Steve Spinell, president of Kinzie Real Estate Group, recently welcomed Andrew Kiener as the new director of project sales. A 20-year real estate veteran, Kiener previously served as president of Private Holding Group, as well as president of Garrison

Home prices went up in 2014, and for some metros, affordability did too. For most homebuyers, especially those entering the market for the very first time, affordability is chief among concerns leading up to a purchase. In an analysis of

Until the economy improves, housing will never fully recover – and the stats are not encouraging. Quite a bit of our reporting, in recent weeks, has focused on inequality and income disparity, and for good reason – a housing

Where in Chicagoland have new home sales risen the most? Last week, we reported on the rate of housing starts across Chicagoland’s counties; what has the environment looked like for new home sales, during that same time? To find

The new year is always a precarious time for the new construction marketplace. Residential construction spending in the Chicagoland area was just shy of $139 million in January, a 10 percent increase from Jan. 2014, according to new numbers

The latest price index from CoreLogic covered home prices through January. Home prices in the Chicagoland area rose 4.9 percent year-over-year in January, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic. Though that’s on the lower end of

What were the top-selling suburbs in Chicagoland, last month? A few days back, we wrote about how several market trends are pushing down home sales in the Chicagoland area, with low inventory and the falling market share of distressed

In the end, buying a home all comes down to dollars and cents, and Chicagoland’s qualifying incomes differ in interesting ways with the rest of the U.S. To qualify for a mortgage on a 5 percent down payment, Chicagoland

Construction may have been up in Chicagoland, but what counties are seeing the most activity? Housing starts in the 12-county Chicagoland region rose 17.3 percent from 2013 to 2014, according to new analysis from MetroStudy; at 5,708 new units

Jonathan Mullins was recently named regional manager and senior vice president of Guaranteed Rate, one of the ten largest retail mortgage lenders in the U.S. As regional manager and senior vice president, Mullins will oversee the company’s mortgage lending,

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Chicagoland acquired the assets of Countrywood Realty, Inc., formerly operated as ERA Countrywood Realty in South Barrington. With 20 independent sales associates, Countrywood Realty, Inc. will now be affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Barrington office

SmartAsset evaluated refinancing around Illinois and the country to find that Chicago residents are saving more. In Cook County, Chicagoans are saving more each year on mortgage refinancing than anywhere else in the state, an analysis from SmartAsset, a

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group’s Elmhurst Office will be participating in the 19th annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Elmhurst on Saturday, Mar. 7, beginning at noon with the parade. Governor Bruce Rauner will be the Grand Marshal

The Illinois Association of REALTORS® (IAR) named Loretta Alonzo, managing broker of Century 21 Affiliated in La Grange Park, the 2015 Illinois REALTOR® of the Year. Alonzo’s exemplary career and leadership in the real estate industry, as well as

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage promoted Nina Fotopoulos to Regional Vice President of the brokerage’s DuPage corridor region. Currently the managing broker for the Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills offices, Fotopoulos will now oversee 4 more offices throughout DuPage County including Downers

Chicago continued to trail the pack in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Home prices in the Chicagoland metro area put up disappointing numbers in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, falling 0.9 percent from November to December and