We often hear about how affordable a given housing market is, but looking at the actual salary needed to buy is quite eye opening. #160427001 / gettyimages.com To comfortably own a home in the Chicagoland region, a prospective homebuyer

Population dynamics are changing all over the nation and you might be surprised to see which major metropolitan areas are on the rise and which are struggling. #176247121 / gettyimages.com Quite frankly, the rapidity with which many major American

Chicago is one of the nation’s top 25 cities for Millennials, according to a new study by Niche.com. Coming in a No. 4, Chicago holds 14 percent of a population that are in between the ages of 25 – 34.

In general, home prices have been slowing down a bit in 2014; was that the case in our market, according to the latest Case-Shiller? #140196782 / gettyimages.com Home prices in the Chicagoland area rose by both monthly and yearly

What suburbs in the wide world of Chicagoland saw the most single-family home sales in April? #176591515 / gettyimages.com Last week, we reported that home sales stumbled a bit in Chicagoland, falling nearly 10 percent in April from the

April was another lackluster month for home sales in the Chicagoland area, according to new IAR numbers. #157181762 / gettyimages.com Home sales in the nine-county Chicagoland area fell 9.9 percent year-over-year in April to 8,391 homes sold, according to

Though home prices have risen, negative equity continues to affect many homeowners – though not equally. #459305223 / gettyimages.com Home prices have risen in dramatic ways the last couple of years, but quite a few properties remain in negative

  Chicago Association of Relators will be hosting its annual Good Neighbor Awards on Thursday, May 22nd from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event will take place at The Montgomery Club located at 500 W. Superior. The awards,

RE/MAX Action has announced the implementation of a new 4G tablet program for all of its Chicagoland agents, as well as for new agents looking to join the company. The program, which gives all RE/MAX Action agents 4G tablets pre-loaded

Weichert, Realtors – Nickel Group has been awarded the 2014 Model Office Award from Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. The Oak Park agency was one of eight offices in the franchise’s 37-state network to receive the award, which was

We always hear about how homeownership is central to the middle class dream, and new data suggests that it’s quite feasible in our housing market. #485210071 / gettyimages.com Homeownership and the middle class go together like peanut butter and jelly

With talk in the air about overhauling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, how much sway does conforming loan limits have on our market? #157336161 / gettyimages.com Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the massive government-sponsored entities that are responsible for the

Prices have risen strongly thus far in 2014, and April only continued that hot streak. #122676840 / gettyimages.com Chicagoland’s home price increases in 2014 continued in April, with asking prices rising 12.8 percent yearly and 4.1 percent quarterly, according

Real estate developer Optima, Inc. has announced that Texas de Brazil, an authentic Brazilian-American steakhouse, will be opening this fall at the Optima Chicago Center, the developer’s exciting residential building located in Streeterville. Designed by nationally renowned award-winning architect

A Chicagoland native and a long time Chicago DJ of WXRT-FM 93.1, Johnny Mars has joined Baird & Warner as broker associate. “Now that the real estate market is heating up, I knew this was a great time to

The Guaranteed Rate Foundation – a public charity that aids financial hardship, acute medical needs, disaster relief, and scholarship assistance – has announced it’s expanding it’s Young Entrepreneur Scholarship program for the 2014 – 2015 school year. The scholarship