Financially challenged homeowners who are at risk of losing their homes can now rely on The Foreclosure Defense Group (FDG), a Rosemont, Ill.-based firm that matches clients to attorneys who can fight lenders in court and work to completely

The 2010 Annual Kitchen Walk benefiting Designs for Dignity (d4d), raised more than $50,000 and was attended by 350 guests who experienced a day of culinary delight in Harbor Country, Mich. on Oct. 16. The afternoon extravaganza showcased innovative

Boughs of holly won’t be the only colorful décor decking the halls of four distinctive Oak Brook homes soon to be on public display. Indeed, visitors who partake in the seventh annual Hinsdale Center for the Arts Holiday Home

A group of Chicago-area lawyers concentrating in real estate practice has formed the Association of Foreclosure Defense Attorneys to share information and better help clients facing questionable foreclosures. The association is the first of its kind in Illinois. The

More than half of Illinois counties reported gains in the median home sale price during the third quarter of 2010 compared to a year ago despite the post-tax credit slowdown in sales activity. According to the Illinois Association of

Joe F. Hanauer, a Realtor from Laguna Beach, Calif., and Chicago, Ill., has received the National Association of Realtors 2010 Distinguished Service Award. Out of 1.1 million Realtors no more than two are recognized with this award each year.

Home sales activity in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market registered a solid gain of 11 percent for the first nine months of 2010 when compared to the same period in 2009. That was achieved even as third-quarter transaction

Proclaimed a ‘village in the heart of the city,’ the 28-acre Lakeshore East community rising on the New Eastside has been honored with its third major master plan award. The community being developed by Magellan Development Group was selected

Coldwell Banker is being honored with the 2010 “Spirit of Youth” award from the National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) for its work and dedication in supporting the organization’s mission of keeping America’s runaway and at-risk youth safe and off the

A recent study by RE/MAX of home sales in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market since 2005 suggests that home sales activity in the 4th quarter of the year provides a handy gauge of the number of homes likely

The votes have been tallied, and the results are in! Here are the nominees for each of the 15 categories in the 2010 Agents’ Choice Awards. The winners will be announced in the fifth annual Agents’ Choice Awards issue,

Condominium developers flocked to the South Loop in the 1990s because it contained available land near downtown that was affordable compared to surrounding neighborhoods. They hoped to cash in on the housing boom and offer young professionals an opportunity

Through November 30, Chicago-based Lexington Homes is making it a little easier to purchase a new home with its new package of incentives on all spring delivery homes at Lexington Park, a community of 120 townhomes in northwest-suburban Des

RealtyTrac today released its Q3 2010 Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report, which shows that cities in California, Florida, Nevada and Arizona once again accounted for all top 10 foreclosure rates in the third quarter among metropolitan areas with a population

Toll Brothers is sponsoring a series of “Light the Night” walkathons to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Toll Brothers has a rich history of giving back to the community, hosting an annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, among

When the phone rang in her office and Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) was on the other end of the line, Katie Schmitt, Assistant Manager for Apartment Guys Gold Coast, had a moment of panic. Fearing the worst, Katie