Last year NAR outspent some of the most influential companies and groups in the U.S. Was it all for influence? In 2014, Koch Industries, capital generator for the infamously influential Koch brothers, shelled out nearly $14 million in lobbying

Minority groups have a harder time accessing mortgages in the U.S., but it’s particularly pronounced here in Chicagoland. In the Chicagoland metro area, 32.1 percent of African-Americans are denied in their applications for conventional mortgages, according to a new

Tripti Kasal has been named Baird & Warner’s new vice president of sales. In her new role, Kasal will work closely with the branch managers to grow Baird & Warner’s presence in each market while working to increasing business for the company,

Foreclosure activity in 2014 ended well, but pockets remain in dire straights. To cap off 2014, the national foreclosure inventory continued deflating, falling a staggering 34 percent year-over-year, according to CoreLogic’s newest foreclosure report. As of December, the nation’s

Bill White, Jr. has been named managing broker of Baird & Warner’s Glen Ellyn location. In his new position, White will head the Glen Ellyn sales team, as well as manage the day-to-day functions of the office. “Our Glen

Hundreds of thousands of homes have fallen into zombie foreclosure, RealtyTrac says, but it might not be the worst thing ever. In RealtyTrac’s recently released Q1 2015 Zombie Foreclosure Report, the real estate research company discovered that of the

Chicagoland did not set the world on fire with its rise in asking prices, but that’s perfectly fine Asking prices in Chicagoland began 2015 on a sobering note, according to the Trulia Price Monitor. Though prices were up a

Members of the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe) will today begin using a new customer service platform that will help enhance their performance and professionalism. Through a partnership with RealSatisfied – a third party customer satisfaction and performance evaluation platform

What suburbs finished out 2014 on top? We recently reported on Chicagoland’s top-selling suburbs of Dec. 2014, and now we’re back (using numbers from Redfin’s Market Tracker) to report on what suburbs saw the most sales for all of 2014.

One may think that warmer months are better for selling homes, but the data tells another story. What if we were to tell you that it really makes no difference when you list your client’s home, in terms of

Home prices continued to moderate as last year came to a close, with home prices, including distresses sales, increasing 5 percent in Dec. 2014 compared to last year, the latest CoreLogic home price report said. On a monthly basis,

How are some top producers not the greatest at Twitter, yet are great at converting online leads? How do some still use their 2008 Blackberry, yet have an easy time getting people online to pay attention and trust them?

There were some very positive things to report in the government’s latest job numbers. The U.S. economy started out 2015 with a bang, adding 257,000 jobs in January, according to the latest report from the Labor Department. Of course, there

Nancy Nagy, Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty, has been named to the 2014 Swanepoel Power 200 list. The Swanepoel Power 200 is a comprehensive roster of leading CEOs and senior executives whose leadership and experience

We’ve covered multifamily ascendence before, but this is the most telling statistic of all. Earlier this week, we reported on two facets of new construction: first, that overall construction spending in Chicagoland grew by hefty amounts in 2014; and

What is the marital status of the typical first-time homebuyer? What are the demographics? And finally, how have those stats changed in recent years, and what does America’s ever-diversifying landscape suggest? To find out, see our infographic below, which