What if, at the click of a mouse, you could tell your clients the exact distance from their prospective new home to their work, schools, the train, the grocery store and even the gym? Midwest Real Estate Data announced that

American writer/journalist and iconic man of male bravado, Ernest Hemingway’s childhood home in Oak Park where he spent a great deal of time on various literary attempts, has been put on the market for $525K. The house, built in

Baird and Warner have announced that they have added two senior sales management professionals to their roster of brokers. Penny Sirott, formerly of Coldwell Banker, and Richard Murawski, from Koeing & Strey, specialize in real estate in the Chicagoland

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokeragerecognizes Nancy Gibson as top agent of Northbrook for the ninth year in a row, and the fourth highest producing agent within the entire Chicago North Shore region. Gibson has achieved this success through closing 55

Year-over-year homes in Illinois increased 16.1 percent in January to 6,435 homes, the strongest showing for the embattled housing market since 2007, according to data released today by the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR). Loretta Alonzo, the president of IAR,

When the Smoke Free Illinois Act took effect Jan. 1, 2008, public places and places of employment throughout the state were required to be smoke-free inside and within 15 feet of entrances, exits, windows that open and ventilation intakes. The

The saga continues in the ever-complicating fight between the city of Chicago and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) over a vacant housing ordinance the city passed in October to combat plummeting home values and rising crime rates through charging servicers

How affordable have homes become? How did residential construction begin the year? And how will foreclosures react to the mortgage settlement? We survey the week’s top news in real estate (Feb. 13 to Feb. 17) by the

By Chelsea Lameira Although there has been some controversy and negative feedback around the acquisition of four Keller Williams offices by Coldwell Banker, several agents describe the transition from Keller Williams to Coldwell Banker as a positive experience. Former

Chris Eigel and Michael Pierson of Chicago real estate firm Prudential Rubloff Properties  are proud to announce that Elizabeth Jakaitis is the newest member of the Lake Forest sales team. Jakaitis has been recognized among the top 5 percent of

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Developments’ Secretary Shaun Donovan approved a grant of more than $128 Million for the public housing authorities in Illinois to be used for major large-scale improvement projects, such as new roofs and

  Chicago agent Patti Furman has been named the “No. 1 Sales Associate in North America in Total Units for 2011,” for her outstanding achievement of selling 375 units, resulting in $44.5 million in sales in 2011. Furman has

  The Marquette Companies has announced the purchase of Two Itasca Place, a condominium property in Itasca, Ill., originally developed by Bloomingdale, Ill.-based Donald E. Morris Enterprises. Marquette is converting the property to apartments and will serve as the

Chicago’s Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recently acquired four Keller Williams offices and is pleased to welcome many top agents to their team. “Coldwell Banker is known for its superior customer experience and local market expertise, but also for its

Mesa Development LLC and Walsh Investors have paid off the $275.5 million construction loan for The Legacy at Millennium Park, a luxury 72-story condominium high-rise, overlooking Millennium Park in downtown Chicago. The loan was repaid with proceeds from unit

By Judith Francois With over 25 years of experience and expertise in the mortgage industry, Mark Daly is the new senior vice president and national sales manager of Perl Mortgage. Perl has been locally owned and serving Chicago residents