Coldwell Banker Previews International, the luxury division of Coldwell Banker, is providing a local Previews Property Specialist Certification Course. Craig Hogan and Ronna Streiff designed the course to help agents provide knowledge, insight and marketing plans tailored for the

The Chicago homebuilding environment used to be a locally competitive one, made up primarily of local, privately-held companies. That was then, however. Now, as the housing market recovers from its worst downturn since the Great Depression, the Chicago homebuilding

Chicago home prices were down 0.7 percent in the December Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s, as prices in Chicago continued to lag behind the rest of the

There are numerous brands in the real estate industry, all of which follow unique business models and offer their clients and agents different experiences in the homebuying and selling process; which of those brands, though, is the most recognizable

January was another strong month of real estate for the Chicagoland area, according to the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR), with Chicagoland home sales rising 36.8 percent year-over-year. Though the area’s median price was only up 0.7 percent on

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Chicagoland’s multiple listing service, has announced that Listingbook AI, the cutting edge customer collaboration/interaction tool, has gone live to its nearly 40,000 real estate

Foreclosure filings were down 28 percent year-over-year in January and 7 percent from December, according to the latest Foreclosure Market Report from research firm RealtyTrac. In addition, U.S. foreclosure starts hit a 79-month low, decreasing 11 percent from last month and decreasing

She ruled in beauty o’er this heart of mine, A noble lady in a humble home, And now her time for heavenly bliss has come, ‘Tis I am mortal proved, and she divine. “Soleasi Nel Mio Cor” by Petrarch

The downtown Chicago condo market put up strong numbers in 2012, with sales of existing condos rising 31.2 percent over 2011, according to analysis by the Appraisal Research

Median existing single-family home price rose 10.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012 year-over-year, the strongest yearly increase for home prices since the fourth quarter of 2005, according to the National Association of

Mortgage Master has finally reached the Midwest. A regional mortgage bank and one of the largest privately-owned mortgage companies in the U.S., Mortgage Master recently opened a new branch office in Chicago with an anticipated office to be located

A wide number of factors contribute a listing selling for its ultimate price, but recent research suggests that the home’s timeliness could add thousands to the final sale

Post-Super Bowl Sunday marks the unofficial launch of the spring home buying and selling season and according to HomeFinder.com data, homebuyers in Chicago know what they want! According to NAR, 90 percent of homebuyers begin their home search on

The latter winter months are often an awkward time for prospective homebuyers; though competition for real estate is sparse, inventory is often slim as well, and homebuyers are often caught between a rock and a hard place – buy

That’s right – after months of deliberation, it seems people can finally move into the embattled Ritz-Carlton Residences on Michigan

Home prices rose a robust 8.3 percent year-over-year in December according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index. That’s the biggest increase since May 2006 and the 10th consecutive monthly increase for the Home Price Index; additionally, prices increased