Yet again, the Windy City topped the annual ranking, which garnered over 750,000 votes this year. 

The seven new members of the MLS’s board of managers include five real estate brokers and two association executives. 

Real estate photographers across Chicago are facing unexpected disruptions after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary flight restriction that effectively bans drone flights across much of the city through Oct. 12. 

Priced out of Chicago’s most sought-after neighborhoods? Nearby emerging markets offer affordability, lifestyle and big growth potential.

Across reports from Realtor.com, Zillow and Redfin, the data converges on one clear truth: the housing market’s momentum is tilting toward those shopping for homes rather than those selling them.

The brokers brought four other Dream Town team members with them. 

The former vice president of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in Chicago is joining the brokerage after its recent acquisition of five Compass offices in the North Shore. 

Staid markets in the Midwest that missed the fervid speculation of the pandemic are now enjoying healthy gains.

Talk about a modern farmhouse! This former working dairy farm in Oswego, Illinois, now boasts a rustic open floor plan with modernized living quarters upstairs.

Searches for “fixer-upper” on Realtor.com in July 2025 have more than tripled in volume compared to four years ago.

Ramsey founded The Noir Row Collective, a specialized consulting firm focused on hospitality and mixed-use developments in Chicago and Detroit. 

The pace of new-home sales hit an annual rate of 800,000, its highest level since January 2022. 

Fannie Mae also reduced its forecasts for home sales in 2025 and 2026. 

The slower sales pace was accompanied by more days on market for Chicagoland homes, Mainstreet REALTORS® said. 

The stock-swap deal will bring Anywhere’s brands, including Better Homes and Gardens, CENTURY 21, Coldwell Banker and Sotheby’s International, under the Compass umbrella. 

The annual survey finds most Realtors pay at least $50 a month for work technology, despite a majority feeling satisfied with the tech provided by their brokerages.