Well, it’s finally happened: Bob Corcoran has lost his marbles. Sell more by selling less? Yeah, right Bob, how about you also tell me how to lose weight be eating a Dairy Queen ice cream cake?  Okay, I hear

 What did home sellers want from their real estate agents in 2013? The method of selling homes has changed dramatically in the last 10 years, but the role of the real estate agent in the process – to market

Existing-home sales have been a bit weak the last couple of months; what are the reasons behind the decline? November was a rough month for existing-home sales. Not only were sales down 4.3 percent from October to November, but

First-time homebuyers play a big role in the housing market, but where are they in the scheme of the housing recovery? Twenty-eight percent – that was the share of first-time homebuyers in November, according to NAR’s latest existing-home sales

What trends should you be on the lookout for in 2014? The housing market may have made considerable strides in 2013, but according to Trulia’s housing barometer, it still has some ways to go. Not only are existing-home sales

Here at Chicago Agent, we cover a wide variety of topics day in, day out. From home sales, to new construction, to how agents can better their business, our coverage involves just about every major topic in real estate today.

What does that impeccable Chicago Agent crystal ball have to say about real estate in 2014? Incredibly, another year is almost upon us, and like 2013, it’s bound to supply oodles of twists and turns for our beloved housing

Social media is an ever-evolving organism; how will it develop in the coming year? The numbers on social media are well known: 56 percent of consumers use some kind of social media; more than a billion people use Facebook,

What luxury home features are hot right now with homebuyers? And which ones are riding off into the sunset? What luxury amenities are most popular with consumers in today’s housing market? In a fascinating new study by Trulia, the

With the mobility of being a Realtor, my car is an extension of my home-office – the only difference, of course, is that it’s on wheels. It can be quite a juggling act, having a mobile office on the

What are two of the most important components of any business endeavor? Strategic planning and measurement. Every day the number of businesses using Facebook is growing, yet 60 percent of businesses admit to shooting from the hip in their

Recently, Crain’s Chicago Business ran an article with the tagline “Uh Oh. Downtown Apartment Rents Drop.” That might be bad news for developers who aren’t able to maintain the high pricing and low vacancies of Summer 2013, but it’s a great

If you are already using Google+ for search engine optimization and social media purposes, you are already aware how difficult it can be to drive traffic to your page since your URL contains a long string of numbers. However,

Home sellers have been on a roller coaster ride the last five years, and new research shows they’re as nuanced a group as ever. Home sellers in the U.S. housing market have – let’s put it kindly – journeyed

The economic downturn of 2008 was the largest since the Great Depression, and it inspired in turn the most aggressive series of federal economic policies since the New Deal, especially in the form of special tax breaks and deductions.

Real estate sales tend to slow down around the holidays, but if your goal is to increase your brokerage’s profitability in 2014, the end of the year is vital to your team’s success. Set the scene for a prosperous