There are a number of circumstances under which a home can be built, but in 2015, homes built for sale went up faster than any other, according to a new report from the National Association of Homebuilders. In a

Real estate is a people business, and unfortunately, dealing with people can be dangerous. Agents need to make their safety a priority, because not every brokerage will do it for them. According to a report from the National Association

Top-producing real estate agents Mary Haight, Joe Zimmerman, Josh Weinberg, and Tommy Choi today announced their new partnership to open Chicago’s first Keller Williams market center in Lincoln Park. The ownership and leadership team will be composed of MKT

Monthly home price growth in Chicagoland was the strongest in the nation, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. The leading home price metric in housing, the Case-Shiller, found that Chicagoland home prices rose

See our chart below for the top-selling suburban housing markets in Chicagoland in June, according to research from Redfin. To adjust between total home sales and the single-family/condo markets, click on the tabs. Some important changes from May include: Sales

Guaranteed Rate announced today a new nationwide 1 percent down payment mortgage program named Double Match. Qualified borrowers need only 1 percent down to buy their home, and will receive an additional 2 percent grant through the program for down payment assistance. Guaranteed

This year is shaping up to be a positive one for real estate in the Chicagoland area, and we’ve sifted through the latest reports from the local Realtor associations for the most relevant statistics. Here are seven stats of

Today, builders are facing a serious labor shortage. A few years from now, that shortage could get even worse. In a new report from John Burns Real Estate Consulting, the research group’s vice president and chief demographer, Chris Porter,

Both Cicero and Alsip offer some of the best housing opportunities in the country, according to a new analysis from RealtyTrac. In its report, RealtyTrac analyzed 3,561 ZIP codes nationwide, focusing on areas with: at least 2,500 residents; an increase

After a roll call vote on Tuesday in Cleveland, Donald Trump was officially nominated as the GOP’s presidential candidate. Unfortunately, his domination in Republican polls has done little to stymie the falling value of his once-coveted branded condos. In

The Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe) has announced that Pam Krieter, the association’s long-time CEO, will retire at the end of the year, and that Deputy CEO and COO Margery Shinners will take her place at the start of

Jerry Seinfeld lives in a $32 million mansion. Michael Jordan is currently selling his $16 million estate, complete with nine bedrooms, 17 bathrooms and a full-sized basketball court – which, according to Zillow, includes locker rooms, showers and a lounge

    We would like to congratulate Marlene Rubenstein of Baird & Warner, who won Fifth Third Bank’s Apple Watch raffle at Chicago Agent magazine’s 2016 Who’s Who in Residential Real Estate issue release party. Fifth Third’s James Burke presented

Coldwell Banker Real Estate has announced the appointment of Charlie Young as the brand’s president and CEO, which will take effect Sept. 1, 2016. Young has been president and CEO of ERA Franchise Systems LLC since 2009, and prior to

In our new Real Data report, we’ve detailed the agents who closed June’s top home sales throughout Chicagoland. Click on the tabs below to adjust between the single-family, condo, and townhome markets: Single Family Condo Townhome Single Family Sales Price Property

Bannockburn in Lake County is the safest community in Illinois, according to a new analysis from Niche. With an assault, murder, robbery, vehicle theft, and larceny rate of zero (and a very low burglary rate), Bannockburn was rated highly