The Van Buren Lofts located at 1224 W. Van Buren in the West Loop currently features new pricing where grand opening prices start at $189,900 and some lofts are nearly $95,000 less than the original asking price, according to

The Virginia based company Commission Express announced that they will be opening its newest branch on June 1 in Evanston, according to their press

In cooperation with The Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project, competitive grants of up to $10,000 are being offered to property managers, owners and condo associations who enforce smoke-free property regulations, according to a press release from the Respiratory Health

Real Trends 500 recently spotlighted a number of RE/MAX in Northern Illinois, all of which are independently owned and

CEO Russ Bergeron of the Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) gave a presentation on the future of the MLS at the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) meeting that took place May

The past three months have brought an ongoing increase in Illinois’ home sales, with a total of 8,526 homes sold in April, up from a previous 7,856 sold in March, according to a press release from Illinois Association of

Illinois is now one of the slowest states when repossessing homes, with an average process time of 494 days, compared to 242 days in

Five new agents have joined Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in various areas of Chicago, all eager to match buyers with their dream

As Rahm Emanuel returns from Washington to take his new seat as Chicago’s mayor, the family who have been occupying his house plan to move out in

While the market for new homes isn’t necessarily improving, investors who buy land for suburban subdivisions might have different feelings. Sales of developed lots and raw land for residential development rose in 2010, a positive sign for the housing

Midwest Real Estate Data’s Technical Help Desk is recognized as one of 2010’s Top 100 Call Centers, in the small center category, by BenchmarkPortal. >!–more–> CEO Russ Bergeron is proud MRED has been recognized for this achievement by a

According to the Illinois Association of Realtors, 70 percent of homes sold in the first quarter of 2011 were sold for under $200,000. The median price for homes during the first quarter of 2011 was $131,175, which was down

A community group in the city of Chicago will soon have the potential to rehabilitate or demolish abandoned and foreclosed homes through a Bank of America Corp. program that will now hand over ownership to these properties, according to

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) has agreed to license Goomzee’s Realty Connect product. MRED provides the largest multiple listing services to 40,000 customers; their listings encompass northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and Northwest Indiana. Goomzee’s Realty Connect is an industry-leading

Waterview Tower has been a prospective 90-story skyscraper, a potential 60-story hotel and office, and even a BASE jumping locale, but Chicago developer, Related Midwest now plans to morph the

Nationally, home sales are steady, while prices have generally been dwindling for the past 57 consecutive months. However, Chicago’s first-quarter data suggests that the nine-county area is facing loss in both sales and