2021 was a fascinating year for the real estate market — particularly in Chicagoland. Check out the hometown stories which most interested our Chicago readers.

Throughout the year, our monthly cover stories reflected the changing tides of the real estate market. Check out the top 10 issues which most interested our readers during this remarkable year.

The seasonal housing cooldown may end early this year according to Zillow’s latest market report.

Eviction filings are rising as millions of Americans are being forced from their homes months after lawmakers allowed the federally imposed eviction moratorium to expire. 

“The market is roaring along, with only half the seasonal slowdown we typically see from October to November.” — RE/MAX LLC President Nick Bailey

GreenState Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the Midwest, has purchased Midwest Community Bank and its subsidiary Blueleaf Lending.

The pandemic and work-from-home orders have changed where, when and why people buy homes. As a result, housing prices hit the highest median of all time in 2021, as the number of homes for sale fell to an all-time low and the demand for second homes surged, according to a new Redfin report. 

The National Association of REALTORS®  applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of acting Federal Housing Finance Agency director Sandra Thompson to serve in a permanent capacity.. “Her talents and experience will benefit the enterprises, homeowners and home buyers and the mortgage-financing ecosystem,” NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith said in a press release.

In a recent study, StorageCafé identified the suburbs with the biggest city vibes — and Chicagoland suburbs ranked high on the list.

After spending two years with Compass, the MacPherson Group has returned to @properties.

As any parent can tell you, schools are a top — if not the top — consideration when buying a new home. These are the best Illinois schools.

As part of an ongoing relationship with the Food Recovery Network (FRN), the National Association of Realtors provided roughly 3,475 meals to Americans in the past six months, according to a press release. 

Millennials are at the greatest risk of becoming house-rich and cash-poor as the generation is spending the highest percentage of their monthly income on homeownership costs compared to other generations, according to a new Hometap report.

It’s a significant acquisition, which will offer @properties a dominant — nearly 25% — market share in the area.

A $304,500,000.5 million construction loan from Goldman Sachs Bank USA and Deutsche Bank Wealth Management has secured the future of Chicago’s 1000M tower.

Two Coldwell Banker brokerages in West Central Indiana have teamed up, according to a press release from the two family-owned companies.