Better Homes and Real Gardens Real Estate surveyed 1,000 U.S. investors and found that 89 percent are interested in investing in real estate as part of their investment strategy.  The survey also revealed that 80 percent of investors believe

Fannie Mae’s National Housing Survey is among the more detailed inquiries into how everyday consumers view the U.S.’ housing market, and the Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) portion of the survey – which details how Americans view the buying

Few cities are more affected by the problems of student debt than Chicago, according to a new LendingTree analysis. Based on data from My LendingTree, the Windy City has one of the highest average student debt burdens in the country at $33,880.87. Our

Back in 2012, appraisals were a hot item. Thanks to a myriad of factors – chief among them inexperienced appraisers and dramatic changes to how the industry was organized – low appraisals were the cause of numerous contract failures

Two of Chicagoland’s school districts carry the highest housing premiums in the nation, according to a realtor.com analysis. In the Kenilworth Sd 38 and Winnetka Sd 36 school districts, the median list price is far above the median for Cook County.

We celebrated this year’s Agents’ Choice Awards winners in each category at Public House on Monday, Oct. 3. Below is a complete list of this year’s winners. Be sure to pick up an Agents’ Choice Awards issue, published in print and online on Oct. 17,

Ninety-eight percent of Realtors believe buyers respond to curb appeal, a National Association of Realtors report found. Improving a home’s curb appeal is a quick and relatively inexpensive way (as far as home-improvement projects go) to boost a home’s

Illinois listings have made their way to China, and it’s helping drive buyer interest, a new report from Juwai found. Juwai.com is China’s biggest international listing portal, with more than 2.5 million property listings across 89 countries. The website

After initially listing a family owned property on Chicago’s Chain O’Lakes for $2.2 million, the Appleton family of McHenry decided to auction off the property. Built in the 1920s, the Colonial-style home includes 213 feet of lake frontage, a

The chief dilemma for the contemporary real estate agent is: how do I demonstrate my value? It’s a question that can be answered in a variety of ways (i.e. be an information source, develop neighborhood expertise, etc.) and for

David Wieland is the founder and CEO of Realized, an online crowdfunding platform that simplifies the 1031 exchange process; a process he discussed with us in regards to how it affects real estate agents.  Chicago Agent (CA): First and

Last week, we reported on NAR’s “Profile of Real Estate Firms,” an exhaustive look at the composition of today’s realty businesses and a projection of where they are heading. Our first report looked at the state of real estate firms

This year has been a very positive one for Chicagoland’s real estate market: there have been 80,766 home sales thus far, a 4.8 percent increase over 2015; median sales price is up 4.7 percent to $225,000; days on market

The Chicagoland new construction market is putting up some of the most impressive numbers in the nation in 2016 performance, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. In August, Chicagoland saw more than $1.216 billion in total residential construction spending, a

For most buyers and sellers, contacting a real estate agent isn’t their first step. Their first move is to go online. Sixty-six percent of Realtors and 70 percent of brokers have a website, the National Association of Realtors’ 2015 Member

See our chart below for the top-selling suburban housing markets in Chicagoland in August, 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