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NAR: Existing-home sales top expectations in May with 3.2% gain

Inventory rose 3.3% month over month and 0.6% year over year to 1.55 million homes, which equals a 4.5-month supply of unsold inventory, NAR said. 

NAHREP: Chicagoland’s top Latino agents 2026

Jesus Perez is the top-transacting Latino agent in Chicagoland, according to the annual Top 250 Latino Agents ranking from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.

It takes 6.5 years to break even on homeownership in Chicago

Nationwide, it takes six years to break even on homeownership, down from an all-time high of 8.4 years in 2023.

Realtor.com: Buyers ‘rewarding’ sellers for adjusted listing price expectations

Amid what Realtor.com called the most active spring in years, the housing market is finding a new equilibrium.

Cotality: US home-price growth holds steady despite jump in interest rates

Looking ahead, Cotality expects home prices to rise 5.3% between April 2026 and April 2027. 

Berkshire Hathaway to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for $8.5B

Berkshire Hathaway is acquiring Taylor Morrison Home Corp. for approximately $8.5 billion.

CoStar Group to acquire Zonda for $800M

CoStar Group is acquiring Zonda for $800 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026. 

Market for new homes outperforms that of existing ones in April

The median sales price of new homes sold in April rose 8% to $422,500 from $391,100 in March, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.

Become a lighthouse keeper on the Chesapeake Bay

Ever wanted to serve as a beacon for the Chesapeake Bay? This $450,000 lighthouse listing in Reedville, Virginia, could be the perfect fit.

Cotality: Chicago leads US in home-price growth

Home prices continued to rise across the country in March, but the rate of increase slowed yet again, according to the latest S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index. 

Judge orders MRED to restore Zillow’s access to listing data amid antitrust lawsuit against MRED, Compass

Midwest Real Estate Data restored Zillow’s access to its licensed listing data May 22 after a federal judge granted Zillow’s request for a preliminary injunction, ordering MRED to reinstate listing feeds to its consumer websites while the companies’ legal

Baird & Warner names sixth-generation family member Lucy Baird, Laura Ellis to executive positions

Baird & Warner has named sixth-generation family member Lucy Baird to chief stewardship officer and vice chair of the board and promoted Laura Ellis to chief revenue officer.  “Stewardship and good governance are at the core of Baird & Warner’s culture and success,” said

The most popular home trends of 2026

Houzz compared first quarter user activity to year-ago levels to determine the emerging home trends for summer 2026. Here’s what they found.

Illinois Real Estate Partners joins ERA Real Estate

The Lombard-based brokerage will now do business as ERA Partners. 

Chicagoland home sales, prices gain ground in April as inventory shrinks

The pace of closed sales is only expected to increase through the summer, Illinois REALTORS® said. 

Housing starts top expectations in April

Despite a monthly decline, the rate of new-home construction still came in above consensus estimates. 

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