The housing market continues to struggle despite an increase in high-quality mortgages Even though houses are selling at their fastest rate since 2007, sub-700 credit score buyers are still at the same level they were mid-2010. According to a

In September, distressed sales accounted for 9.7 percent of total home sales nationwide; the culmination of declines that span the past few years, according to CoreLogic. Considering the current pace of distressed sale declines, CoreLogic researchers determined that the

The fall slump hasn’t hurt the market’s strength, as home prices across the country continued to climb in October, CoreLogic reported. The coupling of a healing economy and spotty but persistent inventory shortages are largely to thank (or blame,

Spending per dollar of equity is at its lowest level since the mid ’90s. Home equity has doubled to $12.1 trillion since the market bottomed out in 2011. Builder confidence has remained strong, despite a small, recent slip. New home

2015 has been a great year for new construction in Chicagoland Residential construction spending in the Chicagoland housing market totaled $735 million in October, a 36 percent increase from Oct. 2014, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics.

According to the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales were mostly unchanged in October, but shifted marginally higher after two straight months of declines. Gains in the Northeast and West were offset by declines in the Midwest and

Why do some consumers buy new homes, while others buy existing homes? NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers provided the answer, and in our continuing coverage of NAR’s report, we’ve assembled the following graph on the topic:

New home sales are hot, but what are the larger market trends? Sales of new single-family houses rose 10.7 percent from September to October and 4.9 percent from Oct. 2014 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 495,000, according

Why did U.S. consumers decide to buy homes in 2015? That question was one of many that NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers tackled, and the results were many and varied – especially when the consumers’ disposition

Continuing with our Real Data monthly reports, we’re reporting on the fastest-selling housing markets in Chicagoland, in terms of average days from listing to closing. Below, click on the tabs below to adjust between city and suburban markets, and see

How have home prices progressed in the 2015 housing market? Home prices in the Chicagoland housing market declined 0.4 percent from August to September and rose just 1.1 percent from Sept. 2014, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price

The ins and outs of buyer traffic around the holidays It has been long been considered common knowledge that the buying craze of Black Friday does not extend to real estate, thanks to a lack of large savings for homes

We’re approaching two months since the implementation of TRID, and after a string of weeks that saw declining originations, mortgage applications were back up in the week ending Nov. 13, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. In the two

Homes sales were down in October, but the overall picture remains a very positive one for housing Existing-home sales declined 3.4 percent from September to October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.36 million, according to the latest report

Chicagoland real estate took a step back in October, though the reasons why were encouraging On the surface, October was a lukewarm month for Chicagoland real estate, with sales falling 2.0 percent year-over-year from 9,344 to 9,155. However, as

Our REAL DATA 2015 reports look at, among other things, the top-producing agents in Chicagoland based on total sales volume. Which Chicagoland agents have grown their business the most over 2014? To find out, we took a deeper look at