Round and round we go on the housing inventory roller coaster! Where did it stop in October? Existing-home sales may have dipped a bit from September to October, but there was one undeniably positive sign in NAR’s latest report

The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (HBAGC) recently announced the winners of its Key Awards for Excellence in Housing, and it gave its first-ever “Village of the Year” award to Orland Park. The HBAGC analyzed a community’s overall

Inventory shortages continued to cramp existing-home sales’ style, according to the latest analysis by NAR. Existing-home sales were down for the second month in a row in October, falling 3.2 percent from September, according to the National Association of

Though the expected seasonal slowdowns are in force, Chicagoland nonetheless posted strong housing numbers in October. Homes sales in the nine-country Chicagoland area rose 9.6 percent year-over-year in October, with the area posting 9,303 sales for the month, according

The demand for downtown apartments is not as high as landlords expected it to be for this year. The overall downtown apartment occupancy rate in Chicago dropped to 92.6 percent in the third quarter, down from 95.3 percent a

The housing market has seen strong price gains through much of 2013, but has it made up all that lost ground from the downturn? Let’s start with the good news: there’s no way that the national housing market is

We often hear about how expensive condos are in our area, but how do they compare to other metro areas in the U.S.? Condo prices nationwide continued to increase in October, according to new analysis by the folks at

The Chicago Tribune recently released its list of the best places to work in Chicago, and the real estate industry is represented well among the top small (250 employees or less), midsize (250-999) and large (1,000 or more) businesses.

Prudential Rubloff and Koenig & Strey made a big announcement earlier today on the future of their businesses. Chicago brokerages Prudential Rubloff Properties and Koenig & Strey Real Living will merge and form a new brokerage under the HomeServices

How common is it for home sellers in our area to lower their asking prices? And how do we compare with other major metro areas? Signs have been quite clear in recent months that the housing market has noticeably

The housing market experienced a great swing of activity in the summer months, but what’s happening now as the market starts to cool? Homebuyer interest may have surged to its highest level in years during the summer homebuying season,

The health of Chicagoland’s housing market continued to improve, according to the latest market research by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Foreclosure inventory in Chicagoland fell a hefty 33 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, according to the latest National

Asking prices seem to be slowing down nationwide, but is that the case here in Chicago? October was a very positive month for Chicagoland’s asking prices, with the metro area posting some of the best numbers in the nation

Prudential Rubloff and Koenig & Strey are preparing for a major announcement later today; could it be a merger? Prudential Rubloff Properties and Koenig & Strey Real Living are prepping for a 3:30 p.m. announcement this afternoon, though the

We’re often told how great home improvement projects are for home sellers, but what are the actual reasons that sellers pursue such projects? Home improvement projects are often pegged as one of the grandest reasons for owning a home

September was a solid month for home price growth in Chicagoland, with prices rising in the latest index from CoreLogic. Home prices in the Chicagoland area rose 9.96 percent year-over-year in September, according to the latest Home Price Index