Veteran financial analyst Jeremy Oremland has joined Magellan Development Group in the newly created position of financial analyst. In this position Oremland will be responsible for evaluating residential, retail, and mixed-use development opportunities

According to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association, Federal Housing Administration loans in the Chicagoland area fell dramatically last year as more homeowners opted to refinance their homes. As reported by  Mary E. Morrison of Chicago Real Estate

Fannie Mae has recently announced its decision to suspend evictions of single-family and two- to four-unit properties from December 19 to January 2,

Chicago residential real estate company Triview Property and Investments has just appointed Paul Pekofske to the position of managing broker. While serving in this position, Pekofske will be responsible for agents’ compliance with Illinois License Law as well as

A recent post by UrbanTurf writer Erin Calandriello revealed former Governor Rod Blagojevich reduced the asking price of his Ravenswood manor to

Centrum Properties Inc. is on the lookout for apartment and hotel developers and builders to take over the Streeterville site that Centrum hopes to sell for $50 million or

Weichert Real Estate Affiliates (WREA) has named Patrick McFarland as the franchise sales director of Chicagoland. While in this position, McFarland will support Kevin Hill, the franchise organization’s national vice president of business development, in developing opportunities for the franchise

The Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe) will be holding a free gift-wrapping event on December 3rd at 14 Chicagoloand locations between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. MORe volunteers will be wrapping shopper’s gifts, completely free of charge. Donations are

U.S. cities are reporting little change in prices in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the monthly report by Standard & Poor’s (S&P) that is the leading measure of U.S. home prices. The newest report, which surveys home prices for the third

A racially-themed fair housing lawsuit involving Prudential Rubloff Properties and one of its top agents, Jeffrey Lowe, has been settled, according to a new report from The Chicago Tribune’s Mary Ellen

Michael J. Sato, president at Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty, has been charged with shoplifting three designer ties at the Michigan Avenue Bloomingdale’s store on Black Friday, though his attorney says it was a

The Laramar Group, a Chicago-based investment firm, has made plans to purchase the historic Belden-Stratford building in Lincoln Park from an affiliate of IRMCO Properties & Management Corp. The 16-story, 297-unit complex was purchased for an undisclosed price, but

Suburban apartment buildings are filling up as more real estate consumers opt to rent rather than buy, according to a Crain’s article by Alby Gallun. The occupancy rate at suburban multifamily properties went up to 94.3 percent in the

Kevin Rocio, multi-family real estate specialist, has recently joined @properties Commercial Division. Rocio comes to @properites from the Chicago office of Marcus & Millichap where he served as an associate specializing in multi-family investment

Orland Park real estate professional Richard Deal has recently joined the Keller Williams Preferred Realty Market Center. The Market Center is on LaGrange Road in Orland

Single-family and condominium home sales for Illinois in October were up 15.3 percent from a year ago, according to new data from the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR). Total sales volume was 8,536, and though the statewide median price