Housing affordability has fallen nationwide in the last year; what of here in Chicago? Housing affordability in the Chicagoland housing market fell 8.7 percent in 2013, according to newly released data by the National Association of Realtors. From 2012

Chicago’s housing inventory blues have not improved much with the New Year. Chicagoland’s housing market has distinguished itself from other national markets in several ways the past few months; unfortunately, the area’s rapidly declining housing inventory has been one

Pat Callan, the managing broker owner of Realty Executives Premiere in Wheaton and NAR member has been named 2014’s Illinois Realtor of the year by the Illinois Association of Realtors. The award is presented to a member of the

Chicagoland’s housing market continued to grow in confidence in January. Asking prices in the Chicagoland housing market increased 15.8 percent year-over-year in January, according to the latest Price Monitor from real estate website Trulia. That was the fourth strongest

Weichert, Realtors – Kingsland Properties has recently announced that local St. Charles resident and Realtor John Tarzynski will be joining their sales team at their Naperville office. Tarzynski holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and as well as

Everyone at Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Chicagoland’s multiple listing service (MLS), marvels at how real estate transactions continue to be conducted, even under the worst weather conditions. As the Midwest continues to struggle through a new wave of

The Construction Industry Service Corporation, otherwise known as CISCO has awarded its residential construction award to the 500 Lake Shore Drive project during its annual Pride in Construction Awards. The project is owned by a joint venture between the

Guaranteed Rate, one of the 10 largest retail mortgage companies in the nation, announced that its national spokesperson, television personality and home improvement expert Ty Pennington, will appear at the company’s booth at the annual National Association of Home

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recently announced its association with two Realtors in the Chicago area. Realtor Scott Singer is now associated with Coldwell Banker’s Schaumburg office, while Realtor Terry Young is affiliated with the company’s office in Edgebrook. Singer,

Chicagoland’s housing market showed some definite positivity in 2013, according to CoreLogic. Home prices in the Chicagoland marketplace rose 12.5 percent in 2013, according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index. That was the fifth strongest yearly increase of

When it comes to the housing market, Chicago remains a tale of two cities. It’s no mystery that when it comes to home sales, home prices and foreclosure rates, Chicago is very much a tale of two cities, but

Has Chicago’s housing market picked up any steam in the last year, or is it moving sideways? We’ve been reporting with marked regularity on how the nation’s housing market has slowed down, but is that trend consistent here in

Housing inventory is something we follow pretty closely, and realtor.com’s latest numbers suggest quite a bit about the current housing market. Oh housing inventory, how we love you. One of the major narratives of the housing recovery, it seems

Chicagoland put up strong residential construction numbers in December, though the market did take a step back from 2012. Residential construction in the Chicagoland area totaled $259 million in December, according to the latest number crunching over at McGraw

Chicagoland’s foreclosure inventory continues to improve, according to the latest research by CoreLogic. Chicago: Chicagoland’s foreclosure marketplace continued on the path to recovery at the end of 2013, according to CoreLogic’s latest National Foreclosure Report. In Dec. 2013, 3.6

The number of “flipped” homes in Illinois increased by 38 percent in 2013 compared to the previous year, and by a whopping 309 percent from 2011. A total of 5,388 homes were flipped in Illinois – homes purchased and