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

The Chicagoland area has some of the best schools in the country, but are homes affordable in those schools’ neighborhoods? Good schools are one thing, but affording homes in those areas is an entirely different matter. According to a

The share of total residential real estate transactions carried out in all cash fell from 34.9 percent in Aug. 2014 to 31.7 percent this most recent August, according to a report from CoreLogic. Month-over-month, cash sales inched upward by

@properties has been ranked No. 2 among large companies by the Chicago Tribune for their 2015 Top Workplaces. “It’s an honor to receive this award three years in a row,” said co-found Thaddeus Wong. “We continually strive to make @properties a

VHT Studios has announced the acquisition of Gotham Photo Company. Gotham has been a leading provider of photography services to real estate professionals in New York City for over a decade. This is VHT Studios’ third acquisition over the past couple

Many want to own a house, but the finances are only feasible for an increasingly select few It is a truth universally acknowledged that the vast majority of renters in America aspire to homeownership. Indeed, according to a recent

May Watts Elementary School in Naperville’s Indian Prairie School District 204 is the top elementary school in the Chicagoland area. That ranking came courtesy of the analytics website Niche, which just released its 2016 rankings of public schools from

In our newest Real Data monthly report, we’re taking a look at the top luxury markets in Chicagoland, meaning the city and suburban markets that saw the most sales for homes priced $1 million and above. Click on the

Baird & Warner recently won the Top Workplace award for the fourth consecutive year. The Chicago Tribune also named them the No. 1 workplace in Chicagoland. The firm was named the No. 1 workplace in 2014, No. 2 in 2013 and No.

The Chicago Tribune has awarded Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty a 2015 Top Workplaces honor. The Top Workplaces lists are compiled based on the results of an employee feedback survey that WorkplaceDynamics, LLC conducts. “Our culture of mutual respect and teamwork means

Mortgage markets have improved, but the inequities are still pronounced Black mortgage applicants in the Chicagoland area are denied at more than twice the rate of all applicants, according to new research from Zillow. In 2014, 26.9 percent of

In September, foreclosure inventory continued its rapid decline, falling 24.3 percent since the same time last year, a new CoreLogic report found. As a testament to the market’s recovery – and a more total economic recovery – since the

Coldwell Banker released their 2015 Home Listing Report, which details the highest and lowest average price for four-bedroom, two-bathroom houses in markets across the United States. Illinois ranked as the 16th most expensive state on the list. Here are

In our latest Real Data report, we’re setting our sights on October’s top closings Click on the tabs below to see the top single-family, condo and townhome closings in Chicagoland’s housing market in October: Single Family Condo Townhome Single Family

Chicagoland’s housing market may have improved, but most homeowners are not personally reaping the benefits. Home sales and prices may be showing strong improvement throughout Chicagoland, but that progress has not translated to greater returns for the area’s homeowners.

Related Realty has announced the opening of its new Bucktown location. The office will be located at 1755 North Damen Avenue, adjacent to the 606 trail. Bucktown is Related Realty’s second location in the Chicago area,  and will accommodate 75