There’s been quite a bit of negative press swirling around housing lately, but we’ve got some pleasant developments to hang your hat on. #461497687 / gettyimages.com There’s no two ways about it – the last few weeks, at least

Real estate developer Optima, Inc. has announced that Texas de Brazil, an authentic Brazilian-American steakhouse, will be opening this fall at the Optima Chicago Center, the developer’s exciting residential building located in Streeterville. Designed by nationally renowned award-winning architect

A Chicagoland native and a long time Chicago DJ of WXRT-FM 93.1, Johnny Mars has joined Baird & Warner as broker associate. “Now that the real estate market is heating up, I knew this was a great time to

The Guaranteed Rate Foundation – a public charity that aids financial hardship, acute medical needs, disaster relief, and scholarship assistance – has announced it’s expanding it’s Young Entrepreneur Scholarship program for the 2014 – 2015 school year. The scholarship

In October of 2007, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage launched the Coldwell Banker Charitable Foundation to support local housing-related causes that directly benefited the needs of the communities and people. Over the past year, the brokerage has managed to raise

One of the country’s leading commercial construction firms, Englewood Construction has announced that Maribel Bravo has been promoted to assistant controller. Bravo has more than 15 years of construction industry experience and joined Englewood Construction in 2003 as an

It finally happened – housing inventory increased in Chicagoland! #171583862 / gettyimages.com It’s been a epic tale – housing inventory in Chicagoland – one of twists, turns, betrayals, and now, redemption. Indeed, though it may be hard to believe,

Realtor.com’s survey of luxury housing continues to yield interesting findings about that most important sector of housing. #479997555 / gettyimages.com The last couple weeks, we’ve been covering realtor.com’s survey of the luxury housing market with glee, with our stories

We don’t like to pair the term “buyer’s remorse” with real estate, but new survey results suggest we should. The term “buyer’s remorse” is often associated with cars and appliances, but a new survey from Redfin suggests that a

Though it may seem like the Chicagoland area saw a disappointing first quarter of real estate, some digging reveals encouraging trends. #186437081 / gettyimages.com On the surface, the Chicagoland real estate market had a disappointing first quarter in 2014,

This year’s stellar home-price gains continued into the spring, according to CoreLogic’s latest analysis. #485935355 / gettyimages.com Home prices in the Chicagoland housing market rose 11.3 percent year-over-year in March, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic.

Home prices have increased in a hurry the last year, but has that made homeownership any less practical in certain markets? #476846255 / gettyimages.com In the immediate years after the housing bubble popped, the answer to “rent or buy?”

What are the most troublesome obstacles faced by luxury homebuyers in today’s housing market? Earlier this week, we reported on a fascinating new study by realtor.com, which looked at what features today’s luxury homebuyers desire the most in a home.

Sales of new single-family homes in March plummeted 14.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 384,000, hitting the lowest level since July 2013, the U.S. Census Bureau reported last week. The March drop in new home sales

The Illinois Association of Realtors unleashed its latest market analysis in April, which covered Chicagoland’s housing market numbers through March. Here are the four main takeaways from the report: 1. Home sales are still falling – Though the weather

The mortgage markets may have undergone a radical change since 2008, but some details may still surprise you. Last week, we reported a rather sobering statistic – according to record keeping by Ellie Mae, the average FICO score for