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The 10 most in-demand school districts in DuPage County

Last week, we reported on the Cook County school districts that commanded the highest home prices, and now we’re back with similar analysis for DuPage County. Utilizing data from realtor.com, our list below compares the median price of the homes in DuPage’s school

Chicago’s 5 best neighborhoods for trick or treating

Halloween is less than two weeks away, and if you’re looking for a way to impress your clients as the holiday approaches, be the agent who knows the city’s best trick or treat spots, as determined by Zillow – at

The 10 most in-demand school districts in Cook County

Cook County features some of the top school districts in the country, but which of those districts have the most in-demand housing markets? A new analysis from realtor.com provides a unique answer to that question. Comparing the median price

Study: Winnetka the most expensive housing market in Illinois

Winnetka is the most expensive housing market in Illinois, according to the annual Home Listing Report from Coldwell Banker. With the average price of a four-bedroom, two-bath single-family home going to $840,355, Winnetka came out on top in the

Chicagoland’s Top Closings, Sept. 2016

In our new Real Data report, we’ve detailed the agents who closed September’s top home sales throughout Chicagoland. Click on the tabs below to adjust between the single-family, condo and townhome markets: Single Family Condo Townhome Single Family Sales Price Property

Student debt remains huge obstacle for thousands of Chicagoland buyers

Few cities are more affected by the problems of student debt than Chicago, according to a new LendingTree analysis. Based on data from My LendingTree, the Windy City has one of the highest average student debt burdens in the country at $33,880.87. Our

2 Chicagoland school districts among 10 most valuable in U.S.

Two of Chicagoland’s school districts carry the highest housing premiums in the nation, according to a realtor.com analysis. In the Kenilworth Sd 38 and Winnetka Sd 36 school districts, the median list price is far above the median for Cook County.

Agents’ Choice 2016 Winners – Revealed!

We celebrated this year’s Agents’ Choice Awards winners in each category at Public House on Monday, Oct. 3. Below is a complete list of this year’s winners. Be sure to pick up an Agents’ Choice Awards issue, published in print and online on Oct. 17,

Illinois properties find interest on Chinese listing portal

Illinois listings have made their way to China, and it’s helping drive buyer interest, a new report from Juwai found. Juwai.com is China’s biggest international listing portal, with more than 2.5 million property listings across 89 countries. The website

One simple way to help buyer clients save money in Chicago

The chief dilemma for the contemporary real estate agent is: how do I demonstrate my value? It’s a question that can be answered in a variety of ways (i.e. be an information source, develop neighborhood expertise, etc.) and for

A threat to recovery? The major trend challenging Chicago’s housing market

This year has been a very positive one for Chicagoland’s real estate market: there have been 80,766 home sales thus far, a 4.8 percent increase over 2015; median sales price is up 4.7 percent to $225,000; days on market

Chicagoland new construction leads the nation in 2016

The Chicagoland new construction market is putting up some of the most impressive numbers in the nation in 2016 performance, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In August, Chicagoland saw more than $1.216 billion in total residential construction spending, a

Chicagoland’s top-selling suburbs, Aug. 2016

See our chart below for the top-selling suburban housing markets in Chicagoland in August, 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

Case Shiller: Chicagoland home prices rise second-most in the nation

Home prices in the Chicagoland housing market posted the second-strongest monthly increase in the U.S., according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. From June to July, Chicagoland prices rose 0.9 percent, which was ahead

Kinzie breaks ground on Church Street Village Townhomes second phase

Kinzie Builders announced it has broken ground on a second phase at Church Street Village, a community of townhomes just west of downtown Evanston. The second phase will include eight townhomes, bringing the total number of residences at the

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