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Coldwell Banker’s Newest Online Innovation: First-Time Buyers Resource Center

With the launch of Coldwell Banker’s First-Time Home Buyers Resource Center, agents can help clients find homes easier. The Resource Center includes videos, articles, and other tools to guide new buyers through the real estate search

Prudential Rubloff Announces Strong Lake County Market Share

Prudential Rubloff Properties has maintained a formidable presence in Chicagoland real estate, announcing today that the firm has retained a strong Lake County market share this year to date. BrokerMetrics, an analytical software tool from Terradatum, places Prudential Rubloff

This Week in Real Estate: Realtor Danger, Death of a Mortgage Deduction, and Rosie Moves to Lakeview

Danger and death played big in This Week In Real Estate, as we saw a flurry of activity on these stories: an in-depth study on the dangers faced by Realtors; the possible demise of the mortgage interest tax deduction;

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Will Merge North and South Winnetka Offices

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced today the forthcoming Coldwell Banker Winnetka, a merger of their Winnetka North and Winnetka South offices. The new office, located at 568 Lincoln Avenue in Winnetka, will open late

‘Hardest Hit’ to Provide Urgent Help for Struggling Homeowners

Help is on the way for unemployed and underemployed homeowners in Chicago from the “Hardest Hit” fund, a federally-funded program that will provide housing aid to some of the most disadvantaged homeowners in the area. Using a pool of

MRED Dominates List of Nation’s Top Agents

Real Trends’ Top 1000 Sales Professionals List for 2011 is out. Cited as some of the most productive real estate professionals in the country are agents and brokers from Midwest Real Estate Data

The Historic Stone House Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary With An Open House

In 1913, a caption from an edition of The Craftsman described a bedroom in the Mighell House as, “finished in blue, gray and dull silver; window frames with wide views of the river and valley for miles around.” The

Nearly $100 Million Awarded to HUD Programs

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced an award of almost $100 million to the promotion of employment, self-sufficiency, and independent living for HUD-dependent families and

High-End Real Estate Finds Consistency in a Downward Market

Chicago’s high-end suburban real estate market appears to be on the rebound from earlier dips in the market.  Statistics from Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) point towards a market that is characteristically consistent, signifying that now may be the

Patricia Wargowski Named VP and Branch Manager at Koenig & Strey Real Living

Patricia Wargowski has been appointed vice president and branch manager of the Glen Ellyn-Wheaton, Naperville and Elmhurst offices of Koenig & Strey Real

$32 Million Winnetka Chateau To Be Auctioned

Le Grand Reve, a beautiful chateau located in Winnetka, is set to be auctioned off on Oct. 29. The fully-furnished property, designed by Richard Landry of Landry Design Group, was originally listed at $32 million, but will sell to

Elgin Full of Ideas for Vacant Properties

The Elgin City Council will decide tomorrow whether to export vacant property code enforcement to B&F Technical Services, a local company based in Hoffman Estates, in an effort to cut costs. Per a vacant home ordinance that was passed

Groundbreaking Plans Unveiled for New 500 Lake Shore Drive Building

Related Midwest, in partnership with the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust (BIT), announced plans to develop the $157 million 500 Lake Shore Drive apartment building in Chicago’s Streeterville

Goodchild Homes Welcomes Two New Agents

Weichert, Realtors Goodchild Homes recently welcomed Martin Foster and Joanie Kohlstedt to its rapidly growing sales

Summertime the Right Time for Chicago Price Gains

Chicago fared extremely well in Clear Capital’s latest Home Data Index, a monthly report that analyzes housing data in the West, Midwest, Northeast and the South coming second in the nation for quarter-over-quarter price gains. Chicago’s gains were 13.6 percent, second

Prudential Rubloff Keeps Housing Market Running

The housing market is on the decline; yet, not even a recession can keep Prudential Rubloff from success. Over the last year, the company’s market value increased by 10.5 percent, and has already increased by 5 percent year-to-date in

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