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Next Generation Signature Homes Acquires 99 Home Sites

Next Generation Signature Homes today announced it acquired 99 home sites at Springbank, a 600-acre master planned community located in Plainfield. Next Generation Signature Homes will lead development of new residential properties at Springbank immediately and is expected to

CoreLogic: Chicago Homes Appreciate in April

New study from CoreLogic reveals how prices are changing around the country Marking more than three years of consecutive year-over-year growth, home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, pushed forward another 6.8 percent in April, according to a new report

RESO Deadline Set for January 1

The Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO) is set to become an industry cost-saver as property data become standardized by the nation’s 850-plus MLS firms. Driving the change is the National Association of Realtors mandated deadline for Realtor-affiliated MLSs of the

F. Scott Fitzgerald Long Island Estate For Sale

Love “The Great Gatsby”? You can now own the home where F. Scott Fitzgerald began writing the classic tale for $3.9 million. While the property may not be the exact mansion mentioned in “The Great Gatsby,” it is believed

Chicago U-Haul’s No. 2 Destination City

Chicago U-Haul’s No. 2 Destination City Chicago was the No. 2 metro area in the U-Haul Top 10 U.S. Destination Cities for 2014, an annual ranking that measures the top destinations of one-way U-Haul truck rentals for the past calendar year.

East Lake Shore Drive 6th Richest Neighborhood in U.S.

New ranking of nation’s richest neighborhoods places East Lake Shore Drive in very prominent position Chicago’s East Lake Shore Drive is the sixth-richest neighborhood in America, according to a new analysis of the wealthiest areas in the country. The

Four Chicagoland Suburbs Among Best Housing Markets for Millennials

Four Chicagoland suburbs are among the best housing markets for Millennials in America, according to a recent analysis of the nation’s suburban areas. The study, which was conducted by rank and review website Niche, featured Oakbrook Terrace, North Chicago, Forest Park and Lisle as

Kleindienst Group Develops the Persian Gulf

By the end of 2016, Dubai expects to have an extravagant development project floating in the Persian Gulf. The Kleindienst Group revealed its plans for “The Floating Seahorse” at the Dubai International Boat Show in March. The buoyant structures

Chicagoland New Construction Up 28% in 2015

This year proving to be especially positive for Chicagoland new construction Residential construction spending in the Chicagoland area totaled $362 million in April, a 17 percent increase over the $309 million of April 2014, according to the latest report

@properties Makes Crain’s Chicago Business’ Fast 50 List For Fourth Time

@properties, the largest independent real estate brokerage firm in Illinois, has been named to Crain’s Chicago Business annual Fast Fifty list of the fastest-growing companies in Chicago for the fourth time. @properties made the 2015 list at No. 43,

Coldwell Banker Welcomes Two New Agents

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced that Realtor Lizette Delgado is now affiliated with their Groves office. Delgado comes to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage with two-and-a-half years of real estate experience. She will specialize in first-time homebuyers, luxury properties and foreclosures.

Queens New York Home’s Major Bee Problem

After two hours of removal, a New York City woman’s home is free of the rather large bee problem under her bedroom floor. Mary Jean Dyczko, a Queens resident, had 40,000 bees living under her bedroom floor near an

Park Tower Penthouse Shatters Chicago Sale Price Record

New sale at Park Tower sets record for highest sale price ever in Chicago That record sure didn’t last long! When an unfinished Trump Tower penthouse sold late last year for $17 million, it set a new record for the

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group to Hold Week of Kindness Event

Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices KoenigRubloff Realty Group will hold a company-wide Week of Kindness event from June 8 through 12. This event will be held in conjunction with the KoenigRubloff Cares Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports local philanthropic initiatives.

Hispanics will be Key Driver of Housing’s Future

The Hispanic demographic struggles to recover from housing crash, but could become a big shaker in future markets Between now and 2020, roughly four out of every 10 new households in the U.S. will be headed by someone of

“Brown Lawns Green” Drought-Proofs Your Grass

Listing agents will go a long way to ensure a client’s property looks appealing to potential buyers, and now they can go one step further. In Sacramento, Calif., one man recently started a company, Brown Lawns Green, that helps

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