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Chicago home prices fairly valued, according to CoreLogic

Also included in the report is the finding that millennials are generally unconcerned about qualifying for a home loan.

Team building through homebuilding

Some brokerages are finding synchronicity by partnering with Habitat Chicago. Learn how it’s done and what giving back in this way can do for your business.

Loan limit increase good news for Chicago homebuyers

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits will be raised to more than half a million dollars.

Chicagoland home prices up in September, though far below national trend

The rebound could mean an accelerating market nationwide.

Where properties moved the fastest in Q3 2019

The quicker properties sell, the hotter the neighborhood. We’ve ranked all 77 of Chicago’s neighborhoods in terms of the average number of days properties spent on the market in the third quarter of 2019, according to MRED.

Where sellers got more than they asked for in Q3 2019

One measure of a neighborhood’s popularity is how much more buyers are willing to spend above listing price. Here’s the average difference between the original listing price and the eventual sales price in all 77 of Chicago’s neighborhoods for the third quarter of 2019, according to MRED.

Vintage timepiece

In 1907, Max Scmidtt designed an industrial property complete with a clocktower penthouse to house his large-scale printing company in South Beach, San Francisco. Today, the building houses a 3,000-square-foot luxury pad that’s now on the market at $6 million.

Ship shape

Built in the mid-1920s for a homesick Italian shipbuilder, this European castle located in the Bronx is everything but simple.

Chicago’s millennials still want to own, but the percentage is shrinking

A generation marked by economic instability and student loan debt is giving up on homeownership, according to a new survey.

Which Chicago neighborhoods are the noisiest?

Zillow breaks it down by a fraction of a decibel.

Developers: Politicians, taxes and headlines dogging Chicago

At the Lincoln Park Builders’ 31st annual Real Estate Forum yesterday, developers sounded off about what Chicagoland has going for it, and what’s holding the metro area back.

Illinois Realtors sees ‘sustained pressure’ on buyers

Home sales are down, while prices and rates are up. Still, the data coming out of Chicago is a bit more encouraging than the state and regional numbers.

October market offers low rates but high demand in Chicago

Reports from RE/MAX and MORe show increasing home sales and prices in Chicagoland, though no local data points are maintaining the same pace as national numbers.

Rent is on the rise — find out why

The latest analysis from CoreLogic shows that Chicago renters are paying an average of 2.2 percent more in rent this year over last.

Housing starts up nationwide, Midwest still struggles to keep pace

Two percent jump in housing starts nationwide could mean lower chance of recession

The homeownership gap is closing, albeit slowly

Minority homeownership, which plummeted during the Great Recession, is climbing back up.

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