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

January was a rough month of real estate in the Chicagoland area. The numbers aren’t pretty: in the nine-county Chicagoland area, home sales fell 5.2 percent year-over-year to 5,619, according to the latest analysis from IAR; meanwhile, sales were

Just how dramatic has housing shifted towards rentals, in the last seven years? Fifty-two percent of Chicago residents now live in rental housing, up from 46 percent in 2006; as if that weren’t enough, the renter population in Chicago

Danny Lewis and the Lewis Real Estate Group, formerly of Kale Realty, are the newest addition to EXIT Realty run by Broker/Owner Nick Libert. As the largest and most productive office of EXIT in Illinois, Libert is excited to welcome a

Four of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group’s offices were ranked amongst the top 15 offices for 2014 in Illinois. BHHS KoenigRubloff Realty Group’s Magnificent Mile, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park Clybourn, and Lincoln Park Clark offices ranked in the top

Five community developers and three architectural organizations were recognized for outstanding projects in Chicago communities on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 for the 21st Annual Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards (CNDA). The ceremony, organized by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Chicago, gathered