All parents want their children to go to a good school, but not all parents can afford to live in the districts that house them. That’s not the case in Oak Park, according to a recent analysis from HomeUnion.

The Chicagoland new construction market continued its sterling 2016 performance in April, according to new numbers from Dodge Data & Analytics. In April, Chicagoland saw more than $407 million in total residential construction spending, a 25 percent increase over

The iconic Tribune Tower, which has been up for sale since early October, may soon be in store for a radical change, according to Chicago Real Estate Daily. Sitting adjacent to the Chicago River, the 36-story building is estimated

It is a well known fact that women earn less income than men, but new research from RealtyTrac has found that the gender gap also extends into real estate – especially here in Chicagoland. According to RealtyTrac’s research, Chicagoland homes

Earlier this week, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a new proposal for regulating Airbnb and other home-sharing services, in an effort to ease concerns within certain neighborhoods. The revised proposal contained several restrictions, but according to a report in Crain’s, North Side

Earlier this week, Estately Blog released its rankings of U.S. cities by percentage of income spent on owning a home. Chicago was named among the top 15. In recent years, Chicago has been on the slow track to recovery.

Chicago is one of top 25 best U.S. cities for jobs, according to review and recruitment site Glassdoor. The report includes side-by-side comparisons of U.S. cities, analyzing a series of criteria to determine the best metros for employment. In

The Chicagoland housing market is among the most open to Millennial homebuyers – especially those with student debt. That finding came from a new study by Apartment List, which looked at the number of years it takes Millennial consumers

Among many interesting insights into Chicagoland’s housing market, our Real Data 2016 report featured rankings on the top offices in the area by sales volume through the first quarter. Which Chicagoland offices saw luxury home sales – transactions with sales prices of $1 million-plus – make

Chicago was named No. 2 for living destination in U-Haul’s Top 50 U.S Destination Cities for 2015. Chicago was placed within the top 10 moving destinations according to the amount of one-way U-Haul moving trucks rented for that year; it

Did you see this week’s top real estate news? Notable stories included a report on “zombie” foreclosures, as well as new zoning and density allowances for new construction. If you missed any of these, catch up with our real estate news

April showers seem to have brought spring flowers – at least as Chicagoland’s housing market is concerned. According to the newest housing report from the Illinois Association of Realtors, home sales in the nine-county Chicagoland area totaled 10,216 in April, a

Chicago is one of the best cities in the country for startup companies, according to a joint analysis from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, 1776 and Free Enterprise. And it has room to improve further. “We are at

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage today announced it has acquired the assets of HomeScout Realty in Chicago. The acquisition expands Coldwell Banker’s real estate sales operations, which now includes 53 offices and approximately 3,700 independent sales professionals in the Chicagoland

Our REAL DATA 2016 reports look at, among other things, the top-producing agents in Chicagoland based on total sales volume. 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

Illinois Realtor Mabèl Guzmàn will be a 2016-2017 NAR vice president, according to a new release from the Illinois Association of Realtors. Guzmàn, a broker for @properties in Chicago, will focus on association affairs, and will be part of NAR 2017 President