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

Skirts are my favorite. You can create different looks with a shirt, sweater or blouse.

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,

Chicago was named one of the best cities in the U.S. for outdoor access, according to an analysis by REI. Research from the outdoor recreational retailer named Chicago and other cities using data from the Urban Outdoor Access Analysis

The upper end of the market in the Chicago area will have a record-shattering year, regardless of what happens in the remaining weeks of 2018. Chicago and its suburbs have already broken the previous record for most homes sold

Housing inventory is steadily recharging around the U.S., giving potential buyers more options. RE/MAX’s latest national housing report found October was the first month to show a year-over-year increase in inventory in nearly 10 years. Compared to one year