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

Related Realty, the residential brokerage division of Related Midwest, today announced the promotion of Patrick Ryan to senior vice president. In his new position, Ryan, who joined Related Realty in 2014 and was part of Chicago Agent‘s 2016 Who’s

In less than a year, either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be president. One of them will set the policies that will impact housing over the next four years. In a recent survey from Trulia, the listing site found

  Each year thousands of homebuyers miss out on down payment and closing cost assistance, and Fifth Third Mortgage has introduced a new Down Payment Assistance Program to help consumers purchase homes. “We want to help build strong communities,” said

Jonathan Smoke is the chief economist for realtor.com, and in a commentary he recently wrote for CNBC, he suggested the nation’s current economic arrangement is a “nearly perfect scenario” for this summer’s real estate market. “During the boom, loose

Real estate agents are always looking for ways to make their listings stand out, but did this Spring, Texas agent go too far? After three weeks of little interest, real estate agent Jessica Arnett decided to think outside the

Seven of Chicagoland’s suburbs are among the nation’s top 20 places with the best public schools, according to the latest school rankings from Niche. Glencoe, Kenilworth, Wilmette, and Winnetka all tied for seventh place, while Northfield placed at No. 11, Lincolnshire