Posts by Patrick Regan

16.7% of Chicago home-purchase agreements fell through in June 

About 14.9% of home-purchase agreements nationwide fell through in June, the highest percentage in more than two...

Housing inventory rebounds at record rate in largest metros, but Chicago lags behind, Realtor.com reports 

The number of homes available to buyers climbed 18.7% in June, the sharpest year-over-year increase in the history of the...

Ranking every state by its most expensive home listing. Where does Illinois land on the list?

It is a fun reminder that location is everything, and every state has amazing ultra-luxury properties for the right...

Where does Chicago land on list of greenest cities?

Chicago was ranked No. 6 for carbon emissions, No. 7 for public transportation and No. 12 for vegan...

Home prices climb nationally and in Chicago, which ranked No. 17 for annual percentage growth

Home prices nationwide continued to climb higher in February compared to 12 months ago, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller...

Chicago-area home prices climb 10% in the last year

CoreLogic predicts price increases to slow significantly by next spring in most metro areas, but the drop-off is not as severe in...

Agents nationwide expect resale home prices to rise 7% in 2022

In the Midwest, 96% of agents surveyed said buyers outnumber sellers, the highest percentage of any region in the...

Total value of U.S. housing doubled in the last 10 years

Home values grew 19.6% last year, an all-time high in Zillow’s data, which goes back more than 20...

Black mortgage applicants 84% more likely to be denied than white applicants, analysis finds

Black applicants were 84% more likely to be denied a mortgage than white applicants, the data showed, an increase from the 74% disparity in...

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