It’s no mystery that newly built single-family homes are pretty big nowadays, but the latest data still surprises. #173750263 / gettyimages.com The last couple of years, we’ve been steadily tracking the return of large new construction homes, but even we

What suburbs in Chicagoland saw the most sales activity in Chicagoland in the rainy month of May? #140686864 / gettyimages.com We reported yesterday on the wider home sales trends in Chicagoland, but what specific suburbs saw the highest number

New report finds national existing-home sales increasing for the second consecutive month. #183008215 / gettyimages.com Carrying the momentum picked up in April, national existing-home sales continued rising strongly in May, according to a report from the National Association of

Though the headlines will likely highlight Chicagoland’s drop in home sales, that decline is actually a good thing. #162503778 / gettyimages.com We’ll get the disappointing news out of the way: in May, home sales in the nine-county Chicagoland area

April was another strong month for local home prices, according to the latest statistical wizardry of the Case-Shiller. #149906951 / gettyimages.com Home prices in the Chicagoland area posted another strong month of returns in April, rising 2.0 percent from

Things may be turning around for Millennials looking to settle down into homeownership, but a comfortable market is a long way off. #sb10062488l-001 / gettyimages.com In 1982, the U.S Census Bureau began tracking homeownership by age, and in more

Natalie Carpenter, branch manager of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Hyde Park office recently announced that Maikol Akintonde has joined as its newest broker-associate. He has aided both buyers and sellers in achieving success in the market and has extensive

HOK Design’s Chicago office won first place in the 2014 School Annex Design Competition organized by the Chicago Living Building Challenge Collaborative. HOK’s challenge was to create a sustainable classroom building as an addition to Eli Whitney Elementary School,

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recently announced that Marie Fay has joined its Naperville office. Fay has nearly 10 years of experience as a broker and is re-entering real estate after 2 years with Wintrust Mortgage. Fay describes her work

With home prices and new listings on the rise, Chicagoland is continuing along its lengthy path towards recovery. #495404109 / gettyimages.com A new report compiled by Midwest Real Estate Data, published early Monday morning, marked another step in the

We’re conditioned to think that downpayments lower than 20 percent are in scant supply, but the data doesn’t bare that out. #96161922 / gettyimages.com It’s the peanut butter and jelly of today’s mortgage markets – not only do lending

After a few months of fluctuations, it appears builder confidence has regained its, well, confidence! #103724088 / gettyimages.com Builder confidence for the single-family new construction home marketplace rose four points in June to reach a level of 49, according

National real estate job prospects are expected to grow over the next eight years, but it is a much different story in Illinois. According to data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the real estate industry, particularly

WikiRealty brings a fresh perspective to the real estate industry. Capitalizing on the growing infusion of technology into the real estate market, the recent official launch of WikiRealty in Chicago marks the culmination of years of hard work from

The Census Bureau’s new data on residential construction is out, but as always, we’re here to report on what lies between the lines. #482869355 / gettyimages.com Housing starts in the month of May reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate

A new report finds that construction is failing to meet the explosive level of job growth in many areas throughout the country; though, what that means is up for debate. #102853195 / gettyimages.com Earlier this month, the Department of