New home sales may have disappointed in 2014, but median sales price was an entirely different matter. December may have capped off a lackluster year of sales for newly built single-family homes, but when it came to the median

Everyone knows that lending standards today are relatively restrictive by historic standards, but are they loosening up at all as housing and the economy improve? To find out, we took an exclusive look at CoreLogic’s Housing Credit Index (HCI),

It was the same old narrative for the 2014 housing market in December, according to fresh analysis. Home sales in the nine-county Chicagoland totaled 7,971 in December, a 3.7 percent decline from Dec. 2013’s 8,278 sales, according to the

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Chicago will be home to one of the nation’s busiest real estate markets, according to analysis from Redfin. Andersonville is poised to be one of the hottest real estate markets in the U.S., according to a special report from Redfin.

Here is an undeniably positive development in the housing recovery. Distressed home sales – such as the one in our photo above – were the most visible result of the housing downturn, a true sign of the unfortunate times.

Foreign home sales have been a big deal in the U.S., but could the strengthening economic climate change that? Foreign real estate has been a big deal in the U.S. during the housing recovery, and the numbers speak for themselves

Okay, we all know that mortgage rates are low right now…but just how low? With mortgage rates expected to rise in 2015, we decided to take a closer look at the historical averages for rates – and via numbers from Freddie

We’ve come a long ways since the market crash, but new research suggest we’ve still a ways to go. Asking prices may be up in Chicago by 9.6 percent, but the market remains undervalued to market fundamentals, according to

Are we finally seeing the triumphant return of first-time homebuyers? We’ve reported in considerable detail that first-time homebuyers currently make up a historically low portion of the nation’s homebuying pool, but could that trend finally be on its way

Asking prices ended the year with a bang, according to new analysis. The Chicagoland housing market closed off 2014 in a strong way, with asking prices rising 9.6 percent for the year, according to the latest Price Monitor from

There are many positive things happening in housing right now, but this may be the most encouraging trend of all. On the surface, NAR’s latest existing-home sales report is not a very positive affair, with sales falling 6.1 percent

Though Chicagoland’s for-sale market is showing signs of a seasonal slowdown, its rental market continues to charge ahead. The rental market in the Chicagoland area continued its ascent in 2014’s fourth quarter, completing one of the strongest rental years in

We all know that our housing market has quite a bit of value behind it, but what’s the big number that it all adds up to? We’ll cut straight to the big number – $740 billion. That’s the cumulative

What obstacles remain in the homebuying process? Consumers have many expectations for the housing market in 2015, but they’re also operating under little allusion as to the obstacles that remain in place between them and their dream home. So

Negative equity may be down in Chicagoland, but that doesn’t mean that it’s no longer a problem. Last week, we reported a much-needed dosage of good news – that after peaking a few years back, negative equity in Chicagoland has