A new survey of consumer sentiment finds a majority both buyers and sellers feel like now is a good time to jump into the market.

At the Chicago Build Expo, city officials discussed ways for Chicagoland to battle negative preconceptions and maintain its pace of growth while also bolstering affordable housing before an audience of contractors, developers, real estate professionals and others at the McCormick Place convention center.

NAR reported positive numbers for existing home sales in August, but Chicagoland and the state didn’t record as good of a year, when looking at the most recent data.

With the quarter percentage point cut, chairman Jerome Powell seeks to stave off a recession.

Despite a sluggish market, RE/MAX’s latest housing report shows there are still deals to be had for luxury-level buyers and sellers with homes priced on the lower side of the spectrum.

Mayor Lightfoot’s proposed ordinance looks to manage where and when dispensaries can begin selling recreational marijuana in Chicago, complete with a list of “cannabis zones” and one area where sales will not be permitted.

On the market for $1.75 million, this duplex made headlines as the subject of a dispute between neighbors in Manhattan Beach, California. After nearby homeowners reported the property for being posted illegally on Airbnb, the owner painted the home bright pink with emojis featuring zipped lips.

This listing, on the market for just under $1.7 million in Quilcene, Washington, is perched in the trees high above Dabob Bay. Architect Tom Bosworth called the project his “treehouse,” and designed the home to be practically encased in glass and cedar.

At the brokerage’s leadership summit in Chicago, company leaders Charlie Young and Ryan Gorman both spoke frankly about the challenges facing the 113-year-old brand, from Compass and Keller Williams to restructuring and rebranding efforts.

Learn why the National League of Cities put Chicago in this category, rather than a “high-opportunity” or “wealth-pocket city,” and what researchers think can be done to turn things around.

Realogy announced that it will embark on a process of “strategic organizational changes” at the same time that its CEO sent an email to employees countering claims that the company had been in discussions for a sale to Compass.

The long-anticipated vision of the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac provides the public with the first concrete roadmap for returning the two firms to full private ownership.

Over three-fourths of survey respondents reported that being a homeowner has “made them a better person,” with about the same proportion saying that they’ve taken up new hobbies since closing on a home, like gardening, grilling and interior design.

New national data on apartment construction shows activity slowing down in a lot of markets, including Chicago. But there are several bright spots that are showing exceptional building activity.

Agents specializing in Chicago may be attracted to some parts of the suburbs as they become more desirable and livable for the newest generation of homebuyers — and vice versa. But it can be difficult to make the leap.

Lifelike images of fiery dragons adorn murals, beams, bannisters and tiles in this listing in Fort Lauderdale Beach, Florida.