards winners
In the 20th annual Chicago Agents’ Choice Awards, we honored the very best of Chicagoland real estate — according to our readers.
5. NAR scores major policy wins as real estate advocacy accelerates in 2025
The National Association of REALTORS® racked up policy wins as it cemented its role as real estate’s top advocacy group.