Our new construction market, according to new data, is among the nation’s best. #128108910 / gettyimages.com Through September of 2014, Chicago had the No. 6 new construction market in the country. According to fresh numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics, Chicago’s construction

Chicagoland real estate brokerage Baird & Warner was named the top workplace in Chicago among large employers in the Chicago Tribune‘s 2014 “Top Workplaces” report. Baird came in second in 2013, and it was hardly the only real estate company on

Cash investors continue to stay away from the real estate market, keeping cash sales relatively low. Cash sales remain steady in the month of August, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Though the market is continue to shed

The emotions that Illinois homebuyers most often experience may surprise you. Homebuyers experience many emotions when searching for a home, but what emotions do Illinois homebuyers experience the most often?  That was the question of a BMO Harris study

Earlier this year, Wintrust Mortgage launched Armed Services Knowledge (A.S.K.) to help bolster the marketing and educational resources available to originators working with veterans and armed services families. In recognition of their efforts, the lender, along with 16 other

Second Century Ventures’ REach Accelerator hosted a leadership panel and technology demonstration at the National Association of Realtor’s Annual Conference, featuring top executives from many of the world’s leading real estate firms: Steve Berkowitz, CEO, Move Inc. Gino Blefari, incoming CEO,

In case you were wondering, our housing market continues to get less affordable, not more. In the last year and a half, housing affordability in America has dramatically fallen, and our local metro is no exception. We recently reported that NAR’s Housing

The city of Chicago is planning a large-scale architectural event to showcase groundbreaking work and new design experiments. The city of Chicago has unveiled plans for “The Chicago Architecture Biennial,” a multi-month international architectural event developed by the city’s Department

In a city-wide examination of the relationship between median monthly rent price asked (MMRA) and proximity to a CTA station for selected neighborhoods in the Chicago metro area, RentHop found that at both the city-wide and neighborhood level MMRA

Baird & Warner announced that top producing real estate broker in Chicago’s North Shore, Catherine Leonard, has been named the new managing broker of the Evanston sales office. Leonard’s new role calls on her to provide sales training and mentorship to the

Though prices have shown signs of a slowdown at 2014 draws to a close, they’ve remained in positive territory. Though asking prices nationwide have shown some signs of a slowdown, they remained in confidently positive territory through October, according

Home prices continue climbing towards a healthy balance, but leave luxury properties behind. As has been the trend all year, home prices continued rising in September, according to a new report from CoreLogic. However, despite gains, the rapidity of

The Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR) and WikiRealty recently signed an agreement to enhance the exchange of real estate knowledge in Chicagoland. WikiRealty is filling a critical gap in the real estate ecosystem by providing a uniquely useful platform to everyone

HousingWire, one of the nation’s most influential and most-read source of news and information covering the multi-trillion dollar U.S. housing and mortgage market, has named Agent Publishing’s co-founder and publisher Marci Sepulveda one of the 2014 Influential Women in

A third quarter report released by mortgage company Guaranteed Rate shows rising home prices and a newfound confidence in mortgage financing. Late last week, national mortgage giant Guaranteed Rate released its third quarter mortgage trends snapshot, detailing the current

HomeBridge, one of the largest, independent mortgage specific lenders in the country with a heavy focus on customer service and quality in lending, announced that the company is expanding into the Midwest, starting with a new office in Chicago.