Rising home prices are indicative of a healing housing market, but some Chicagoland buyers are finding they can’t afford as much as they used to. #182363428 / gettyimages.com In the throes of recovery, Chicagoland buyers have grown somewhat accustom

Cost burdens have become commonplace in housing, and they’re especially pronounced in the nation’s largest metro areas. #145868156 / gettyimages.com The housing market has bounced back in a major way the last couple years, but it’s introduced us to

Anyone can observe that buyer traffic is down from last year, but a new report tacks a number to that decline – and it’s a big one. #159449352 / gettyimages.com We’re hardly the first publication to point out that buyer

On July 8, REAL Trends/The Wall Street Journal released its Top One Thousand list for 2014. As advertised by The Wall Street Journal, REAL Trends Top One Thousand recognizes the top one half of 1 percent of nearly 963,000

Following clients, Conlon scheduled to open new offices in two Chicagoland suburbs. After only five years in Chicagoland, Conlon/Christie’s International Real Estate will open one of two planned suburban offices Wednesday, July 16, according to Crain’s. The office, located

The nation continues to improve, clearing out thousands of foreclosures each month, but some states and cities are doing better than others. In May, the national foreclosure inventory continued its 31 consecutive months of year-over-year declines, dropping 4.8 percent,

Early Tuesday morning, Family Circle, a lifestyle magazine, announced the results of a survey it had conducted to identify America’s 10 Best Towns for Families. The publishing of the magazine’s list marks the eighth annual release of the survey.

Cash is still king, but for how much longer? New Zillow report reveals dwindling all cash purchases in many metro areas. When the housing bubble collapsed in 2007 and home prices plummeted, forward-thinking investors seized an opportunity to snatch

What neighborhoods in Chicago generated the most sales activity? #103622920 / gettyimages.com We recently reported on what Chicagoland suburbs saw the most home sales in May, and thanks to the Chicago Association of Realtors, we now have similar data

The good news train continued rolling in June with the release of Trulia’s latest Price Monitor. #475618395 / gettyimages.com Asking prices in the Chicagoland area rose a hefty 13.8 percent year-over-year in June, according to the latest Price Monitor

Though foreign interest in U.S. real estate remains high, it’s much stronger in certain metro areas than here at home. #157066422 / gettyimages.com International homebuyers have been one of the major narratives of the post-bubble housing market here in

The housing of bubble of 2006 has long since popped, but some industry professional still argue a second is on the way. Where does our city stand? Every quarter, Trulia updates its Bubble Watch, which monitors home prices, determining whether

Why go to the fireworks show when you can see it from your home? In honor of tonight’s 4th of July festivities, Redfin picked out a few homes on the market where the list price includes an up-close fireworks

The rental markets have been on a steady rise since 2009, but did that continue into 2014’s second quarter? In a word, yes! #88900792 / gettyimages.com The rental market in the Chicagoland area continued its ascent in 2014’s second quarter,

Residential construction markets were a bit inconsistent in May, though the news was not all bad. #104316676 / gettyimages.com Residential construction in Chicago declined a bit in May, falling 9 percent year-over-year to $238 million, according to the latest

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group, one of the area’s most notable brokerages, welcomed Kiyoko A. Binosi and Michael R. Maier, the sales team for the Trump Tower, as the newest additions to their 980 N. Michigan Avenue office