Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) has named Chris Lambrou, its director of special projects/R&D, its first chair of the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) Internet Tracking Workgroup. RESO specializes in obtaining data standards and processes accepted by real estate

Transit Future recently unveiled a plan to extend the Brown line to connect with the Blue line as part of a campaign to renovate and update Chicago’s transit system. The plan would extend the Brown line at Kimball through Elston to

Home prices were up again in July, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Year-over-year, home prices, including distressed sales, jumped 6.9 percent nationwide, while excluding distressed prices increased 6.7 percent. The price increases reflect an overall strengthening of

Commuters waste dozens of hours and thousands of dollars due to Chicago’s traffic problems Chicago is home to many things: beautiful architecture; a glorious lakefront; and, according to new research, some of the worst traffic in the U.S. The latest study

Real Trends has named BairdWarner.com one of the top real estate websites in the country out of 750 companies. Baird and Warner was ranked out of eight categories, and the site came in at No. 2 in the “Best Property

This year is shaping up to be a positive one for new construction in Chicagoland. Residential construction spending in the Chicagoland area was down 11 percent year-over-year in July, but so far in 2015 is 28 percent ahead of where it

The city of Chicago’s controversial affordable housing ordinance is heading for the courts The Homebuilders Association of Greater Chicago has filed a lawsuit against the city, hoping to stop a controversial affordable housing ordinance. The ordinance, which the city first proposed

As 2015’s second half began, what Chicagoland suburbs saw the most home sales? Home sales in the suburban Chicago housing market rose 9.2 percent year-over-year in July, and pending sales were up 19.2 percent, according to the Mainstreet Organization

New research reveals 2015 has been a banner year for Chicagoland real estate Home sales in the Chicagoland housing market hit an eight-year high in the first half of 2015, according to the July 2015 U.S. Home Sales Report from

Daniel L. Goodwin, the chairman and CEO of The Inland Real Estate Group Inc. in Oak Brook, is among 10 finalists for Realtor Magazine’s 2015 Good Neighbor Awards. The Good Neighbor Awards honors Realtors who make a difference in their communities, enhance the

Home prices continue to rise nationally, but what about the local housing market? Home prices in the Chicagoland metro area rose 0.7 percent from May to June and 1.4 percent from June 2014, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price

Amidst Chicago’s competitive housing market, these 10 neighborhoods stand out In the city of Chicago’s housing market, the median days on market in July was just 19 days, and the average sale-to-list price was 96.8 percent. As competitive as

July was a very positive month for the Chicagoland housing market Home sales in the nine-county Chicago Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area totaled 12,834 in July, a 9.6 percent year-over-year increase, according to new numbers from the Illinois Association of

National cash sales continued their descent in May, a new report released today from CoreLogic showed. For 29 months, all-cash buyers have been leaving the market, as marked by continual year-over-year decreases in market share. In May, cash sales

Pangea Properties, a Chicago-based private REIT involved in the acquisition, rehabilitation and improvement of multifamily residential properties in several cities across the U.S., ranked at No. 1328 on the Inc. 5000 list for America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. This

Realtor Alex Derderian is now affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage St. Charles office. An experienced real estate veteran with 32 years in the business, Derderian will serve Bartlett, St. Charles, Carol Stream, Wayne and Geneva. St. Charles