The ability to own your own home is a dream for most Americans, but depending on which part of the country you live in, that may require more working hours than in other locations. A recent report from How Much

Nearly every kid has that creepy house at the end of the lane, the one all their friends would whisper about and race their bikes past. The one the neighborhood children would ding-dong ditch or dare each other to

Just in time for spooky season, Zillow has compiled another list of the 20 best cities for trick-or-treating, and Chicago lands at lucky No. 13. To determine where trick-or-treaters can get the most amount of candy with the least

Amazon’s recent announcement that it is seeking a location for a new second headquarters sent cities around the country — and even in Canada — scrambling to submit proposals to lure the ecommerce giant. Naturally, Chicago wants in on

People in Chicago are regularly inundated with news about the city’s danger and violence, but a new report shows that the country’s third-largest city is safer than typically thought. In the Safe Cities Index 2017, Chicago ranks No. 19

It’s as easy to pay mortgages on time now as it was 10 years ago in July 2007, this according to CoreLogic’s monthly Loan Performance Insights Report. 4.6 percent of mortgages were in some stage of delinquency in July — a decrease of 0.9 percent from July 2016

In the first half of 2017, sales of high-end homes increased substantially while sales of homes $500,000 to $1 million dipped. According to John Irwin Chicago Real Estate, in 2017 there’s been a 26 percent increase in sales for

New data from Trulia shows that people are more adept at searching for homes in their metro area’s suburbs than people who live elsewhere and are looking to move to that metro. In fact, 60 percent of all home

The votes are in! Thank you to the many members of our real estate community, who submitted thousands of votes and shared their enthusiasm for this year’s Agents’ Choice Awards. We’ve tallied up the votes and determined the three

The population loss Chicago has been experiencing in recent years is well-documented, but going over the data with a fine-tooth comb reveals a surprising side effect. Chicago is now the country’s most educated big city, Crain’s Chicago Business reported,

Many major cities around the world are overvalued and at more risk of a bubble than in 2016, according to the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index 2017. In fact, Chicago is the only major city to be undervalued

The Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR) will induct its former president and noted community leader Frank Williams into the Hall of Fame at the 134th Inaugural Gala on Monday, Oct. 9 at the Radisson Blu Hotel. A Chicago Realtor since

When is it the right time to switch from rent to owning? Usually this answer is subjective, depending on things like income, family size and location. However, in real estate it can often be a matter of time. Recent

It seems as though homeowners who believe that next year will be a better time to sell may be right as home prices continue to rise. Not only increasing year-after-year, but also month-to-month as of August 2017. CoreLogic released

The Chicago Association of Realtors will hosts its 134th Annual Inaugural Gala on Monday, Oct. 9, at the Radisson Blu Hotel. The Inaugural Gala features the installation of incoming CAR leadership as well as an awards presentation for the

Although there seems to be a flurry of construction activity throughout the city, starts are down across the board in the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet MSA on a year-over-year basis, according to the latest report from Dodge Data and Analytics. Residential construction starts spending