Since the tower’s first announcement by a Chinese news outlet in July, the drawing plans for Chinese developer Wanda Group’s new supertall tower with 9,000 sq. ft. of retail space have been unveiled in a public announcement coordinated by

The Chicago Plan Commission has finally approved developer Related Midwest’s proposal to construct a 67-story tower in the Streeterville neighborhood designed by New Yorker architects Robert A.M. Stern Architects. The approval signals marks the first highrise project designed by

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is offering real estate professionals with an open forum to share their ideas on various topics through a radically different collaboration platform, Idea Shed. With the recent launch of Idea Shed, real estate professionals

From Friday, Nov. 21 through Thursday, Dec. 18, Realty Executives of Illinois hosted a holiday food drive to benefit People’s Resource Center, a food pantry that offers fresh produce, meats, dairy, canned goods and household staples to the needy.

After its original filing in 2012, the Chicago Association of Realtors’ lawsuit against local Realtor Andrea Geller is finally going to trial. It was more than two years ago – Sept. 5, 2012, to be exact – when the

The negative equity situation in Chicagoland has improved markedly, according to new research by Zillow. Here is some encouraging news for you to end the week with – here in the Chicagoland area, the share of mortgage properties in

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) announced today that the company will no longer be offering access to Walk Score in connectMLS and MRED’s Share My Listings (SMyL) widget. Walk score is a private company that provides walkability services and

It goes without saying that buyers looking to live close to Chicago’s downtown area will be limited to high-rise condominiums with high prices, but for those buyers willing to compromise by looking slightly further out, a selection of condos,

The National Association of Realtors has selected Nancy Nagy, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group’s Chief Executive Officer, to serve on the 2015 Board of Directors. “It is such an honor to have been selected as one of the

Focused on expansion in the Midwest, HomeBridge Financial Services, Inc. (HomeBridge) opened a new office in Naperville, a suburb of Chicago. Branch manager Matt McInerney led the opening of HomeBridge’s Chicago office with Steve Stapleton joining the company as

Lexington Homes has officially opened the on-site sales center at Lexington Oaks, the Chicago-based builder’s newest townhome development in Palatine, Ill. Construction of the community’s 15 townhomes located on Northwest Highway/Route 14, a quarter-mile west of Smith Road and

Everyone knows that mortgages and rents have ran in opposing directions, but the numbers are still jaw-dropping. For some time, we’ve been hearing two independent narratives in housing: one, that mortgage rates and payments were at an all-time low;

Ever wonder which places offer the most potential earnings for real estate professionals? Well, if you’re living and working in Illinois, it’s not a bad time to be in the real estate business. Analysts at HomeInsurance.com investigated which places offer the

The Trump Tower penthouse has finally sold for $17 million, replacing the previous record price for a Chicago condo by $2 million—set by billionaire Ken Griffin. Sanjay Shah, the founder and CEO of Vistex, a global software provider based in

Baird & Warner, Chicagoland’s largest, locally owned independent residential real estate services company, has named Jo Lay, SCRP, SGMS, a 26-year relocation industry veteran, the company’s new vice president of relocation corporate services. Prior to accepting the position as

New cash sales report says more of the same – we’re staying consistent. In September, cash sales increased slightly despite the autumnal slump, but remain at relatively low levels, according to a new report from CoreLogic. In recent months,