When is the best time to list your client’s home? The answer may surprise you The best time to list a home in Chicagoland’s housing market is between May 1 and May 15, according to a new analysis from

See our chart below for the top-selling neighborhood housing markets in Chicago in January, according to research from Redfin. To adjust between total home sales and the single-family/condo markets, click on the tabs. Total Home Sales Single-Family Home Sales Condo/Townhome

Chicagoland’s mortgage markets are in their best shape in nearly a decade. Foreclosure activity in the Chicagoland housing market has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to the latest numbers from RealtyTrac. Per RealtyTrac’s analysis, there were

See our chart below for the top-selling suburban housing markets in Chicagoland in January, according to research from Redfin. To adjust between total home sales and the single-family/condo markets, click on the tabs. Total Home Sales Single-Family Home Sales

The West Loop, Logan Square, West Town. These are neighborhoods that have long been on the ascent in Chicago’s real estate scene, where prices and sales have risen in tandem since recovering from the downturn. Yet, when it comes to the

Click on the tabs below to adjust between the city and suburban markets where homes sold the fastest in January, in terms of average days from listing to closing. Fastest-Selling Suburban Markets Fastest-Selling City Markets Suburb Days on Market Number

Guaranteed Rate’s mortgage portfolio has seen one of the largest gains in the country, according to the newly released U.S. Residential Property Loan Origination Report from RealtyTrac. Per RealtyTrac’s analysis of publicly recorded mortgages and deeds of trust, Guaranteed Rate

Chicagoland may have fallen on the lower end of the spectrum in WalletHub’s new ranking of 2016’s best cities for real estate agents – the Windy City placed 130 out of 150 – but there remain many positives in the area’s

Lincoln Park and Hinsdale were the top luxury housing markets in Chicagoland in January, according to a custom Real Data report by Chicago Agent. For the month, Lincoln Park saw 16 luxury sales with an average price of $2,181,642.19, while Hinsdale

Homebuyers in Chicagoland break even on their homes sooner than expected It takes just over two years for homebuying to make more financial sense than renting in Chicagoland’s housing market, according to a recent analysis from Zillow. The “Breakeven

In our latest Real Data report, we have the agents who closed January’s top deals Click on the tabs below to see the top single-family, condo and townhome closings in Chicagoland’s housing market in January: Single Family Condo Townhome Single

New numbers from Zillow show suburban home price gains outpacing city’s In the eternal rumble between urban and suburban housing markets, recent numbers have put the advantage firmly in the suburban corner for Chicagoland’s marketplace. According to a recent

New analysis from Dodge Data & Analytics paints an encouraging picture for Chicagoland’s new construction marketplace The Chicagoland housing market capped off a strong year of residential investment, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. Per

Earlier today, we reported that Naperville edged out Aurora as the top-selling suburb in the Chicagoland area in 2015, and now, armed with the same exclusive numbers from Redfin, we’re back to rank the top-selling city neighborhoods. Use the

Last year was a very positive one for real estate in Chicagoland’s suburbs. According to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe), single-family detached sales rose 9.4 percent over 2014, while median sales price rose 5.2 percent. What specific suburbs, though, saw

First-time homebuyers have been MIA for some time – are they poised for a comeback? The National Association of Realtors reported late last week that first-time homebuyers accounted for 32 percent of existing-home sales in December, which was up