Talk about low-impact living; this 4-bed, 4-bath midcentury home was specifically designed around its rocky lot in Mountain Center, California.

In her first State of the City address, Mayor Lightfoot says she’s willing to sacrifice her political career to solve Chicago’s budget crisis.

After two straight months of nationwide increases, the number of listings under contract by the end of July fell on a monthly basis.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index shows that home prices scored their 15th consecutive month of slowing year-over-year home-price growth. But there’s more to the story.

It’s no secret that monthly mortgage costs tend to be less than rent on average. But the differential is also having a dramatic effect on the other side of the spectrum: housing affordability.

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for August showed Americans shared broadly strong views of the overall economy and their own financial health near the end of the summer.

Economists were expecting new-home sales to finish stronger in July, aided by low mortgage rates that act as an incentive for buyers.

The homebuilder community has regularly offered a succinct answer to the reason for its industry’s sluggishness, generally calling out labor, lumber, laws and land as pain points. But some researchers are poking holes in their assertions of late. 

Which areas of Chicagoland are seeing the highest increases and decreases in median sale prices?

Home sales activity is picking up this summer, thanks in part to historically low mortgage interest rates, and despite some worrisome signals on the broader economy as of late.

Statewide home sales were up 0.3 percent from last year and sales in Chicagoland were up 0.2 percent from July 2018. But looking solely at the city of Chicago, Illinois Realtors recorded a 5.3 percent year-over-year decrease in existing-home sales.

A new survey finds millennials feel their lack of knowledge on homeownership and mortgage lending is preventing them from buying homes. 

You can’t clock out in the real estate business, any more than you can clock out from being part of a family. But what if family and business were inseparable?

This New Deal-era firehouse in Manteo, North Carolina, has been converted into a home with two large garage bays, a workshop and an abundance of open space.

Whether you’ve earned your sea legs or are still a landlubber, this luxury boathouse provides the best of both worlds.

Perhaps contrary to popular belief, the unique homes built by architect Frank Lloyd Wright tend to remain available on the market for several years at a time.