The Chicagoland new construction market continued its sterling 2016 performance in July, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. In July, Chicagoland saw more than $897 million in total residential construction spending, a whopping 133 percent increase over

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

After 13 years as “U.S. Cellular Field,” the White Sox will be changing the name of its home field park to “Guaranteed Rate Field.” The change, which was announced this afternoon and will go into effect on Nov. 1,

Home sales in the nine-county Chicagoland area in July declined 7.3 percent year-over-year, according to new numbers out today from the Illinois Association of Realtors. Median price, meanwhile, continued to rise, closing out the month up 5.8 percent to $238,000. Geoffrey

A study commissioned by Illinois Realtors found that while seniors are concerned about the cost of living in Illinois, they are confident about their ability to afford to rent or buy a new home. The study polled 600 seniors aged

From plummeting sales to skyrocketing levels of negative equity, the housing crisis affected Chicagoland’s market in a number of ways, but how did the metro area’s homeownership rate fair amidst all that upheaval? To find out, we consulted new research

For the second consecutive year, Chicago brokerage Fulton Grace Realty has been recognized in Inc. Magazine’s ranking of America’s fastest-growing private companies. As with 2015, Inc. ranked Fulton Grace in the top half of its 5,000-company rankings, with the

Average closing costs in Illinois are among the lowest in the nation, a new report from Bankrate confirmed. The implementation of TRID, and its new closing disclosure form, has helped reduce confusion around what closing costs actually entail. But

Chicago is already among the six most walkable cities in the U.S., and new research finds that the Windy City’s current construction boom will only boost the city’s walkability further. According to a report from Redfin, a whopping 89 percent of

New home construction in the Chicagoland area is now at its highest level in seven years, according to a new report from Metrostudy. The firm’s analysis, though, extended far beyond that headline-grabbing statistic, and below, we’ve spotlighted the report’s

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

Highland Park was Chicagoland’s top luxury housing market in the second quarter, according to new research from Redfin. Within Highland Park’s luxury market, the average sales price was $2.16 million in Q2, a 41.2 percent increase over Q2 2015;

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

How do the housing markets compare among Chicagoland’s top-performing schools? And how do those scores look when the schools are separated by the home prices of their respective markets? Courtesy of a detailed analysis from RealtyTrac, we have charted

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

Home sellers in the Chicagoland housing market have seen some of the most modest returns in the nation, according to the Q2 2016 U.S. Home Sales Report from RealtyTrac. Basing its analysis on publicly recorded sales deeds from more than 900 counties