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.

Redfin’s own Clayton Jirak has been selected to receive the 2014 EverGreen Award from the National Association of Realtors (NAR’s) Green REsource Council. The real estate agent is one of only five individuals in the nation to win the award, and the only

One of Chicago’s most storied lots finally has a future. After years of litigation and delays, the lot for the infamous Chicago Spire has finally changed hands, likely putting the ultimate nail in the coffin for the doomed project.

New data from CoreLogic drives home just how much progress our housing markets have made in clearing out their foreclosure inventory. The last 12 months have been highly encouraging ones for Chicagoland’s housing market, according to the latest Foreclosure

Investor interest is a major contributing factor to the success of a real estate market. How is your city doing? Despite its slow start, 2014 has turned into a year of growth and relative prosperity, considering the turmoil that

Now it’s official – Chicago received a high-profile endorsement of its improving housing market from Freddie Mac Freddie Mac, a company focused on meeting the urgent liquidity needs of the U.S. residential mortgage market, lowering costs for borrowers and supporting

It was another positive month for home prices in the latest Case-Shiller Home prices in the Chicagoland metro area rose 0.4 percent from July to August and 2.9 percent from August 2013, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price

We ask some of Chicagoland’s top real estate professionals about who had their vote for ‘Developer of the Year’ in our 2014 Agents’ Choice

Baird & Warner, Chicagoland’s largest locally-owned independent residential real estate services company, announced the addition of Patrick S. Glynn, a relocation industry veteran, to its corporate relocation program as the new vice president of corporate relocation services. Before joining Baird

Linda Feinstein’s real estate team, a prominent brokerage in Hinsdale, has joined the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network and parted ways with ERA. Now known as RE/MAX Signature Homes and located at 22 N. Lincoln St., the brokerage, formerly

There are many ways that homebuyers can go about locating their new residence, but how what are the most common methods among Illinois homebuyers? Last week, we reported that nationwide, the methods in which homebuyers find their dream residence