“Clients will notice if you are sincere.” — Lori Bonarek, Owner/Designated Managing Broker, Lori Bonarek Realty

Founders Kim Marino and Katie Minott will work from Premier’s Broad Avenue office as they pursue a dual-market arrangement. 

The agents, Edie Love, Nicole Fabiano and Elizabeth Jakaitis, together have almost 70 years of real estate experience. 

The arrangement will provide agents and brokers access to listing and sold data covering almost all of Illinois.

“Build relationships, stay patient, be persistent, and always learn something new.” — Martina Trenchevski, Realtor, Coldwell Banker Realty, Hinsdale

The annual report surveyed agents in the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network to find out how they’re helping clients get their homes ready to list. 

The new policy allows sellers to put off marketing their properties for a period of time to be determined by their local MLSs. 

The new director is the owner and CEO of the Shanan Steere Group in Olathe, Kansas, which is affiliated with KW Overland Park. 

The latest National Association of REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey found that 16% of respondents expect a year-over-year increase in buyer traffic in the next three months, compared to 13% a month earlier.

The Chicago real estate agency RE/MAX Collection Premier by Janice Corley is opening new offices in Hyde Park and Sandburg Village.

“Meet the Women Transforming Chicago Real Estate” was the first of many panels at the CAR-sponsored conference Titans of Industry: Women in Real Estate.

Real estate technology platform MoxiWorks recently announced the acquisition of ActivePipe, a lead nurturing platform for real estate professionals.

The demand for housing in the U.S. has reached a new all-time high since 2017, a rare occurrence for this time of year when the market typically slows. According to a Redfin report, a recovering economy and all-time low mortgage rates are critical factors in the current market. 

As the economy recovers from COVID and the housing market gains traction, homeownership is top of mind for Americans, according to the latest survey from Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.

As dramatic rent prices impact states across the nation, renters are searching for more affordable places to call home. Nationally, the median rent price is up over 16% since January, with some cities seeing double that, according to a recent Apartment List report.

Demand for second homes was up 70% from pre-pandemic levels in October, according to a new report from Redfin. This outpaced August’s 48% gain but was below January’s record 91% growth.