Who knew home construction and sociology could go together so well? In a radical display of “survival of the fittest,” publicly-traded home builders have all but seized the Chicago home construction market, making wild gains while local, private builders

On Wednesday, October 26, the Realty Executives of Illinois in Westmont hosted a charity event called “BOO-ing for Wishes,” which benefited the Illinois Chapter of the Make A Wish

Kane County’s preliminary values for housing assessments this year warned officials that there may be a 20 percent decrease in the value of homes from last year. Coupled with an already tough budgeting season, the city of Elgin may

On November 7, architect Jeanne Gang’s new book, “Reverse Effect: Renewing Chicago’s Waterways,” will be released. The book, developed by Studio Gang Architects’ publications division and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), is expected to aid in the transformation

A quick rundown of stats from our real estate news for the week of Oct. 24 – Oct. 28, by the numbers (with a Halloween

The latest Residential Price Index from FNC Inc., released October 20th, indicates that U.S. residential home prices declined in August by a seasonally adjusted rate of 0.8 percent, despite high level of sales during the

Three new agents were welcomed on to Chicago-based company, Dream Town Realty, real estate’s team this past September. The agents are Leo Kassin, a 20-year old Chicago Realtor; Carol Miller, a Realtor and designer; and Kerry Conroy-Jerger, who has

Charles Woodyard, the new CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), started his new post on Monday, taking over an organization facing considerable, immediate challenges. Woodyard is replacing disgraced former CEO Lewis Jordan, who resigned earlier this year after

On November 16, beginning at 5:30 p.m., the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Illinois Chapter’s North/Northwest Suburban Branch will be hosting a presentation on the residential green real estate

In the past, with home prices rising and assessments lagging behind, outdated home assessments have often worked to the benefit of the homeowner; however, with home prices falling from year to year, this is not always the case anymore.

It all looks so nice – there were 8,515 foreclosure auctions in Chicago in the first half of 2011, a 51 percent decline from 2010’s 17,331. On top of that, auctions decreased 27 percent from the first quarter of

Chicago-based Fifield Companies, and national developer, Wood Partners, announced they will begin construction on the K Station development’s fifth and final apartment building this month, K2 – seven years after ground broke on the first apartment tower in the

Media officials will be given the first opportunity to tour the “better, not bigger” housing design promoted by Sarah Susanka, FAIA, architect and best-selling author of the “Not So Big House” series. The preview event will take place on

Doug Fox was named managing broker of the Lincoln Park Halsted and South Loop offices of Prudential Rubloff Properties, company principals Chris Eigel and Michael Pierson announced. “We are very pleased to announce [his] promotion,” Pierson said. “Doug is

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2011 Leadership Team is hosting an online Town Hall meeting for Realtors this week, giving Realtors a chance to speak their mind on industry related topics and gain insightful updates on current events

The Brookforest Plaza shopping center, located in Shorewood, will become home to the newest RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals office. Opening the office will be Kathy Dames, a veteran of Illinois real estate who has worked in the industry for the