By Carlo Calma Chicago-based real estate firm @properties has been listed among Inc. magazine’s  2012 “Inc. 5000″ list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies, according to an issued press release. Listed for the sixth year in a row, @properties

By Stephanie Sims Historically, many of the world’s tallest buildings, like the Empire State Building and the Willis Tower, were built to house offices, but once the idea of living in a massively-tall building grew in popularity about a

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Chicagoland’s multiple listing service (MLS), announced that it has launched the new MREDLLC.com. This redesigned website gives real estate professionals across the Midwest a more interactive and user friendly site with which to learn

It was more than a month ago that Bob Floss, then the president of the Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR), was relieved of his position, and that Zeke Morris, the association’s president elect, assumed the presidency early. But now,

By Carlo Calma Batman’s bat signal has made its way from Gotham City to the quiet suburb of Hinsdale, as a home located on 510 Woodland Ave. has his emblem splashed across the bottom of the home’s pool. The

By Peter Ricci The other day, we looked at some of the top condo sales in Chicago real estate so far in 2012, and now, we’re back to analyze the single-family home side of the market. In an analysis

By Peter Ricci According to new reports from RE/MAX, homes sales in the seven-county Chicago real estate market increased 29 percent in July year-over-year. In addition, and perhaps even more optimistically, for homes sold in July 2012, the average

By Peter Ricci 2012 has been a great year for Chicago real estate, with its Case-Shiller home price, year-over-year sales data, and now, condo sales, posting their best results in some time. Indeed, after going 11 months without a single

At Chicago Agent magazine’s Who’s Who party, we asked agents in attendance how they would handle an appraisal that came in below a home’s contract

By Carlo Calma Chicago-based non-profit organization Historic Chicago Bungalow Association (HCBA), has announced their partnership with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Retrofit Chicago initiative, according to an issued press release. Retrofit Chicago’s Residential Partnership will bring together various organizations to,

By Peter Ricci Real estate website Trulia is reporting that, boosted by fewer housing vacancies and relatively impressive job growth, asking prices have risen in its Trulia Price Monitor for the sixth straight month. A leading indicator on home

By Carlo Calma Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has announced that brokers Phil Barone and Lori Wyatt have been appointed as co-managing brokers of its Lincoln Square office, while Realtor Susan Swift has been appointed to the managing broker position

By Carlo Calma Andy Starck, president/CEO of Prudential Starck, Realors has announced that his brokerage has merged its operations with Prudential First Realty in an Aug. 7 press release. The merger will bring together Prudential Starck’s 11 offices and

By Peter Ricci Governor Pat Quinn signed an amendment to the Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987 on Friday, which reforms several aspects of Illinois real estate while tweaking others in an effort to combat mortgage fraud. In addition

By Stephanie Sims Calling all agents in the Chicagoland area: the Chicago Public School (CPS) system is looking for some good real estate brokers to help sell vacant and unused buildings. It seems the CPS school district has a

Russ Bergeron, the CEO of Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), the Chicagoland multiple listing service, was a panelist at Inman News’ Real Estate Connect Conference in San Francisco. This industry leading conference, which took place from August 1 to August