There are 297 municipalities and political jurisdictions in the Chicagoland area, and moving between those municipalities – and juggling all of the disparate zoning regulations, building codes and neighborhood amenities – can be quite challenging for builders. So to

Pricing new construction is a balancing act between knowing what a building is worth, how people view its value and how you go about selling it. To get a better idea on how professionals balance those facets, we spoke

Agents who adopt pre-MLS or non-MLS marketing strategies are doing the best they can for their clients. At least that’s the argument agents make in support of the polarizing practice. The logic behind it is simple – according to

“Pricing a home is a little bit like a physics experiment or setting the price of a stock,” says Paul Lazarre, founder and CEO of Leap Real Estate Systems (LeapRE). “You never know what it is until you put

According to Chicago Agent’s newly released Real Data numbers, in the first half of this year, 14 of the 20 top-performing agents in the Chicagoland housing market headed real estate teams, and altogether they accounted for nearly $824 million

In the 1990s, a swelling economy driven largely by the tech bubble helped push housing past its late-80s, early-90s dip, ushering in a new competitive landscape where traditional agents shared the competition with the new trend of Realtor teams.

The Internet has ushered in many changes to the U.S. economy, and one of the most pronounced has been the customer review. Though Consumer Reports, Consumers Digest and other publications have offered reviews of products and services for decades,

In today’s market, you need a multi-channel marketing plan Your clients are now your ex-clients, because their house sat on the market for many months. Setbacks happen, but your clients were expecting something that you didn’t deliver. It is

With more than 15 years of experience in the mortgage industry, Rebecca Mott, the vice president of mortgage lending and new construction specialist with Guaranteed Rate, has come to understand the do’s and don’ts of lending. As an expert

It’s easy to imagine negotiations as a battle, where victories are relished and defeats mourned, but in the context of real estate, the closing table, the industry’s front line, is less like a battlefield than it is a political

For Realtors seeking a little assistance in building a listing presentation, realtor.com offers a free listing presentation tool available on the company’s website. The step-by-step online marketing plan allows Realtors to show sellers why online marketing is important, and

Luxury is a slippery concept, one that is constantly evolving and dictated by trends that change not only yearly, but monthly. To better understand what luxury represents, we chose to showcase a local listing. And with more than 7,800

When it comes to the housing market, how do we truly define luxury? Is luxury determined by the price tag assigned to a property? Is luxury a property that has exquisite finishes? Or is size the deciding factor in

The Chicagoland area is home to one of the most dynamic collections of luxury real estate in the country, and our chart below ranks the 20 most expensive listings in the area. Address City Price Listing Agent Company Type Days on

Adam Wiener, founder of Aladdin Appraisal in Greater Boston and an active reviewer of appraisal reports, shared with us the seven most common issues and errors he has encountered while reviewing real estate appraisals. The following errors are violations

The mother-daughter team of Marlene Rubenstein and Dena Fox with Baird & Warner represent what the Baby Boomer and Millennial generations can learn from each other. Baby Boomer Rubenstein shares what she has learned from her Millennial daughter, Fox.