Residential construction was basically flat in July, though it remains ahead of 2013’s pace. #175431498 / gettyimages.com Residential construction spending through July was at a seasonally adjust annual rate of $358.1 billion, a 0.7 percent increase from June, according

Negative equity persists in today’s housing market, but its impacts are not equally felt in every price point. #471456425 / gettyimages.com Earlier this week, we reported on new findings by Zillow that a whopping 42.6 percent of Generation X

Construction spending has been up and down in Chicagoland in 2014, but it bounced back in a major way in July. #175937445 / gettyimages.com Residential construction spending in the Chicagoland region totaled $422 million in July 2014, a remarkable

Pending home sales rose for the fourth time in five months, according to the National Association of Realtors. #143058853 / gettyimages.com Pending home sales rebounded in July, rising 3.3 percent from June according to the latest data from the

$1 million sure goes much farther in our local housing market! #200433899-001 / gettyimages.com In our housing market, as well as scores of others across the U.S., $1 million is a hefty sum of money, one that awards potential

The U.S. housing market has been in recovery mode the last two years, and despite gains, some areas remain in dire straights. #sb10064219d-001 / gettyimages.com If the real estate industry can be thought of as its own world, then

New CoreLogic report finds that even though foreclosures are still around, their presence is much less pronounced. #200146144-001 / gettyimages.com In 2013, foreclosures were at the epicenter of the housing conversation. However, after a year of tirelessly closing short

Though our marketplace has traversed quite the terrain since 2008, new data shows that it still has quite a bit of ground to cover. #79395361 / gettyimages.com We report quite regularly on building permits at the national level, but

Though the U.S. has cleared through millions of underwater mortgages, a shocking number of Gen X mortgage holders are still underwater. #115181433 / gettyimages.com Seventeen percent of the nation’s homeowners – aka 8.7 million – are still underwater on

Housing affordability has been one of the key marketing tools in an agent’s arsenal, but that could be changing soon. #200336957-001 / gettyimages.com During housing’s down years, agents had a couple of marvelous talking points to use with potential homebuyers

Social media is quickly becoming the preferred marketing method for many, and with good reason. Here are 3 steps to help you boost its effectiveness. #150415588 / gettyimages.com In the past several years, the influence of the Internet has grown

Home prices in the Chicagoland region posted excellent returns in the latest Case-Shiller. #182145590 / gettyimages.com Home prices in the Chicagoland metro area rose 1.4 percent from May to June, coupled with a 6.6 percent increase from June 2013,

Homeownership rates in young adults have been dwindling, and Fannie Mae takes a stab at explaining why. #151910629 / gettyimages.com Homeownership is on the decline. And though it is a trickling decline and might, at some point in the future,

New home sales were down monthly and up yearly, but the story is so much deeper than that. #160457704 / gettyimages.com By now you’ve surely seen the headlines – though new home sales in July were up 12.3 percent

What neighborhoods in Chicago saw the most home sales in July? #169803608 / gettyimages.com Last week, we reported on the top-selling suburban housing markets in Chicagoland, and this week, we’re applying the same statistical razor to Chicago’s neighborhoods. Armed

Click here to return to the index page for other new construction