KIG, Chicago’s leading commercial real estate brokerage firm, has named Ricky Bole as marketing officer. In this position, Bole will focus on branding and client presentation in both digital and print. After serving as an intern with Playboy Enterprises, Inc.

Ryland Homes has announced the opening of its new community, Remington Glen. Located in St. Charles, Remington Glen is three miles from two Metra Railway Stations, and the surrounding towns offer many shopping, dining and entertainment options. It is

In the last 10 years, the market share for multifamily construction has grown by an extraordinary amount In April, the most recent month for which we have data, multifamily construction soared 35.5 percent across the country from March. That was

Compiling data from CoreLogic, we review nearly a decade of distressed sales data CoreLogic released its distressed sales report for the month of March this week, and what the group revealed was nothing short of expected: REO and short sales

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), the Chicagoland multiple listing service (MLS), announced that its technical help desk has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Call Centers in the United States and Canada for the fifth consecutive year

Rising interest in 606 trail prompts rise in property prices On the surface, it seems like a no-brainer decision. Since 2004, Logan Square, a neighborhood with one of the lowest amounts of open space per capita in the city

RealtyTrac’s Q2 Zombie Foreclosure Report shows macro progress and micro struggles Zombies are plaguing the nation, but no amount of shotgun shells and machetes are likely to help. Less likely to shuffle after a person’s brainy bits than they

CoreLogic’s April Foreclosure Report revealed another month of positive stats…for most markets Since late 2008, when the walls of the world’s economy started to tumble, approximately 5.7 million foreclosures have been completed in the U.S., and even more if

Could Chicago’s strong luxury housing market be slowing down? Sales prices for Chicagoland’s luxury housing market slipped behind the general marketplace this year, according to a new Redfin analysis of the nation’s luxury markets. Redfin’s study analyzed the top 5 percent

On June 13 and 14, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group will hold a “Paint The Town Cabernet” Open House Blitz. Many agents and offices throughout the company will participate in this semi-annual event. During this event, numerous open

Illinois’ General Assembly pushes through protections for reverse mortgage borrowers After muscling through a hiccup in Illinois’ House last week, the state’s legislature pushed through a bill to help fortify protections surrounding homeowners considering a reverse mortgage. The original

Next Generation Signature Homes today announced it acquired 99 home sites at Springbank, a 600-acre master planned community located in Plainfield. Next Generation Signature Homes will lead development of new residential properties at Springbank immediately and is expected to

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

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 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.

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