Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) multiple listing service has announced that they are a finalist in the “delivering customer satisfaction via social media,” award from Useful Social Media. MRED is facing fierce competition from across the country, but has

A new task force created by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is targeting the few unincorporated areas in the county for annexation. An extension of a plan from 2011 that involved an unfulfilled $150 surcharge for the 98,200

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) announced that it is the first official charter member of  the Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO). RESO is a group of real estate organizations working together to develop and implement data standards that support innovation,

After a couple of mild months, construction spending rebounded in March, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. For the month, spending was up 6.0 percent from March 2011 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $808.1

Various condo buildings throughout Chicago are proposing and enacting new rental caps. While the intentions are to prevent property values, condo boards don’t consider the ramifications of the change, and restrictions that are too strict can have a negative

The former President of Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) Multiple Listing Service (MLS), Dean Rouso, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award at a ceremony that took place during MRED’s Strategic Planning conference in downtown Chicago. Rouso, who is the

The Legacy at Millennium Park has been announced by the Chicago District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) as a 2012 Vision Awards finalist. The luxury high-rise development has been recognized for innovation, best practices and contributing to the

It’s no mystery to Illinois agents that all salesperson and broker licenses will expire on April 30, and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is taking measures to assist agents in the

The National Association of Realtors and the United States Department of Treasury came together to put on an event on April 23 that offered aid to homeowners who are struggling to keep their homes and avoid foreclosure and to

Month after month, data comes out affirming the rising demand for rental units, and like the wider world of real estate, fresh and unusual details often accompanies it. A recent Wall Street Journal piece on the rent/homeownership dichotomy has presented

Home prices in the Chicagoland area have fallen drastically over the last few years, but somehow Oak Park and River Forest have managed to keep prices up, falling only .27 percent while neighboring suburbs have fallen almost 30 percent.

February prices in the Chicago real estate market fell 2.5 percent from January and 6.9 percent from February 2011, according to the latest Case-Shiller. Nationally, the two major price indices of the Case-Shiller, the 10- and 20-City Composites, showed

Where did you grow up? Palos Heights. What is your favorite free-time activity? Hanging out at the lakefront! What do you do to relax when you’re stressed?

With nine years of experience under her belt, Adrienne Miller has joined Keller Williams Preferred Realty in Orland Park. She was previously an associate with Century 21,

  Scotsman Guide’s annual Top 200 Originators List for 2011 has been released and Guaranteed Rate took 21 of the coveted spots. The guide received over 800 entrants who were competing to be listed in top originator categories, such

Award-winning real estate Agent, Vickie Liu is has joined Urban Real Estate. Liu has been recognized by the Chicago Association of Realtors as a Top Producer. She also earned Accredited Buyer’s Representative and Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource