For the fifth straight month, pending home sales have fallen, down 2.2 percent from last year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Pending home sales in May decreased 0.5 percent to 105.9 from 106.4 last month. The reason

While the state of housing in the U.S. has generally improved over the last 30 years, the latest report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University highlights some areas of concern as well. Since the

Wilshire Homes Development and @properties announced the beginning of sales for a condominium building in Ukrainian Village. The Boulevard will be located at 1938 W. Augusta, just east of Damen Avenue.  The property itself has historical significance to the

  In recent years, surveys from the National Association of Realtors and Zillow have found that saving for a down payment is the most significant hurdle for renters who want to own a home. But how long does it

The Midwest Real Estate Data Board unanimously voted Art Carter to serve another year as a strategic manager. An MRED press release announced the news of Carter’s re-election as one of the Board’s two strategic managers. Carter has held

Vista Tower is preparing to be the first luxury development in Chicago to offer a car-sharing program, with Tesla available exclusively to its residents. Those who wish to use the service will have access to a Tesla which will

The metropolitan Chicago housing market continues to see new highs in median sales prices, according to the latest RE/MAX housing report. The median sales price grew 2.8 percent to $256,000, which is higher than any other month since June

Regions Mortgage has announced Howard Ackerman as its new Mortgage Production Manager. According to a Regions press release, Ackerman will be responsible for establishing Regions Mortgage in Northern Illinois. Along with various leadership roles at Chicagoland banks, Ackerman was

@properties announced today that the top-producing team of Julie Fleetwood and Lisa Miceli have joined the company. Fleetwood and Miceli achieved more than $24 million in sales over the past 12 months, according to BrokerMetrics, LLC. “Julie and Lisa

Despite recent reports of a population slowdown in Chicago, Chicago ranked second on U-Haul’s U.S. Destination City list. The list is drafted from U-Haul’s migration trends report. The rankings are based on the amount of one-way arrivals of U-Haul trucks

Designed to offer even greater support to its agents, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group recently opened a new office on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. The 21,400-square-foot office is located at 980 N. Michigan Ave., just two stories

Chicago earned a spot on the list of the top 10 most bikeable cities in the U.S., according to Bike Score rankings by Redfin. A bike scoring is a tool used by Redfin company Walk Score that rates locations

Looking to expand in the west and northwest suburbs, @properties has announced that it will be opening a new office in Arlington Heights. The new office is located at 31 S. Evergreen Ave., near the intersection of Arlington Heights

Chicago is one of the rare major housing markets in the country that hasn’t seen an explosion in price and dip in inventory that many large coastal markets have. That’s not the only thing going for the local housing

Compass today announced the launch of its new development division based in Chicago with the hiring of Heather Gustafson as managing director of new development. Gustafson was previously a broker at @properties and led the Heather Gustafson Group, which

Aurora, Illinois ranked No. 4 on a list by SmartAsset for best cities to achieve the American Dream. The list rated cities across the country on their opportunities for homeownership, affordable housing and mortgages, career and economic opportunities, and