A three-person team is stepping up to lead Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff as CEO Nancy Nagy moves away from day-to-day operations, a new hire at Guaranteed Rate and more in our latest installment of Making Moves.

While sales of existing homes continue to underwhelm, housing market analysts are feeling more optimistic about new construction. The Census Bureau reported new-home sales in June came 7 percent above the revised sales pace for May, and 4.5 percent above the estimate for June 2018. The report did come with caveats, however.

Regions Bank continues to set its sights on growth, all while keeping a focus on customer service. And as the bank settles into its newest market of Chicagoland, there are a number of synchronicities that have executives at Regions excited about the move.

After nearly 17 years lobbying on behalf of local Realtors, Brian Bernardoni is leaving his post at CAR. Chicago Agent magazine asked him what’s next for Chicago and the association, and whether or not he’s going to run for office.

Opportunities for Illinois homebuyers have increased as home sales trended lower in June and median prices stayed relatively flat, according to data from Illinois Realtors. However, one factor that doesn’t favor buyers is the fact that inventory remained low.

Anyone who’s bought a home knows that it’s usually only a matter of days after closing that their mailbox is inundated with marketing materials. The idea from Amazon is to give consumers an incentive to use an agent through one of Realogy’s brands, while giving Amazon a reason to attract customers who, presumably, will come back for more as they set up their new homes. 

The national existing-home market nearly gave up the ground won in May with a less-than-stellar showing for June sales, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales of existing homes in June came in 1.7 percent below the previous month’s total, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 5.27 million.

Weakening home sales, a sluggish new construction market and slowing growth in permitting for home improvement projects have all impacted the pace of remodeling, particularly projects undertaken with the goal of putting properties on the market for a quick sale.

About half of millennials say they wouldn’t need to stretch in order to afford mortgage payments. At this same time last year, only 40 percent of millennial homebuyers said they would have no trouble making mortgage payments on time.

A unique dome-home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright apprentice James Dresser in 1952 is listed on the market in Madison, Wisconsin, at $499,000. Though the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home looks more like a mushroom than a flower, the building earned

A Lake Tahoe mansion that once belonged to early gambling innovator William F. Harrah is now on the market for $25.75 million. This 20,000-square-foot waterside home has eight ensuite bedrooms, thirteen bathrooms and a bunk room for twelve. The

With the coming expansion of legal cannabis use in Illinois, real estate professionals need to be prepared for issues that may crop up in their transactions when state and federal laws clash, and one potential result of this mismatch is showing up in the mortgage process.

Hispanic people account for the majority of growth in the U.S. homeownership rate. We asked top-ranked agents how real estate professionals can help sustain that trend.

The country has seen 121 straight months of economic expansion since the Great Recession, the longest-recorded period of economic growth to date. Learn what your industry has done to assist this stellar growth streak.

Though the state with the largest share of home sales to foreign buyers was by far Florida, Illinois ranked as a major destination for buyers from two of the top five international markets. Find out which countries are sending potential clients your way.

RE/MAX’s June 2019 Housing Report for Chicagoland shows overall indicators of slower sales and moderately increasing prices. But the view depends a great deal on which county you’re selling in.