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NAR’s REACH Lab program expands into Chicagoland 

Chicagoland real estate associations are teaming up to launch NAR’s REACH program in the area. The REACH lab will connect local agents with start-up professionals aiming to innovate technology within the real estate sector.

The transit-oriented 43 Green Residential tops off in Bronzeville

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, along with developers, are celebrating the topping off of 43 Green Residential, the first equitable transit-oriented development on Chicago’s South Side.

S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Index: Chicago home prices rise 12.9% in May

“Housing data for May 2022 continued strong, as price gains decelerated slightly from very high levels,” Craig J. Lazzara, managing director at S&P DJI, said.

Relief for homebuyers? Suburban home sales slow as prices rise

As both mortgage rates and sales prices rose, Chicagoland home sales cooled during June, according to new data from the Mainstreet Association of REALTORS®.

Chicago housing inventory jumps in June RE/MAX survey

Nationwide, sales hit their highest level of the year, rising 4.7% from June but falling 17.6% on a year-over-year basis, RE/MAX said. 

The Second City is second best — in the world

We all know Chicago as the Second City. And now, a recent survey by Time Out gives that moniker a new meaning.

16.7% of Chicago home-purchase agreements fell through in June

About 14.9% of home-purchase agreements nationwide fell through in June, the highest percentage in more than two years.

Mayor Lightfoot calls for more investment in affordable new construction

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot took her affordable housing plan a step further in late June, requesting an additional $69 million in funds — this comes after a $1 billion investment in the program from the city in December.

Chicago among geekiest cities in the nation

In honor of Embrace Your Geekness Day — July 13, apparently — Lawn Love has compiled a list of the geekiest cities in the U.S. Chicago ranks at No. 7.

New Zillow tool helps military vets find VA loan-eligible condos

The tool takes the guesswork out of the home-shopping process by highlighting condos eligible for Veterans Affairs (VA) financing.

Chicago home price growth exceeds 11% in May, deceleration on the horizon

Prices for single-family homes in Chicago increased by 11.1% year over year in May, up from 10.7% month over month in April.

April Baker of BHHS Chicago sells record-setting single-family home in Forest Park

April Baker of the Gillian Baker Team represented the buyers who acquired the $830,000 property: a record for the area.

CAR CEO Michelle Mills Clement joins the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Board

CAR CEO Michelle Mills Clement has been added to the Board of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority.

Housing inventory rebounds at record rate in largest metros, but Chicago lags behind, Realtor.com reports

The number of homes available to buyers climbed 18.7% in June, the sharpest year-over-year increase in the history of the report.

Chicago price increases revealed in new S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index

What does the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index show about Chicago real estate?

It’s still a seller’s market in Chicagoland

Across the state of Illinois, homes sold quicker in May 2022, year over year. Even as interest rates inched higher, demand remained strong.

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