After a meeting Monday night, the Evanston City Council rejected a proposal turn the historic Harley Clarke mansion into a boutique hotel. A previous Chicago Agent article mentioned that James Pritzker’s company, Tawani Enterprises, proposed to purchase the mansion and

June was a strong home for home sales in both the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburban markets, according to new research. In the nine-county Chicago Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA), home sales (single-family and condominiums) in June

Prudential Real Estate, an HSF Affiliates LLC company, have announced that the Prudential Real Estate affiliate network ranked highest for customer satisfaction in three of the four segments included in J.D. Power and Associates’ annual Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction Study.

June’s existing-home sales may have fallen from May, but they retained strong yearly increases, while other fundamentals improved. Existing-home sales may have fallen by 1.2 percent from May to June, but June’s seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.08 million

The City of Evanston is considering selling the historic Harley Clarke mansion and 2.5 acres of lakefront property for $1.2 million to James Pritzker’s Tawani Enterprises. Tawani is proposing to turn the property into a 57-room boutique hotel and

Compromise is an inevitable component of the homebuying process…or is it? A new NAR survey has tracked what homebuyers do – and do not – compromise on. News flash: the homebuying process can be a darned frustrating experience. You

What were the most important features to homebuyers in 2013? What features of the home, and the greater area, were most valuable to them? There are many types of property available to today’s homebuyers, but as any savvy agents

Though builder confidence hit its highest mark in seven years this week, the latest construction report from the Census Bureau was underwhelming…or was it? June was a bit of a downer for new construction – at least on the

May was a tough month for home prices in Chicago, with the Windy City lagging behind the rest of nation on both monthly and yearly measures. May was a good month nationally but a tough month locally for home

July was a mighty good month for homebuilders, if the latest Housing Market Index from the National Association of Home Builders is any indicator. Builder confidence for newly built, single-family home market hit its highest mark in more than

Bob Floss, the former president of the Chicago Association of Realtors, has filed a lawsuit against CAR, its president and 2011-2012 board members. Bob Floss, the former president of the Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR), has filed a lawsuit

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recently announced that Realtor Wayne Wasily, 34, has joined their Flossmoor office. Wasily has not focused on just one area of expertise throughout his 8 years in real estate as he prefers to concentrate his

Broker/Owner of Ryan Hill Realty, Teresa Ryan, was named one of America’s top real estate professionals by REAL Trends and The Wall Street Journal. Ryan is ranked in the top one half of 1 percent of more than 963,000

Conlon Real Estate will be the only Christie’s affiliate in Chicago, creating international exposure for the company Sean Conlon, owner of Conlon Real Estate, is teaming up with Christie’s International Real Estate, a branch of the historic London auction

The Chicagoland area is rebounding in the residential market and builders are changing the way they acquire lots. We have begun to seen the housing market make its comeback, but just how far along is it? Metrostudy, a Houston-based firm

NAR’s 2013 Home Buyers and Seller Generational Trends report is massive, and among its many findings are great insights into homebuyer characteristics. The National Association of Realtors publishes many reports on real estate and the many individuals involved in