In a last-ditch effort to maintain some sort of flood insurance for homeowners, Senate passed another short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) on the day that the current program was set to expire, according to HousingWire.

Redfin unveiled a new metric, the Redfin Compete Score, which ranks cities based on how competitive the homebuying market is in that area. The scale ranges from not very competitive, where multiple offers are rare and homes take months

Coldwell Banker announced today that Lewis R. Jones has been appointed the managing broker of the company’s Oak Park office, which had previously operated as Gloor Realty. Jones last served as the managing broker at Coldwell Banker’s Lakeview office,

The National Association of Realtors membership grew this year, jumping from 1.22 million in March 2017 to 1.30 million in April 2018. Overall, the2018 National Association of Realtors Member Profile suggests that new members are more diverse than their

The worst of 2018’s inventory crunch may be coming to an end, according to recent data from the NAR’s pending home sales report. Nationally, the pending home sales index (PHSI) saw a 0.9 percent uptick in June, jumping from

Metro Chicago’s luxury market saw modest gains in the second quarter, according to the quarterly RE/MAX Luxury Report on Metro Chicago Real Estate. The sales of homes priced $1 million or more increased 1.9 percent from the same quarter

The housing market’s low supply and high prices have been affecting residents across the nation for a while, but now experts are starting to see these trends harm international home purchases in the U.S. According to a news report,

In the second quarter of 2018, fewer people plan to buy a home in the next 12 months than recorded in previous quarters, according to the National Association of Builders Housing Trends Report. Just 14 percent of adults are

Homeowners may be angry for a number of reasons when they see their property tax bills this year. Not only are tax bills going up — about $100 over last year’s average and a $450 average increase over two

Fairy tale for sale In a town first settled in 1735 sits a dreamy mansion dubbed the Gingerbread House. This is not a fairy tale: The estate was recently put on the market for $1.99 million in Tyringham, Massachusetts.

U.S. household energy use fell by more than 10 percent between 2009 and 2015, despite a 4 percent increase in the number of households over the same period, according to analysis of data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration

Millennials and baby boomers, the two largest demographic groups in history, are not as predictable as many home developers thought. UrbanLand reports that millennials — people age 37 and younger — are not too crazy about the urban, renting

The House of Representatives has passed a bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program for another month. But with less than one week until the current program is set to expire, it’s up to the Senate to pass

The National Association of Realtors analyzed existing home-sale figures for the past 10 years, stretching from May 2008 to May 2018. Comparing the analytics from the the month of May across this timeframe, NAR research data specialist Michael Hyman

To meet increasing demand in the Chicago-area housing market, @properties has announced the opening of four new offices: West Loop, Logan Square, Gold Coast and Wilmette. West Loop, 1023 W. Fulton Market: Located just across from Google’s Chicago headquarters, the

With high-paying job growth and upward stock market trends, the luxury home market has seen significant changes in the first half of 2018, according to realtor.com. Despite luxury home prices rising 4.6 percent for $1 million-plus homes, sales have