Koenig & Strey Real Living has announced the opening of their Deerfield Road location in downtown Deerfield. Doug Ayers, President and CEO of Koenig & Strey made the announcement. “Our presence in Deerfield is tremendously important to Koenig &

There are cathedral ceilings, and then there are cathedral ceilings. The difference is apparent at Mallinckrodt in the Park in Wilmette, where a handful of floor plans have been carved out of the historic building’s five-story chapel giving homebuyers

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced yesterday it has acquired the assets of Fuller, Rose and Fuller in Northbrook, Ill., a company that formerly operated as RE/MAX North. The firm will now do business under the banner of Coldwell Banker

Antonio Riley was sworn in yesterday as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Regional Administrator for the six states in HUD’s Midwestern Region which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. As the Regional Administrator, Riley

Dick Wilson, broker/owner of RE/MAX Associates West in Bartlett, Ill., has always encouraged the fundraising efforts that RE/MAX Northern Illinois undertakes for the benefit of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. This year, though, Wilson has a far more personal

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-controlled mortgage entities, have announced that they will freeze all foreclosure evictions on mortgage loans they own or back from Dec. 20, 2010 through Jan.3, 2011. “If the property is occupied, our

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced Cook County will receive more than $11 million to support community development. “This funding provides the building blocks needed to improve communities,” says Donovan. “Now, more than ever, these

Michael Pierson and Chris Eigel, principals of Prudential Rubloff, are pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Kouf as Managing Broker of the firm’s South Loop office. The office is located at 80 West Harrison Street in

Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate Advisors are offering a 5,563 SF Retail Building on a 32,060 SF Site with 163’ of frontage on high visibility Cicero Avenue, in Alsip, IL with a daily traffic count of 47,000 cars

Chicago’s historic Bronzeville neighborhood has experienced a rebirth over the past decade with private and public investment fueling the creation of new housing, commercial development, schools, and parks. This afternoon, neighbors and public officials were on hand to celebrate

Homeowners who wish to remain living independently in the homes they know and love now have an invaluable resource they can turn to: Windsor Lifestyles, a company that offers helpful in-home concierge and home maintenance services to anyone in

As we are in the thick of the holiday season, many buyers who shop for a home during this time of year naturally have entertaining at the top of their mind, with visions of festive parties dancing through their

According to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller report released today, Chicago’s Home Price Index dropped to 124.76, down 1.5 percent from last quarter and 5.6 percent from 2009. Nationally, the Home Price Index dropped two percent from last quarter to

Housing affordability remained near its highest level nationwide for the seventh consecutive quarter as interest rates dipped below 5 percent for the first time since the series was first compiled nearly two decades ago, according to the National Association

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 19, 2010.  The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 2.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one

A new survey from CareerBuilder discovered that the type of pet you own says a lot about you – and your job. On the whole, those in the real estate profession tend to be cat owners. The survey looked