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

In 2014, just as in the years before, Americas are on the move to the many destinations that our nation has to offers. According to data compiled by Penske Truck Rental, do-it-yourself movers are consistently moving to the warm and

Baird & Warner created a position dedicated to training new agents after hiring nearly 500 new broker associates in 2014. Sarah Pelton, former managing broker of the Baird & Warner Glen Ellyn sales office, has been named the firm’s new

Rental supply in Chicago is about to change dramatically. This year will prove a record-breaking one for Chicago’s rental community, with more than 3,000 new apartments set to hit the market, according to a new article from The Chicago Tribune.

CoreLogic report shows widespread drops in cash sales. Cash sales continued to drop in November, according to a new report from CoreLogic, which found an increasingly significant portion of all-cash buyers leaving the market, particularly investors. Ebbing closer to

Minority groups have a harder time accessing mortgages in the U.S., but it’s particularly pronounced here in Chicagoland. In the Chicagoland metro area, 32.1 percent of African-Americans are denied in their applications for conventional mortgages, according to a new

Tripti Kasal has been named Baird & Warner’s new vice president of sales. In her new role, Kasal will work closely with the branch managers to grow Baird & Warner’s presence in each market while working to increasing business for the company,

Foreclosure activity in 2014 ended well, but pockets remain in dire straights. To cap off 2014, the national foreclosure inventory continued deflating, falling a staggering 34 percent year-over-year, according to CoreLogic’s newest foreclosure report. As of December, the nation’s

Bill White, Jr. has been named managing broker of Baird & Warner’s Glen Ellyn location. In his new position, White will head the Glen Ellyn sales team, as well as manage the day-to-day functions of the office. “Our Glen

Hundreds of thousands of homes have fallen into zombie foreclosure, RealtyTrac says, but it might not be the worst thing ever. In RealtyTrac’s recently released Q1 2015 Zombie Foreclosure Report, the real estate research company discovered that of the

Chicagoland did not set the world on fire with its rise in asking prices, but that’s perfectly fine Asking prices in Chicagoland began 2015 on a sobering note, according to the Trulia Price Monitor. Though prices were up a

Members of the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe) will today begin using a new customer service platform that will help enhance their performance and professionalism. Through a partnership with RealSatisfied – a third party customer satisfaction and performance evaluation platform