Real estate agents may sell housing for a living, but how many of them are actually homeowners in their own right? Real estate agents argue on a daily basis for the merits of homeownership, but how many of those

We all know that home prices are on the rise, but what about property values and price per square foot? Earlier this week, we reported rather optimistically on home prices, and for good reason – according to the latest

MLS Giant’s Brokerages Well Represented on Swanepoel’s Top 200 List RealSure, Inc., a real estate information services company, has announced its first Swanepoel Power 200 (SP200), a recognition of the 200 most powerful people in residential real estate in

All-cash sales have become increasingly prevalent in the post-boom marketplace, but how common are they here in our metro area? All-cash financing has become one of the most notable developments of the post-boom housing markets, with homes being purchased

The nation’s foreclosure marketplace continued to improve, according to the latest analysis from CoreLogic. Chicagoland continues to make progress with its foreclosure marketplace, according to the latest National Foreclosure Report from CoreLogic. Covering housing data through Nov. 2013, CoreLogic’s

Chicago capped off an encouraging year of real estate in 2013 with Trulia’s latest Price and Rent Monitors. Asking prices in Chicago ended 2013 on a high note, according to the latest Price Monitor from real estate website Trulia,

Recently, I observed a fairly new agent fight for a listing with two of Chicago’s top agents and win. With enthusiasm and full attention, the new agent explained that she takes only five clients at a time in order

Newly built single-family homes in the United States are getting bigger, costlier to build and more expensive to buy, according to the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). This news comes on the heels of news that home prices climbed

For the month of November, home prices in Chicagoland rose 12.4 percent year-over-year; not only does that figure include distressed sales, which have historically harmed the Windy City’s home price data, but it was also the fifth-strongest yearly gain

John W. Baird, founder of Baird & Warner, prominent Chicago real estate developer and champion of fair housing, open space and historic preservation, died on December 27 at the age of 98 in a Glenview hospice after suffering a

The rental markets have been surging in recent years, but did that stellar performance continue into 2013’s fourth quarter? Reis Senior Economist Ryan Severino put it best in comments accompanying the firm’s Q4 2013 Trends report for the nation’s

Inman News has announced its latest list of the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders, and once again Russ Bergeron, CEO of Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), has been recognized for his leadership within the industry. The Inman 100

We all know that many things go into building a home, but how much do they actually contribute to the home’s listing price? Profit. Land. Construction. Commission. Oh yes, we’re talking single-family home construction. The National Association of Home

November was a very encouraging month for Chicago real estate, according to the latest analysis from CoreLogic. Home prices in Chicagoland posted their strongest numbers in some time in November, according to the latest Home Price Index from research

What were the busiest residential construction markets in November? We analyze the latest data to find out. Residential construction in Chicago continued its forward momentum in November, rising 13 percent to a very encouraging $337 million, according to the

Pending home sales stabilized in November, but what does that tell us about the broader housing market? Pending home sales in November inched up 0.2 percent from October, according to the latest Pending Home Sales Index from the National