We reported last week that residential construction in Chicagoland is posting some of the most impressive spending increases in the nation this year, and now this week, MetroStudy has complemented that earlier report with some positive findings of its

The Streeterville/Gold Coast area of Chicago is the top luxury housing market in Chicagoland, according to exclusive numbers that Redfin provided Chicago Agent. In 2016’s third quarter, the market saw 70 sales of $1 million or more, edging out the city’s

In August, it was announced the White Sox would be changing the name of its ballpark from “U.S. Cellular Field” to “Guaranteed Rate Field,” and the logo for the field was unveiled to the public this week, with the new

There is no denying the building and lot availability problems plaguing the Chicago market, but that doesn’t negate the fact that it’s still considered one of the top real estate markets to watch in 2017, according to a joint

Last week, we reported on 2016’s top agents by year-to-date growth – agents whose 2016 business has grown the most over 2015. Now, we’re taking a similarly deep look at Chicagoland’s real estate offices, and which ones have grown their 2016 business

Chicago-based Belgravia Group, Ltd. has announced the start of sales at its newest luxury condominium development, Renelle on the River, an 18-story building at 403 N. Wabash that is slated to break ground in spring 2017, with delivery scheduled for late

The Chicagoland new construction market is putting up some of the most impressive numbers in the nation this year, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In September, Chicagoland saw more than $446 million in total residential construction spending,

In a new ranking from online real estate marketplace Ten-X, Chicago is named as one of the top 50 single-home markets in the country. Basing its analysis on “current and forecasted housing fundamentals,” such as home price and sales

See our chart below for the top-selling Chicago neighborhoods in September, according to research from Redfin. To adjust between total home sales and the single-family/condo markets, click on the tabs. Total Home Sales Single-Family Home Sales Condo/Townhome Sales Neighborhood Total

Chicagoland home prices continued their positive momentum through the summer, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Per S&P’s analysis, prices in the area were up 0.5 percent from July to August, and up

Chicago residents average nearly $12,000 in savable income, helping make it one of the best cities in the country for building wealth, an analysis from Bankrate found. In its analysis, Bankrate weighed a variety of local indicators, including: average income and

See our chart below for the top-selling suburban housing markets in Chicagoland in September, according to research from Redfin. To adjust between total home sales and the single-family/condo markets, click on the tabs. When possible, we have also noted

Which Chicagoland agents have seen the biggest year-over-year gains in their business so far in 2016? We took a deeper look at the market trends and put together the following chart, which shows the 20 agents who rose the most in the

The “buying versus renting” debate is one of the quintessential rumbles in American business circles, but a new Trulia study has made it clear – here in Chicagoland, buying beats renting by a wide margin. For its analysis, Trulia

Both Illinois Realtors and the Mainstreet Association of Realtors (MORe) released new reports on the state of housing in Chicagoland, and below, we have isolated the seven most notable findings from those reports. 1. Flat Home Sales – For the nine-county

On Oct. 5, @gives back, the non-profit charitable organization founded by Thaddeus Wong and Michael Golden, hosted its  “@gives a hoot” fundraiser with Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith. Keith is the founder of Keith Relief, an organization founded in 2011,