Bedbugs continue to be a growing problem in Chicago, one of the top five infested cities in the country. One particular North side condominium is especially having difficulties eradicating the pesky

Enterprise announced the grand opening of its Chicago office, located at 230 West Monroe Street in downtown Chicago. With this office, Enterprise is expanding its Midwestern presence to continue providing investment capital to create affordable housing. Enterprise’s Chicago staff

RealtyTrac released yesterday its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for the first quarter of 2011, which shows foreclosure filings were reported at a 15 percent decrease from the previous quarter and a 27 percent decrease from the first quarter of

According to local builders, recent research shows buyers have less need for this traditional space. Couple that news with the fact that home sizes are shrinking, and the trend toward homes that are losing the living room just makes

Craig Hogan, managing broker of Keller Williams Gold Coast office in Chicago, was recently appointed for a second term to the Board of Directors for the Luxury Homes Division of Keller Williams Realty International.  This appointment was announced last

By Tom Butala As online discount service Groupon has broken into the real estate world with an exclusive deal from Dream Town Realty, Dream Town’s President and Co-founder Yuval Degani reports that the voucher activated within hours of going

Dream Town Realty today launched a special offer with Groupon, the first real estate deal to be done with the nation’s leading online coupon

On Wednesday April 6, Stephen and John Calk announced that with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision they have closed the deal and purchased the more than 100-year charter and assets of Generations Bank from Armed Forces

Former Chicago Blackhawk Curtis Brown has sold his Lakeview

This week  in real estate, according to Chicago.Curbed.com, R. Kelly’s former Lakeview mansion (the one where the infamous sex tape was filmed) has went under contract. Curbed notes this isn’t the first time the converted 1885 church at 1010

Airhart Construction recently opened sales at its newest community: Blanchard Court, featuring 18 low-maintenance townhomes in

In Bolingbrook, Ryland Homes’ new community, Herrington Estates, a community of single-family homes, has officially started pre-construction sales. The community is located near I-55 and falls into the school district

Oak Brook-based Inland Real Estate Group plans to acquire a Hinsdale residential development. The original owner was accused of a Ponzi

Agents from Dream Town Realty were recognized last Thursday night at the annual Chicago Association of Realtors’ awards ceremony. In all, 18 percent of Dream Town’s agents received Top Producer honors, the highest percentage of any brokerage in

WEICHERT REALTORS —Frankel & Giles Real Estate has launched a new Short-Sales Division to help home and condominium sellers market their distressed properties during the current economic downturn. “Housing analysts report that more than 25 percent of Chicago homeowners

A federal jury convicted a disbarred Chicago lawyer on fraud charges for her role in facilitating staged real estate transactions involving Chicago homes in 2003, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, Lorie Westerfield, was found guilty on