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With continually rising prices and cutthroat competition for the country’s limited home inventory, many are having flashbacks to the housing market crash of 2007, which sent the entire economy into a tailspin for years. However, a recent analysis from
As millennials get older, they’re trading in their train passes for minivans and heading for the suburbs, according to National Real Estate Investor’s study of suburban areas with the best potential for millennial population growth. Thanks to home prices
Real estate is becoming an increasingly competitive field, with new technologies coming constantly changing the industry. However, sometimes the best edge for agents is simply knowing the ins-and-outs of neighborhoods so you can position yourself as an expert when
New home starts are predicted to increase 3 percent to $765 billion, according the Dodge 2018 Construction Outlook. Total starts in 2017 are expected to climb 4 percent to $746 billion, according to Robert Murray, chief economist for Dodge Data
There’s been no shortage of news about increasing home prices and low housing inventory around the country, but one thing there definitely has been a shortage of is affordable housing. And according to industry experts, that shortage could get
Much ado has been made about the increasing share of unmarried Americans, which numbered more than 110.5 million — about 45 percent of adults 18 and older in the United States last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group has announced the opening of its newest Chicago location in Bucktown at 1644 N. Damen Avenue. “Our business in Bucktown and Wicker Park has grown significantly in the last three years,” said Nancy
Although home prices are on the rise across the country, affordability has actually increased since July, according to the latest Mortgage Monitor from Black Knight. According to the report, only 21.4 percent of the median income is needed to purchase
More and more customers may be heading online to purchase mortgages, but overall satisfaction with electronic mortgage processes is majorly declining, according to J.D. Power’s 2017 U.S. Primary Mortgage Origination Satisfaction Study. According to the study, individuals find online
RE/MAX, LLC, has signed an agreement to purchase the master franchise rights for the RE/MAX Northern Illinois region. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of November and includes nearly 2,300 agents and more than 100 offices.
Compass, a real estate technology startup, announced that it has raised $100 million during the Series E investment round, which it will use to expand to every major city within the United States. The company is now valued at $108
After starting a petition for Congress to reauthorize the federal Flood Reform Act in August, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) recently decided to double down on its efforts to ensure the bill remains in place. This Monday, NAR penned
Construction has begun on Renelle on the River, the 18-story luxury condominium building at 403 N. Wabash Ave., in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, according to Renelle’s developer Belgravia Group. Recently named New Development of the Year, City by Chicago Agent
Consumer confidence in the housing market fell slightly in October 2017, according to Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI). HPSI, which measures confidence in buying or selling homes, decreased 3.1 percent from September 2017’s record high 88.3 to 85.2.
One of the main hurdles agents have to overcome on a regular basis is having their listings seen by the people who are most likely to be interested in it. While previous wisdom was to get the ad in
Compared to last year, home prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights MSA rose 4 percent in September 2017, but the market remained unchanged between August and September, despite home prices becoming overvalued in many cities nationwide. According to CoreLogic’s U.S. Home