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

Much ado has been made about the increasing share of unmarried Americans, which numbered more than 110.5 million — about 45 percent of adults 18 and older in the United States last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group has announced the opening of its newest Chicago location in Bucktown at 1644 N. Damen Avenue. “Our business in Bucktown and Wicker Park has grown significantly in the last three years,” said Nancy

RE/MAX, LLC, has signed an agreement to purchase the master franchise rights for the RE/MAX Northern Illinois region. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of November and includes nearly 2,300 agents and more than 100 offices. 

Compared to last year, home prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights MSA rose 4 percent in September 2017, but the market remained unchanged between August and September, despite home prices becoming overvalued in many cities nationwide. According to CoreLogic’s U.S. Home

Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe) has hired John Gormley as its new CEO. Gormley was previously the CEO of the largest local Realtor association in Missouri, St. Louis Association of Realtors. Gormley has also served as the vice president of communications

As the Chicago Association of Realtors gets ready to say goodbye to retiring CEO Ginger Downs, the search for the next CEO is already well underway. This exciting opportunity will require a proven leader with business savvy, excellent communication

In the past year, the flurry of activity outside Trump International Hotel and Tower along the Chicago River has been well-documented. With massive, 20-foot letters spelling out T-R-U-M-P to anyone within eyeshot, the building has served as a rallying

Illinois Realtors President: Matt Difanis; RE/MAX Realty Associates President-Elect: Dan Wagner; Inland Real Estate, Oak Brook Treasurer: Ed Neaves; BHHS, Bloomington Immediate Past President: Doug Carpenter; Coldwell Banker, Mokena Chicago Association of Realtors President: Rebecca Thomson; @properties President-Elect: Tommy

Chicago ranked at No. 7 among the most sustainable cities in North America, according to Arcadis’ recently-released Sustainable Cities Mobility Index. To measure the sustainability of 100 cities across the world, the SCMI looks at three factors in each

The number of residential homes being built in Chicagoland may be on the decline, while more money is being spent on erecting commercial buildings, according to the most recent monthly Dodge Data & Analytics report. In the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet MSA,

The number of non-current mortgages and mortgage delinquencies in the U.S. rose significantly in September, in large part due to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Delinquencies have increased significantly since both storms have hit, climbing higher than they’ve been since