CoreLogic has released its May Home Price Index, revealing another month of positive gains. Marking 39 months of consecutive year-over-year gains, national home prices, both including and excluding distressed sales, increased 6.3 percent in May compared to the same

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC announced that Danielle Moy, an independent sales associate from their Orland Park office was named to the Coldwell Banker 30 Under 30. This prestigious list highlights the top young real estate professionals among the

On Saturday, June 20, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group’s Libertyville office participated in the Libertyville Days parade. They received first place honors for their Festival of Heroes themed parade float. This years four-day Libertyville Days festival was themed “Festival

Ryland Homes, the United States’ fifth-largest homebuilder, had entered the Northwest Indiana housing market with two new Crown Point home communities: Edgewater and SummerTree. Surrounded by acres of open farmland, Edgewater offers nine single-family homes with both three- and

CareerBuilder releases new labor market rankings In late May, CareerBuilder released its second quarter Labor Market 150 Index, which attempts to evaluate and rank the country’s largest metros. Using data from the employment website’s data arm, EMSI, or Economic

2015 shaping up to be a big year for new construction in Chicagoland Residential construction spending in the Chicagoland area was up 74 percent year-over-year in May, and so far in 2015 is 38 percent ahead of where it was

How has Chicagoland’s rental market developed in 2015’s second quarter? New data from Reis provides some perspective. In April, Chicago Agent noted that according to data/analytics firm Reis, the once-hot rental market in Chicagoland was cooling down, especially compared to

A joint venture between Ranquist Development Group and Stocking Urban LLC has acquired a parcel of land just southeast of Six Corner’s in Chicago’s Old Irving Park, where 48 single-family homes are planning to be built. Located at 3700

Construction is underway on the second phase of Arbor Lane, a new community of 16 townhomes in Arlington Heights, announced Northbrook-based Red Seal Homes. Placed along Palatine Road, east of Rand Road, Arbor Lane has four floor plan options from

Over the last year, distressed home sales have become far less prominent in Illinois’ housing market Distressed sales throughout Illinois comprised 18.6 percent of all home sales in May, a marked drop from the 30.6 percent market share of a

Thanks to a low percent of incidents of workplace injury and low state tax on average income, Illinois was ranked the fifth best state for making a living in 2015, according to personal finance site MoneyRates. The list, which ranked the top

Home prices positive in latest Case-Shiller, but are there signs of a slow down? Home prices in the Chicagoland area posted moderate gains in Standard & Poor’s latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, rising 1.1 percent from March to April and

In its annual analysis of the nation’s largest residential real estate firms, REAL Trends magazine included 25 RE/MAX brokerage firms in its top 500 ranking. The 500 reviews the nation’s most productive real estate firms based on closed sides

Several of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s independent sales associates have been ranked in The Wall Street Journal/REAL Trends Top 1,000 report. The Wall Street Journal/REAL Trends Top 1,000 report is calculated from a survey of more than 900 firms

1615 Burling, a unique collection of 15 luxury-designed condominiums in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, has just hit the market. Located within the Lincoln Park neighborhood, 1615 Burling lies on a cul-de-sac on the highly coveted Burling Street. The exterior

Partners in both business and life, LaShawn Brown and Warren Davis are getting ready for their second annual South Side Expo on July 11. Brown and Davis first met three years ago, when Brown was showing a house that