The Influencer Program replaces NAR’s former Surrogate Program.

Canva designs can now be added directly to Rechat with one click, Rechat said in a press release, further consolidating agent workflow.

U.S. home sales declined 6% year over year and 32% month over month in January, according to the latest REMAX National Housing Report.  

The Hinsdale-based brokerage was founded by mother-daughter team Mimi Luna and Aminah Yassin. 

Rate has introduced RateFi, a new mortgage product that allows qualified borrowers to use verified cryptocurrency as part of their income and asset qualification without requiring liquidation. 

CENTURY 21 Gust Realty is based in Glen Ellyn and serves DuPage County. 

Affordability continues to be a challenge in housing, and a new report from the National Association of Home Builders shows how that’s influencing both buyers and builders in 2026. 

Engel & Völkers Chicago is rallying the city’s real estate community around one of its own with a personal fundraising event designed to blend generosity and solidarity.

After five years of worsening, housing affordability has finally started to improve, according to a new Redfin study. 

Complete with towers, turrets and Corinthian columns, the sellers built this Spring Grove, Illinois, property in 2012 and nicknamed it the “castle of love.”

With mortgage rates approaching 6%, 5.5 million additional buyers that could not qualify for a mortgage one year ago would qualify at today’s lower rates, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

Illinois REALTORS® applauded the proposals, saying they “mirror the core pillars of Illinois REALTORS®’ legislative platform since 2020.”

In a rare housing market shift, newly built homes saw price reductions more frequently than existing homes in late 2025 for the first time in recent history, according to a new report from Realtor.com.  

As the housing market continues to adjust, design and community strategy have become drivers of buyer preference, according to Jenni Nichols, vice president of design at John Burns Research and Consulting.

Rate has entered a multi-year partnership with Alianza, a national grassroots soccer platform serving Latino communities, to expand access to bilingual homeownership education and financial resources. 

The change comes as Robert Reffkin takes the role of chairman and CEO of the newly formed Compass International Holdings.