Chicago residents average nearly $12,000 in savable income, helping make it one of the best cities in the country for building wealth, an analysis from Bankrate found. In its analysis, Bankrate weighed a variety of local indicators, including: average income and

See our chart below for the top-selling suburban housing markets in Chicagoland in September, according to research from Redfin. To adjust between total home sales and the single-family/condo markets, click on the tabs. When possible, we have also noted

Which Chicagoland agents have seen the biggest year-over-year gains in their business so far in 2016? We took a deeper look at the market trends and put together the following chart, which shows the 20 agents who rose the most in the

The “buying versus renting” debate is one of the quintessential rumbles in American business circles, but a new Trulia study has made it clear – here in Chicagoland, buying beats renting by a wide margin. For its analysis, Trulia

This year marks 35 years of the National Association of Realtors’ Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and to commemorate the latest survey’s Oct. 31 release, NAR spotlighted five integral ways that housing has changed in those 35 years. Here are

Both Illinois Realtors and the Mainstreet Association of Realtors (MORe) released new reports on the state of housing in Chicagoland, and below, we have isolated the seven most notable findings from those reports. 1. Flat Home Sales – For the nine-county

On Oct. 5, @gives back, the non-profit charitable organization founded by Thaddeus Wong and Michael Golden, hosted its  “@gives a hoot” fundraiser with Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith. Keith is the founder of Keith Relief, an organization founded in 2011,

Last week, we reported on the Cook County school districts that commanded the highest home prices, and now we’re back with similar analysis for DuPage County. Utilizing data from realtor.com, our list below compares the median price of the homes in DuPage’s school

With the billing of “the largest and most comprehensive survey of real estate consumers ever conducted,” Zillow’s 2016 Consumer Housing Trends Report arrived this week with considerable build-up, and indeed, the report does feature many interesting looks at the

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this month issued its new Small Entity Compliance Guide, which includes updated information for how to better comply with TRID. We’ve combed through the report, compared it to CFPB’s previous Small Entity Compliance Guide,

America’s demographics are transforming, and it will have huge implications on future real estate markets, said a new joint report from the Urban Land Institute and Terwilliger Center for Housing. The four biggest changes, analysts agreed, will take place

Halloween is less than two weeks away, and if you’re looking for a way to impress your clients as the holiday approaches, be the agent who knows the city’s best trick or treat spots, as determined by Zillow – at

Condo developers across the states have stepped up their game when it comes to providing unique luxury amenities to residents. Tim Lobanov, managing director of Verzasca Group, knows most Miami condos are purchased as second or third homes, so

Cook County features some of the top school districts in the country, but which of those districts have the most in-demand housing markets? A new analysis from realtor.com provides a unique answer to that question. Comparing the median price

The real estate market is subject to change, and over the next 10 years, it’s going to do just that – or at least that’s the conclusion of a joint report from the Urban Land Institute and Terwilliger Center for