When laypeople discuss the Chicago housing market, they mostly take a thousand-foot view of the issue and discuss the market as a whole. Studies and data sets mostly look at the metropolitan statistical area, which includes Chicago to Joliet

While the definition of luxury homes varies depending on the market, the process for obtaining a jumbo mortgage loan in Illinois — a loan over $453,100 — is similar across the board and more attainable than borrowers might think.

The luxury housing market may attract agents who see the opportunity to sell beautiful homes and work with a sophisticated clientele while earning high-dollar commissions. But breaking into this specialty market takes hard work and research, along with the

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) named Chicagoland industry veteran Chris Haran its chief technology officer earlier this month. Following more than a decade with Coldwell Banker, Haran left the role of vice president of field operations to pursue an

In real estate, adaptability and constant innovation are fundamental to success, and few brokerages serve as a better case study for the value of an in-house programming team than @properties. Founded in 2000, the locally owned and operated company

It wasn’t too long ago that the latest trends in real estate technology were virtual reality tours and drone photography. Now, agents are having to explore what were once far-out concepts, like artificial intelligence, machine learning, geofencing and blockchain.

Chicago Agent’s readership consists of a variety of real estate professionals: agents, managing brokers, lenders, developers and more. You all have one thing in common: a commitment to providing quality services and excellent client experience. In the annual Truth

Note: The other two main areas in which agents would like more training: social media, and education on transitioning into a management

Note: For most agents seeking to leave their brokerage, the ultimate goal is to start their own brokerage. Others are planning for retirement or expecting to make real estate a part-time profession in

1000M (South Loop) A 74-story tower at 1006 S. Michigan Ave., 1000M comes from developers Time Equities, Oaks Capital and JK Equities, with @properties serving as the exclusive sales and marketing team. The condominiums offer consumers a chance to

What are the primary challenges that agents face when selling new construction? How can developers help them to succeed in this specialty? We asked, you