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CoreLogic: Chicago Homes Appreciate in April

New study from CoreLogic reveals how prices are changing around the country Marking more than three years of consecutive year-over-year growth, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, pushed forward another 6.8 percent in April, according to a new report

RESO Deadline Set for January 1

The Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) is set to become an industry cost-saver as property data become standardized by the nation’s 850-plus MLS firms. Driving the change is the National Association of Realtors mandated deadline for Realtor-affiliated MLSs of the

Chicago U-Haul’s No. 2 Destination City

Chicago U-Haul’s No. 2 Destination City Chicago was the No. 2 metro area in the U-Haul Top 10 U.S. Destination Cities for 2014, an annual ranking that measures the top destinations of one-way U-Haul truck rentals for the past calendar year.

East Lake Shore Drive 6th Richest Neighborhood in U.S.

New ranking of nation’s richest neighborhoods places East Lake Shore Drive in very prominent position Chicago’s East Lake Shore Drive is the sixth-richest neighborhood in America, according to a new analysis of the wealthiest areas in the country. The

Four Chicagoland Suburbs Among Best Housing Markets for Millennials

Four Chicagoland suburbs are among the best housing markets for Millennials in America, according to a recent analysis of the nation’s suburban areas. The study, which was conducted by rank and review website Niche, featured Oakbrook Terrace, North Chicago, Forest Park and Lisle as

Chicagoland New Construction Up 28% in 2015

This year proving to be especially positive for Chicagoland new construction Residential construction spending in the Chicagoland area totaled $362 million in April, a 17 percent increase over the $309 million of April 2014, according to the latest report

@properties Makes Crain’s Chicago Business’ Fast 50 List For Fourth Time

@properties, the largest independent real estate brokerage firm in Illinois, has been named to Crain’s Chicago Business annual Fast Fifty list of the fastest-growing companies in Chicago for the fourth time. @properties made the 2015 list at No. 43,

Coldwell Banker Welcomes Two New Agents

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced that Realtor Lizette Delgado is now affiliated with their Groves office. Delgado comes to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage with two-and-a-half years of real estate experience. She will specialize in first-time homebuyers, luxury properties and foreclosures.

Park Tower Penthouse Shatters Chicago Sale Price Record

New sale at Park Tower sets record for highest sale price ever in Chicago That record sure didn’t last long! When an unfinished Trump Tower penthouse sold late last year for $17 million, it set a new record for the

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group to Hold Week of Kindness Event

Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices KoenigRubloff Realty Group will hold a company-wide Week of Kindness event from June 8 through 12. This event will be held in conjunction with the KoenigRubloff Cares Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports local philanthropic initiatives.

Top 20 Public School Systems in the Chicagoland Area

Earlier this week, Chicago Agent reported that four Chicagoland suburban public school systems are ranked among the top 100 public school systems in the nation. The study, which was courtesy of ranking/review website Niche, featured Kenilworth, Northfield, Lincolnshire and Green Oaks, which all

David Weekley Building Homes in Barrington and Glenview

David Weekley Homes has announced plans to begin developing a total of 91 homes in the Chicagoland area, including 43 single-family homes in The Reserve at Barrington and 48 homesites in The Enclave at the Grove in Glenview. The

Chicago’s Top-Selling Neighborhoods

What neighborhood housing markets in the city of Chicago saw the most home sales in April? Last week, we reported that suburban sales in the Chicagoland area outpaced home sales in the city of Chicago, with the suburbs’ 12.8

Chicagoland Home Prices Bounce Back in New Case-Shiller

Have Chicagoland home prices in finally turned the corner? Home prices in the Chicagoland area rose 0.9 percent from February to March and 3.4 percent from March 2014, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard &

4 Chicagoland Suburbs Among Top 100 Public Schools Systems in U.S.

What Chicagoland suburbs have the top public school systems? Four Chicagoland suburban public school systems are among the best in America, according to a recent analysis of the top 100 public schools in America. The study, which was courtesy of ranking/review

RealtyTrac: Chicago Striving to Clear Foreclosure Backlog

RealtyTrac foreclosure report showed  increased activity In a market still reeling from an onslaught of foreclosures dating back early a half-decade, any news of foreclosures that approaches negative is likely to put the industry on edge, which is why RealtyTrac’s

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