I feel like I’ve been blathering on about spring in this column for about three months. I just flipped my clock forward, and I managed to walk to the corner store with only 4 layers, so maybe it’s finally

As part of our spring new construction issue, we take a look at a few of the projects attracting attention in the local real estate community.

We asked some of the smart people we know in the development and new construction industries what they thought about the state of the industry, the influence of amenities and technology and what agents can do to make new-construction

This farm, which sits off the coast of the Pacific Ocean, comes with two Spanish-style villas, an avocado and persimmon farm, and 120 cows.

This old power plant in Astoria, Oregon, was recently converted into a residence with an industrial farmhouse flair.

Chicago Agent magazine’s Accelerate Summit, held at the Merchandise Mart March 5, offered a great deal in terms of networking, knowledge and information sharing. But some of the biggest takeaways came from the wise and witty panelists who brought

Not only are the rich getting richer around the world, more people are joining the illustrious ranks of high- and ultra-high net worth individuals. That’s according to the 2019 Wealth Report from Knight Frank, a real estate and financial

Lender optimism jumps as rates drift lower The latest survey of mortgage industry sentiment from Fannie Mae found lenders markedly more optimistic about their business prospects at the start of 2019. While still negative overall, the results of Fannie

For Chicago’s business community, the first mayoral election’s results may have prompted some emergency strategy meetings the next morning. Industry estate groups including the Chicago Association of Realtors are already mapping out plans for working in a notably different political environment.

76-story River North tower gets green light One Chicago Square, a huge mixed-use tower with retail and residential components has both a new partner and funding to start construction. JDL Development had been partnering with Sterling Bay on the

It’s well known that many Americans are delaying or opting out of homeownership. A new study by Country Financial points to what could be the biggest reason: Difficulty coming up with a down payment. Forty-six percent of millennials and

Agents warn of misleading listing photos Has photo retouching gone too far? Some brokers and buyers think so, according to a feature in The Wall Street Journal this week discussing the growing popularity of simple photo editing tools used

Will technology one day replace the role of the real estate agent? In an era of rapidly evolving customer relationship management software, iBuyers and the constant specter of brokerage mergers and acquisitions—always, it seems, with tech bandied about as

Although most Americans alive today have never known a world where women are absent from the workforce, most are still well aware of the discrimination and injustice that continues to plague working women. Though gender norms continue to be

American homeowners have a vested interest in the U.S. economy, and by association, so do real estate agents. The size and scope of the housing market, itself just one piece of the world’s largest economy, makes this a difficult

Only three months ago, the consensus among economists studying the U.S. housing market was that 2019 would be, at best, unimpressive. Given prevailing trends at the time, it looked as though rising interest rates would continue driving up the