For the second year in a row, Chicago’s Old Town is, nationally, the most searched neighborhood for homes. Chicago may no longer have the tallest building in America, but for the second year in a row, it has featured

In our second of three stories looking at home sales in Chicago, we analyze the suburban marketplace. Yesterday, we analyzed what the busiest neighborhoods were in the city of Chicago in October, and today, armed with a new arsenal

Market activity in Chicago has quickened considerably, according to a new series of stats from Redfin. Chicagoland’s housing market had the need – the need for speed – in October, with time on market in the area falling a

What were the city of Chicago’s busiest neighborhoods in October? October was a jolly good month for home sales across the Chicagoland area, but what areas of the city are seeing the most activity? To find out, we requested

October would seem to be a rockin’ good month for new residential home sales, but is there more to that data than meets the eye? Let’s start with the good news – according to the Census Bureau, new residential

Chicago made it two for two in major home price indices, as the market continues to show signs of recovery. Home prices in the Chicagoland area rose 12.3 percent year-over-year in October, according to the latest Home Price Index

Construction spending was positive in October, but what do the larger trends say about construction in 2014 and beyond? For the second week in a row, the government has released promising numbers for construction, though there still remains considerable

According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), homebuilder confidence remained unchanged in November from October, hitting a reading of 54 after the October figure was revised downward from 55 to 54. The

Time for a short quiz: 1. Would you like to have better quality leads? 2. Would you like to be better organized so you could handle more work? 3. Would you like to retire a millionaire? That may be

October was a great month for residential construction, with both the single-family and multifamily markets rising to new post-boom levels. Though the government shutdown handicapped the Census Bureau’s data on residential construction, what it did report in its latest

Pending home sales were down in October, and there remain several pitfalls for housing in the coming months. Pending home sales fell yet again in October, and the terrain remains a bit precarious for housing, according to the latest

Residential construction has been on the rise throughout the country in 2013, but what of here in Chicago? October was a very good month for residential construction in Chicago. How good? Try this: according to the latest analysis by

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), Chicagoland’s multiple listing service (MLS), announced today that it has reached agreement with twelve other MLSs around the country to jointly participate in the MLS Data Co-Op from CoreLogic, recognized worldwide as the premier

September was a very promising month for home prices in the Windy City in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Home prices in the Chicago metropolitan area rose 9.7 percent year-over-year in September, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home

Round and round we go on the housing inventory roller coaster! Where did it stop in October? Existing-home sales may have dipped a bit from September to October, but there was one undeniably positive sign in NAR’s latest report

The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (HBAGC) recently announced the winners of its Key Awards for Excellence in Housing, and it gave its first-ever “Village of the Year” award to Orland Park. The HBAGC analyzed a community’s overall