Though crime can be found in all major cities, the severity and frequency of it vary greatly from metro to metro, as two new reports from real estate analytics provider NeighborhoodScout recently pointed out. In part one of this two-part series

This year is shaping up to be a very positive one for residential construction in Chicagoland, according to the latest numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. In March, residential construction spending in Chicagoland totaled $548 million, a modest 4 percent increase

See our chart below for the top-selling neighborhood housing markets in Chicago in March, 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

Walkability has become one of the chief concerns among U.S. homebuyers, especially Millennials. And as Redfin’s new “Most Walkable U.S. Cities of 2016” report confirms, some cities are responding to the demand better than others. “Improving a city’s Walk

Luxury sales have stalled in Lake Forest. As of April, the relatively small city has a $1 million-plus inventory of 211 homes. Considering only 106 such homes have been sold over the past 12 months, that is a significant

The “Regional Executive Summary” report from Tracy Cross & Associates, Inc. is among the most detailed analyses of Chicagoland’s new construction market. Below, we have collected the four more important findings from the report: 1. New Home Sales are Down

Chicago will be one of the top five housing markets in the U.S. for international homebuyers, according to a new analysis from Colliers International. The Global Investment Outlook (GIO) report, which Colliers produces each year, surveyed more than 600

See our chart below for the top-selling suburban housing markets in Chicagoland in March, 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 Chicagoland area is one of the top first-time homebuyer markets in the country, according to a new study from Zillow. The analysis, which looked for housing markets where mortgage payments were more affordable than rental payments (along with the relative

In 1963, the median price for a new construction home in the U.S. was $18,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau; in 1980 it was $64,000; in 2000 it was $169,000; and in 2015, after nearly 52 years of consecutive year-over-year

If you’re looking to grow your real estate agent brand and, with it, your business, then understanding how to optimize your Web presence for search engines isn’t an option. It’s a requirement. SEO techniques and best practices change often, because

Chicagoland home prices posted some of the weakest numbers in the country in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Covering numbers through February, the Case-Shiller reported that home prices fell in Chicagoland by 0.3 percent from January to February,

Home sales in suburban Chicago were positive in 2016’s first quarter, rising 5.5 percent over where they were a year ago, according to research from the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe). That stood in contrast to sales in the whole nine-county

The average homeowner in Lake County pays more than $7,770 in yearly property taxes, which is the highest in the Chicagoland area, according to a new analysis from the NAHB. Additionally, Lake County homeowners pay an average tax that

It’s easy to say that top producers in real estate are a “different breed” of agents. But that assumes that top producer status is somehow predetermined. It’s not. People aren’t born to top producer status – they earn it.

New Trier Township High School District No. 203 is the best school district Greater Chicago (and the No. 4 district nationwide), according to educational rankings and review site Niche. Real estate agents should take note. Evaluating on criteria including academics, teacher