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Jameson Increases Sales Volume By 400 Percent

Jameson Real Estate has more than weathered the storm brought on by the housing crisis. It has flourished. The real estate firm, which encompasses Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty and Jameson Commercial, announced in a recent press release that its sales volume

Northbrook Tops Movoto’s List Of Illinois’ 10 Best Cities, Chicago Left Off

In a follow-up to ranking the best cities in Michigan, Movoto Real Estate recently ranked  what they believe are the 10 best cities in Illinois. The village of Northbrook earned the number one spot. Chicago did not make the list.

Glencoe and Western Springs Are Named Top Trick-Or-Treating Towns

Glencoe and Western Springs have been declared some of the top trick-or-treating towns in the United States, according to a recent study by online residential realty brokerage firm, ZipRealty Inc. Out of 15 neighborhoods and suburbs, Glencoe was listed as

The Nation’s Top Cemetery Housing Markets – A Deathly Serious Affair

This is Halloween, and cemeteries and gravestones are among the most quintessential images of the season. But year-round, how many transactions are near these arguably creepy areas? We associate many images with Halloween: witches, jack-o-lanterns, vampires, werewolves, and of

Agents’ Choice Awards Winners!

Thank you to everyone who came to our Agents’ Choice Awards party last night, and congratulations again to all our nominees and winners! We’ve listed them below so you can keep congratulating your peers on their accomplishment.    

22.1% of Chicago’s Listings Pending in Two Weeks

The real estate market continues to slow down nationwide, but are the national trends consistent here in Chicago? The U.S. housing market continued to slow in September, according to the latest Real-Time Fastest Markets report from Redfin, which measured

Chicago Home Prices Up 8.7% in August Case-Shiller

August was another solid month for home prices in the Windy City in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Home prices in the Chicago metropolitan area rose 8.7 percent year-over-year in August, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price

Chicago’s 10 Busiest Neighborhoods/Suburbs in September

In the latest of our monthly feature, we look at what the busiest neighborhoods and surrounding suburbs were in the wonderful Chicagoland in September. September, as we reported earlier, was a very positive month for Chicagoland real estate: home

Pending Home Sales Fall for Fourth Straight Month in September

New data from NAR shows that pending home sales continued their downward progression in September. Pending home sales fell once again in September, with the Pending Home Sales Index from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) falling 5.6 percent

Did Chicago’s Housing Inventory Increase or Decrease in September?

We’ve been seeing reports that housing inventory is beginning to stabilize; is that true here in Chicago, though? Up, or down? That’s always the question when it comes to housing inventory, and with new realtor.com data in tow, we’re

With Market In Limbo, Experts Wonder How Slow It Can Go

According to Midwest Real Estate Data, the average selling price for detached and attached single family homes in Chicago dropped to about $185,000 from more than $200,000 in June. Home sales are slowing down like they usually do as

Singer Billy Corgan Buys Another Highland Park Property

In 1995, Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan sang to the world for the first time that despite all his rage, he was “still just a rat in a cage.” Today, those very lyrics have helped ensure that Corgan

CHA Board Will Evaluate Mayor’s Choice For CEO

Charles Woodyard stepped down as CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) on Tuesday Oct. 15. A day later, Mayor Rahm Emanuel nominated a potential replacement, whom the CHA board will reportedly consider. Emanuel picked Building Commissioner Michael R.

MRED Reports 2013 Sales Dollar Volume Largest in Six Years

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Chicagoland’s multiple listing service (MLS), reported today that in both dollar volume and total transactions, 2013 is already the best calendar year in area real estate since 2007. To date MRED sold real estate

NAR: Existing-Home Sales Dip Slightly in September

Existing-home sales declined a bit from August to September, though housing inventory continued to show promising signs. After hitting their highest level in nearly four years, existing-home sales came back down to earth in September, declining 1.9 percent to

Chicagoland Home Sales Up 25.6% in September

Housing activity remained very strong throughout Chicagoland in September, with both the city and suburbs posting strong numbers. Homes sales in the nine-county Chicago Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area rose 25.6 percent year-over-year in September, rising to an impressive total of

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