The Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe) has announced that Pam Krieter, the association’s long-time CEO, will retire at the end of the year, and that Deputy CEO and COO Margery Shinners will take her place at the start of

    We would like to congratulate Marlene Rubenstein of Baird & Warner, who won Fifth Third Bank’s Apple Watch raffle at Chicago Agent magazine’s 2016 Who’s Who in Residential Real Estate issue release party. Fifth Third’s James Burke presented

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

Bannockburn in Lake County is the safest community in Illinois, according to a new analysis from Niche. With an assault, murder, robbery, vehicle theft, and larceny rate of zero (and a very low burglary rate), Bannockburn was rated highly

Related Realty, the residential brokerage division of Related Midwest, today announced the promotion of Patrick Ryan to senior vice president. In his new position, Ryan, who joined Related Realty in 2014 and was part of Chicago Agent‘s 2016 Who’s

  Each year thousands of homebuyers miss out on down payment and closing cost assistance, and Fifth Third Mortgage has introduced a new Down Payment Assistance Program to help consumers purchase homes. “We want to help build strong communities,” said

Seven of Chicagoland’s suburbs are among the nation’s top 20 places with the best public schools, according to the latest school rankings from Niche. Glencoe, Kenilworth, Wilmette, and Winnetka all tied for seventh place, while Northfield placed at No. 11, Lincolnshire

Naperville is Chicagoland’s best place to live, according to a new ranking from Niche. Basing its ranking on crime, schools, cost of living, job opportunities, local amenities, and a host of other factors, Niche rated Naperville highly for its

Everyday, millions of Americans in hundreds of cities across the country wake up and have to catch public transit – whether it be a bus or train. The experience is more pleasant for some than others. And in a

Where are the coolest neighborhoods in the U.S.? And are any of them located in Chicago? Real estate brokerage Cushman & Wakefield set out to locate those neighborhoods with its “Cool Streets Report,” and four Chicago areas – Wicker

It was a busy week in the world of real estate this week. Notable news this week included a Frank Lloyd Wright gem returning to the market, and the rise of Fulton Market. In case you missed anything, here

Earlier this week, we reported on the sobering findings of the Joint Center of Housing Studies’ latest report, which found that millions of households in America are struggling with housing costs, much to the detriment of housing markets across

See our chart below for the top-selling neighborhood housing markets in Chicago in May, according to research from Redfin. To adjust between total home sales and the single-family/condo markets, click on the tabs. Some important changes from May include: Sales in

The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals released their top 250 Latino Mortgage Originators Award for 2016, and 12 Illinois lenders were honored. Some of the lenders appear within the top 100 Latino Mortgage Originators from non-depository lenders

The Chicago Loop neighborhood is one of the most exclusive housing markets in the country, according to a new analysis from HomeUnion. With an almost $100,000 median household income placing in the 75 percentile, and an average rent of $2,200, the Loop