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NAR President-elect Kevin Sears will move into the role of president, effective immediately.
Falling mortgage rates and more inventory could mean an improvement in housing affordability in the new year.
See what generated buzz in 2023. These Chicago real estate articles received the most page views over the past year.
Statewide home sales dropped more than 10% from last year during November, according to new data from Illinois REALTORS®.
The coming year may ease the “lock-in effect” characterizing Chicagoland’s suburban market, says the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®.
Without no increase in inventory, prices stayed on the rise in October 2023 as home sales continued to fall according to new data from Illinois REALTORS®.
NSBAR’s Young Professionals Network won NAR’s Network of the Year award; Betsy Brint was an honorable mention for the Good Neighbor Award.
As home sales continued shrinking across Chicagoland’s suburbs, last month showed a slight uptick, according to new data from the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®.
A Naperville home has sold for just over $8 million at auction, marking the most expensive sale in DuPage County history. It’s also the most expensive home ever sold at auction in the Chicago metro area.
Last month, homebuyer demand showed its resilience, despite mortgage rates being at a 23-year high and inventory continuing to be limited.
Real estate brokerages snagged the No. 1 spot for all three company sizes, according to the Chicago Tribune’s latest Top Workplaces ranking.
The tiered real estate transfer tax would increase fees on transactions of $1 million or more.
Low housing inventory drove sales down and prices up in September, according to a report from Illinois REALTORS®.
Priced at $30 million, Lake Geneva’s Aloha Lodge is the most expensive home for sale in Wisconsin — by a lot.
There were two months of available inventory in the Chicagoland PMSA during September, according to the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® — which is about four months shy of a healthy market.
Just 90 minutes from the hustle and bustle of Chicago lies a low-key romantic getaway: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It recently cracked a list of the top 50 most romantic small towns in America.