By Peter Ricci New single-family home sales increased 27.1 percent year-over-year in September, according to the latest joint report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In addition, sales were up 5.7 percent from

By Peter Ricci For the most part, the September existing-home sales report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) was positive. Sales were up by 11 percent from last year, median time on the market is down and distressed

By Carlo Calma Bungalow-style homes in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, according to a press release issued by the Historic Chicago Bungalow Association (HCBA). The neighborhood has become the 10th

By Peter Ricci As Barack Obama campaigns on his accomplishments of the past four years, a new report from RealtyTrac takes its own look at the president’s first term. Titled “Election 2012 Housing Health Check,” the report analyzes five key

By Peter Ricci Housing construction, as any observer of the real estate market knows, suffered mightily in the post-boom housing economy, as scores of vacant, newly-built properties languished in new construction ghost towns. Now, however, the situation is quite

By Carlo Calma At the heels of Ald. Brendan Reilly’s announcement this past week regarding his support of the demolition of the old Prentice Women’s Hospital, comes MacArthur Fellow and architect Jeanne Gang‘s strategy to save the defunct hospital. The

By Peter Ricci The final presidential debate is tonight, and though the specific questions of the event remain a mystery, one thing is certain – housing policy will not be among the topics discussed. The final debate, as it

With technology, one minute an app, software or platform could be deemed “the best,” and the next minute, a company has come out with something even better that vies for that

By Charlene Jiminez, AGBeat If you’re an Apple fan, you’ve probably heard about the rumored and unconfirmed mini iPad. The regular-sized iPad is a 9.7-inch tablet. The mini, on the other hand, is slightly smaller than that, at around

By Kerri Ann Panchuk The federal government’s grip on the nation’s housing finance will remain both a hug and a stranglehold, some predictions say, for the next term. Despite strengths in the housing recovery, a sudden withdrawal of the

A customer relationship management (CRM) system is vital to building a successful real estate business that’s based on referrals and repeat transactions. Not only will a top-notch real estate CRM help you stay organized and in-control, but it will

By Natalie Terchek Can social media be used to market yourself and your business? According to HubSpot, an online marketing and web analytics company, social media has increased 356 percent in the United States since 2006. With so many

In August, MRED had 36,971 total users. In comparing this data to August of last year, the percent of agents logging in from mobile devices has increased to 47.5 percent. Last year, this percentage was 25.8

After weeks of voting and hundreds upon hundreds of votes cast, we have our nominees for the 2012 Agents’ Choice Awards. Stay tuned for our Nov. 5 Agents’ Choice issue, where we will announce the

By Carlo Calma The North Shore Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR North Shore) celebrated their 40th Anniversary at Lovells of Lake Forest Thursday, Oct. 11. Attendees networked and had a luncheon catered by Chef James A.

By Peter Ricci Chicagoland home sales in September rose 24.0 percent from a year ago, and median price has increased by $20,000 from January 2012, according to existing-home sales data from the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR). Homes sales