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Chicago’s top-selling neighborhoods, Aug. 2016

See our chart below for the top-selling Chicago neighborhoods in August, 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

4 Chicagoland housing markets among the nation’s 100 most exclusive

The Chicagoland housing market contains several of the most exclusive markets in the U.S., according to a new analysis from Coldwell Banker. Billing itself as “the most extensive home price comparison tool in the United States,” the Coldwell Banker Home Listing

Chicagoland’s Top Closings, Aug. 2016

In our new Real Data report, we’ve detailed the agents who closed August’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

Chicagoland home sales recover strongly, end summer on high note

After a disappointing July, the Chicagoland housing market recovered strongly in August and closed out the summer on a positive note, according to new numbers from the Illinois Association of Realtors. With transactions totaling 11,906 for the month, Chicagoland home

The no. 1 reason why so few Millennials are buying homes in Chicagoland

For some time now, agents and analysts alike have wondered why so few Millennials are buying homes, but new Census data has provided a remarkably straightforward answer – they’re all living at home with their parents. Compiled by Time magazine,

How bad is Chicago’s need for new construction? Try 95,000 permits bad

Eighty percent of U.S. metro areas are lacking in single-family home construction, and few areas are in greater need than Chicagoland, according to a new analysis from the National Association of Realtors. Comparing home construction to job gains from

New rankings chart Chicago’s investment property purchase activity

About one in five homes purchased last year was bought as an investment property, according to the National Association of Realtors. The average investor had a median household income of just over $95,000 and bought a single-family home within

Apostal Group joins MKT Properties/Weinberg Choi Realty at Keller Williams

Keller Williams has announced that the Apostal Group will be joining the new partnership of MKT Properties and Weinberg Choi Realty at KW’s first market center in Lincoln Park. Nicholas Apostal, co-founder of The Apostal Group, said that the

6 Chicagoland suburbs among 2016’s 100 safest cities in U.S.

Six Chicagoland suburbs are among the 100 safest communities in the country, according to a ranking from SafeWise. Basing its analysis on FBI statistics of violent and property crime, along with research on local initiatives in public safety, public health

Chicago agents need to watch this demographic

Millions of Baby Boomers are planning move over the next several years – everyone knows this. But it could mean big things for agents working in Chicago. There are three reasons most homeowners between the ages of 61 and 90 want

Chicagoland’s 10 best suburbs to buy a house

The suburb of Tower Lakes is Chicagoland’s best place to buy a home, according to a new analysis from Niche. Basing its research on a myriad of factors, including home values, property taxes, homeownership rates, demographics and public education, Niche

Mortgage activity surges by double digits in Chicagoland

Mortgage activity in the Chicagoland area is growing strongly in 2016, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q2 2016 U.S. Residential Property Loan Origination Report. Based on analysis of publicly recorded mortgages and deeds of trust from more than 950 counties, ATTOM’s report found

Chicago’s booming startup economy a good omen for agents

Not every real estate agent wants to retire an independent contractor, and not every homebuyer wants to live in a city that doesn’t foster entrepreneurs. Those things are easy to avoid in Chicago, ranked in the top 30 of

What Guaranteed Rate paid for the White Sox stadium naming rights

Guaranteed Rate will pay the Chicago White Sox $20.4 million over the next 10 years for naming right to the team’s ballpark, according to a new report from Crain’s citing Illinois Sports Facilities Authority records. Coming out to just over $2

LA-based developer acquires the Tribune Tower for $240 million

Tribune Media, the owner of the Tribune Tower, has agreed to a $240 million deal with CIM Group, a Los Angeles-based developer, on selling the property and a parking lot space adjacent to the property. “Tribune Tower has been a unique

Chicagoland home prices continue strong growth in new Case-Shiller

A month after boasting the strongest home price growth in the nation, the Chicagoland housing market continued its strong pace in the most recent Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, which covered home prices through June. Per S&P’s computations, home prices

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