The holiday season is all about finding the best deals on gifts for friends and family, but it may also be one of the best times to find a bargain on the biggest purchase most of us will ever

One of the biggest threats to the U.S. real estate market next year will be a familiar one, according to Freddie Mac economists: a lack of inventory due to sluggish building activity. In its latest Insight Report, Freddie Mac

It’s not easy predicting the future of real estate in Chicagoland. Despite an economy that seems relatively strong, there are headwinds for the industry in 2019. Rising interest rates, uncertainty in global markets, and continuing affordability and inventory issues

What was your first job in the industry? My first and only job has been in residential real estate in the city of Chicago. Where did you grow up? I’m from Poland, Ohio, which is a small town near Youngstown. Growing

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While Pantone’s color of the year gets the most attention, many of the big paint companies come out with their own predictions of what colors will be hot in commercial and residential interiors in the next year. Check out

A superhero home Live the luxurious life of Tony Stark without the superhero responsibilities. This $30 million replica of Iron Man’s mansion, known as the Razor House, has hit the market in La Jolla, Calif. With floor-to-ceiling glass walls,

If you’re feeling like home prices can’t go up forever, you’re not alone. The November edition of Fannie Mae’s monthly Home Purchase Sentiment Index cites a 13 percent drop in confidence that prices will continue to climb over a

It may not be surprising by now to hear that the next generation of young adults wants to follow in their parents’ footsteps and become homeowners soon. That’s also increasingly true for those who are currently renters. A new

Aldermen aligned with Mayor Rahm Emanuel blocked an effort made by members of the Progressive Caucus to reform the city’s use of tax increment financing on Monday – causing the $5 billion Lincoln Yards development to stay in a sort

Sterling Bay’s already massive presence along the North Branch corridor just got even bigger. A five-story warehouse building at 1907-1915 N. Mendell St. fetched $8.6 million for the Matanky Realty Group in a deal with the busy development company,

Luxury broker James Larson takes an advisory approach to assisting clients with the buying and selling of properties in the Chicagoland area and Wisconsin. His goal: to build lasting relationships that have clients returning to him, time and again, to find homes that accommodate each phase of their lives.

  If Atlanta-based single-family homebuilder Pulte Homes has its way, Naperville will soon become 113 acres bigger. Wednesday night, the Naperville Planning and Zoning Commission approved Pulte’s request for a recommendation that the 113-acre site formerly occupied by Wagner

Real estate website MyHQHome.com plans to launch in January, taking advantage of the Amazon HQ2 real estate gold rush. Several brokerages have joined forces in constructing the website, aiming to target Amazon employees relocating to the company’s two new city locations, Crystal City,

Illinois Realtors announced that Kristen Butcher will assume the role of executive vice president at the start of the new year. The executive vice president is the organization’s second-ranking executive. Butcher, who lives in Springfield, joined the organization in 2013,