Though some headlines on rising mortgage rates have bared apocalyptic overtones, the housing market has some room to spare on rate increases. Mortgage have ticked up in recent weeks, and already, the doomsday headlines (many of them broadcasting the

With just a week to go, the rush is on to register for MREDpalooza, the real estate tech and training expo event of the year, taking place on June 18th in Rosemont, Illinois. Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Chicagoland’s

Things are looking up in the Windy City, with Chicago being added to the NAHB’s prestigious Improving Markets Index. The National Association of Homebuilders’ Improving Markets Index increased to 263 markets in June, and one of the newest cities

On May 28, 2013, Coldwell Banker Previews collaborated with the Ritz Carlton Chicago’s Pierre Lasserre for a presentation on how to market to affluent customers as part of the Previews Certification Course plan. Having worked with The Four Seasons

Raymond Clark, AIA, LEED AP, has joined HOK’s leadership team in Chicago as senior vice president and management principal. Clark brings 35 years of experience in the architectural and engineering profession. Most recently, he served as managing director of

The U.S. foreclosure markets made impressive strides in April, with completed foreclosures and foreclosure inventory both showing progress. 1.1 million – that’s the number of homes in the U.S. that were in some stage of foreclosure in April 2013,

Asking prices exceeded rents for the second month in a row in the Trulia Price Monitor, with prices up in 98 of the nation’s 100 largest metro areas. It was another banner month for asking prices in May, with

Rent prices grow as demand for Chicago suburban apartments gets stronger Rent prices in the Chicago suburban area are continuing to climb, due to a strong demand for apartments, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Because of tight lending standards

Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture has won top prizes recently from the 2013 Honor Awards presented by AIA Illinois: the Louis Sullivan Award for their work on Randolph Tower, and the Crombie Taylor Honor Award for the Hairpin Lofts and Hairpin Arts

The CoreLogic Home Price Index surprised analysts with a stronger-than-expected, 12.1 percent hike in April, with even better numbers expected for May. The CoreLogic Home Price Index exceeded expectations again in April, with home prices leaping 12.1 percent year-over-year

Does new foreclosure slang fit in with the latest real estate trends? We’ve heard of “short sales,” “shadow sales” and “cure rate.” Now, two other phrases have been used to describe some of today’s real estate trends: “zombie foreclosures”

Illinois home sales increased 25.3 percent over previous-year levels in April, and the market looks to be in good shape, according to the spring numbers from the Illinois Association of Realtors. Statewide, home sales (including single-family homes and condominiums)

With demand high and supply low, homes are pending at an alarmingly quick rate nationwide; but what’s the scenario like in Chicago? It’s a classic case of supply and demand: demand for homes, on account of record low interest

In another sign of continued recovery for the real estate sector in Chicago, RE/MAX Plaza has plans to open a new office in Woodstock, Illinois, according to a recent Chicago Tribune Article. RE/MAX already owns two offices in McHenry

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Chicagoland’s multiple listing service (MLS), has announced that RESAAS is sponsoring and attending MREDpalooza as a ZAP! level Sponsor. RESAAS provides a social network designed to allow real-time updating of property listings as well

Though Chicago home prices did not show much change from February to March, they appear to be making yearly headwinds. Though home prices in Chicago were flat from February to March in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard