The Realtor Association of the Fox Valley (RAFV) has signed an agreement with AgentEDU, a division of Agent Publishing, to provide online training and education for its members. With the new partnership, AgentEDU will provide online video courses for

An age-old question for many adults is whether they should invest in property or continue to rent. Proponents of buying say it’s a good investment in the future, but sometimes, certain factors — like limited inventory — make ownership

Guaranteed Rate yesterday announced plans to sell a “meaningful minority stake” of the company to an affiliate of Thomas H. Lee Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. A portion of the proceeds of the investment will be used by

Dream Town Realty has joined with TOWN Residential, a New York luxury real estate services firm, in a strategic partnership to further expand their reach in the luxury market and provide new referral opportunities for their brokers and agents.

In a recent study from Resonance Consultancy, Chicago was named the 10th-best city in the world and third-best city in the U.S. based on its impressive architecture, vibrant cultural scene and countless opportunities for urban exploration. BestCities.org assessed the

Jacob Dochee, 45, known as “Jacob Da Builder” in the Chicago real estate community, passed away on Dec. 8. Dochee and his brother-in-law, Samieh Jawdac, were killed when the Lamborghini they were in crashed on Interstate 57 near south

Home prices in Chicagoland had a year-over-year increase of 3.8 percent in October while national prices increased 7 percent, according to the recent CoreLogic Home Price Index. The national increase marks the fourth consecutive month of growth of 6

On top of playing your favorite music and giving you weather reports, Amazon’s Alexa is adding a new skill to her vast voice-activated repertoire — helping users buy and sell homes. Agent Neo, a new real estate app on

Guaranteed Rate is promoting two of its senior vice presidents and divisional managers, James Elliott and Chris Knapp, to Executive Vice Presidents of National Retail Production in the Eastern and Western halves of the country. Elliott, a former CEO

The Lowe Group, one of the top real estate teams in Chicago, is joining with real estate technology company Compass as they launch their first Chicago real estate office. According to a press release, 20 Chicagoland agents have joined Compass including

Forty-three counties in Illinois reported slight gains in home sales in October, according to Illinois Realtors. Last month, 12,796 single-family homes and condominiums sold, up 0.3 percent from October 2016. On average, it only took 54 days to sell

Despite a decline in properties available, home sales grew in Chicago this October compared to last year, according to the latest report from RE/MAX Northern Illinois. Home sales rose 2.7 percent from last October to 8,931 units, even though

bemortgage, a Chicago-based mortgage company that will operate as a division of Bridgeview Bank Group, announced its launch today in a press release. bemortgage was the inspiration of top industry leaders that collaborated to develop an innovative and strategic

Fannie Mae is branching out from the world of mortgage financing and now wants to add homebuilding loans to its list of benefits. Still in the early planning stages, the mortgage pioneer is considering a pilot program designed to

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Chicago announced today it has acquired the assets of Gloor Realty Company, which does business as Gloor Realty in Oak Park, Illinois.  Gloor Realty, which currently has 52 affiliated agents, will now conduct business

As millennials get older, they’re trading in their train passes for minivans and heading for the suburbs, according to National Real Estate Investor’s study of suburban areas with the best potential for millennial population growth. Thanks to home prices