Throughout the year, we published cover stories on a wide range of topics, but what issues proved most popular with our online audience? Was it our profile of spring’s new construction? Our field guide to fixing the industry? Or

It’s been quite a year in real estate, and as we approach 2012, we want to use our final week of production to commemorate some of the most popular content on our website in

Rita Kerins has recently joined the Lincoln Park Plaza office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, expanding the existing sales team of over 200 agents. The announcement was made by Chuck Goro, branch manager of Coldwell Banker Residential

Year-over-year home sales in Illinois rose by 14.2 percent in November, while sales in the city of Chicago were up by 20.4 percent, yet more indicators that the state’s real estate market may be emerging from the tough market

Sales in Lakeview of two-flat properties are poised to finish strong in 2011, if new data from The Chicago Real Estate Local is any indication. Overall, 38 two-flats have closed in Lakeview in 2011, an increase in sales of

Inman New named Russ Bergeron, chief executive officer of Midwest Real Estate Data LLC (MRED), as one of the 100 most influential real estate leaders of 2011 in its Inman 100 list. This marks the third year in a

The Home Builders Association of Illinois (HBAI) announced Matt Dill, president of Beechen & Dill Homes, is the winner of its 2011 Builder of the Year

The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Governor Pat Quinn will honor Jack Amberg, 26-year veteran of the U.S. Army and mortgage banker at Chicago Bancorp, as the December 2011 Illinois Veteran of the Month for his commitment and

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced that real estate veteran , Christina Auer, has joined Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Deerfield

Is the National Association of Realtors (NAR) finally revising its existing home sales data? What’s going on with appraisals? And how do student loans affect housing? Here’s a quick rundown of stats from this week’s news (Dec. 12 – Dec.

Karen V. Peterson, sales associate at the Coldwell Banker Gold Coast office, has been honored with the LuxeHome 25

Dream Town Realty added six Chicago Realtors to its team during October and November. The firm’s new members are Marnie Sax, Giorgio Pescatore, Justin Brown, Thomas Secson, Jeneane Ally and Justin Francek, all of whom are residential sales specialists

Cook County commissioners are moving forward with an enforcement ordinance against vacant properties despite a lawsuit from the Federal Housing Finance Agency against the city of Chicago for similar measures, reports the Chicago Sun-Times‘ Lisa

Top producer Michael Bauknecht has joined the @properties Lincoln Park office as a broker

A Chicago ordinance requiring banks to maintain vacant properties has been met with resistance by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which has filed a lawsuit against Chicago to prevent the ordinance’s enforcement, according to HousingWire. Originally passed in

One out of every 10 homes in Chicago is vacant, and with additional foreclosures expected in 2012, several non-profits in the Chicagoland area are approaching the vacancy pickle in ways that anticipate pending programs from the federal government. Reported