A new state program, the Illinois Building Blocks Pilot Program, might sound childish, but it aims to help accomplish something big: fill vacant metro Chicago real estate and create affordable housing in six Chicago-area cities hit hardest by the

Baird & Warner has unveiled an unconventional ad campaign that addresses theresidential sales market head-on and encourages consumers to see the possibilities of how homeownership can lead to a more fulfilling

Dozens of  Guaranteed Rate, Inc.’s loan officers  received high rankings and were recognized for being among the top producers in the United States for 2011 by Mortgage Executive Magazine. Harinder Johar, Shimmy Braun and Joe Caltabiano of Guranteed Rate,

Twelve organizations have been selected by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to receive portions of $23 million dollars so that they can test new and innovative ways to boost energy efficiency and cut electric bills in

Families around the world watched as Macaulay Culkin defended his family home from burglars Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern in the 1990 hit film “Home Alone.” That home, a red, brick, four-bedroom Colonial located in Winnetka, recently sold for

Realtors’ confidence in the market appears to be increasing; according to the latest Realtor Confidence Index, conducted by the National Associatoin of Realtors, 67 percent of agents expect prices to rise in the months to come.  Showing generally positive

Chicagoland’s top-producing agents gathered at Chicago Agent magazine’s Top Producers event at the Whirlpool Showroom, sponsored by Pulte Group, to celebrate and share their secrets of success. Here top producers tell us how they get their clients to accept

The Illinois House has approved a Senate bill that would prohibit cities, counties and other local government bodies from raising property taxes on homeowners for years when the assessed value of their home declines, according to a Chicago Real

Did the latest Case-Shiller reach a new post-boom low? Did the loan modification debate just garner another chapter in its storied history? And OMG, did Bank of America, like, just dump Fannie Mae? We cover the week’s top real

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), the Chicagoland Multiple Listing Service (MLS), announced it has introduced additional green design, disclosure and data verification to its connectMLS system. The “green” expansion is to further enhance the ability of MRED’s real estate

Christine Chase has been recognized as the 2012 Realtor of the year by the organization, Realtors (MORe). The recipient of the award is selected using a list of criteria that includes local, sate and national Realtor association service, community

Trulia has just announced a partnership with Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) to directly syndicate more than 100,000 MRED listings in Chicago, northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and northwest Indiana through its site. MRED is the largest MLS in the country based on listing

Michael Jordan listed his longtime residence in Highland Park earlier today, putting the nine-bedroom, 15-bath, five-fireplace property on the market for $29 million. A secluded compound with three levels and more than 56,000 square feet of livable space, the

Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller Home Price Index for the 20-City Composite fell 1.1 percent from November to December, capping off a 3.8 percent decline in the fourth quarter of 2011 and 4.0 percent year-over-year decline that pushed the rate

Calling all developers and builders: if you have a new construction property, it needs to be in Chicago Agent‘s new construction grid in our New Construction

How did existing-home sales look in January? Is Quicken Loans preparing to take the stand in the nation’s highest court? And could Illinois become even more smoke free? We look at the week’s top news (Feb. 20 – Feb.