The Truth About Agents: Hear from a cross-section of real estate professionals in Chicagoland to find out what’s happening in our industry.

Rate buydown products and ARMs are once again part of the mortgage conversation.

Jamie Franz, Bradley Rasof and Scott Schneiderman have been in the mortgage business for decades — and they’ve been friends for almost as long. Now, they’ve teamed up formally at CrossCountry Mortgage.

Last year was one of whiplash change for many agents. But top-producing agents are finding innovative ways to grow their business.

Downward-trending mortgage rates and a strong job market will bring homebuyers back to the table, according to NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.

A wave of homebuilding is expected to start up in 2024 and run through the end of the decade, according to the NAHB.

Welcome to the 17th annual Agents’ Choice Awards, honoring the very best of Chicago real estate — according to our readers. We’re proud to announce this year’s winners.

Managing brokers around Chicagoland are working out how to retain their best agents and recruit new talent in the midst of these changes.

RE/MAX NEXT just celebrated its five-year anniversary and the brokerage is expanding in more ways than one.

After more than two years of pandemic-related delays, new construction is making a gradual and somewhat halting comeback in and around Chicago.

In spring of this year, Cirrus opened its doors to residents. Now, another Lendlease development is making substantial progress in Chicago: The Reed.

They are the professionals who know the trade well enough to win bidding wars, find the best deals and work as true advocates for their clients. They navigate the rapidly changing nature of the market with poise and thrive in times of change.

Beginning a new career is often a struggle. But plenty of rookie agents are thriving despite those challenges.

Katie Gambla had only been working as a real estate agent for about a year, when in spring of 2018, she got her first phone call from a man posing as a potential homebuyer.

Let our Chicago real estate experts show you how to mix it up, combine the old with the new and market yourself as a broker with whom buyers and sellers beg to do business.

Real estate-oriented tech tools and apps are easier than ever to access, but the veritable tidal wave of these time-saving digital solutions can be dizzying.