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

Existing-home sales have been a bit weak the last couple of months; what are the reasons behind the decline? November was a rough month for existing-home sales. Not only were sales down 4.3 percent from October to November, but

Today’s report on construction spending was just the latest positive sign for the nation’s residential housing construction market. #82355313 / gettyimages.com The latest construction numbers came out today from the U.S. Census Bureau, and they were promising: at a seasonally

Victor J. Cacciatore Sr., Chairman of Jos. Cacciatore & Co. Real Estate from 1975 until recently, passed away on December 30, 2013 at the age 83 following a courageous battle with cancer. Described by friends as a visionary, he

First-time homebuyers play a big role in the housing market, but where are they in the scheme of the housing recovery? Twenty-eight percent – that was the share of first-time homebuyers in November, according to NAR’s latest existing-home sales

Though home prices slowed a bit in Chicago in October, they maintained strong yearly gains. Home prices in Chicago fell 0.5 percent from September to October, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s. Such

Here at Chicago Agent, we cover a wide variety of topics day in, day out. From home sales, to new construction, to how agents can better their business, our coverage involves just about every major topic in real estate today.

John W. Baird, founder of Baird &n 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

Our annual Who’s Who issue is, simply, our most popular issue of the year, a celebration of the most talented and successful real estate professionals in the Chicagoland area. We keep a weekly tally of the most view pages,

November was not the most stellar of months for existing-home sales, with a number of factors impacting the famed housing statistic. Existing-home sales declined by both monthly and yearly measures in November, according to the latest analysis by the

Chicagoland’s housing markets were impaired in November by the area’s historically low supply of homes. Home sales in the Chicagoland area fell 1.3 percent year-over-year in November, ending a 29-month streak of positive growth, according to the latest numbers

Residential construction seems, on the surface, to have posted some extravagant numbers in November, but what does a deeper dig behind the data reveal? November was a roaring good month for home construction, with privately-owned housing started rising to

The nation’s negative equity situation remains inflated, but progress has definitely been made. Though negative equity remains high in Chicagoland, it has made quite a bit of progress in the last year, according to the latest Equity Report from

Homebuilders continued to grow more confident with the housing market in December, according to the NAHB. Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose yet again in December, as more and more homebuilders liked what they