Crawford Group Sotheby’s International Realty, a luxury real estate firm based in Hinsdale, recently participated in the 2012 Sotheby’s International Realty Leadership Forum, which brought together more than 220 network members

By Peter Ricci Multitasking is more than a catchy phrase uttered at business symposiums and on trade magazine websites; rather, it’s a survival mechanism, a key to successfully managing the endless array of tasks we all must completely on

By Kerri Panchuk The number of underwater borrowers is down from late 2011, but housing is far from on the mend, the Obama Administration said. In the administration’s August Housing Scorecard, the report shows the number of upside-down borrowers

By Tara Steele, AGBeat While the average homebuyer in America is searching for smaller and smaller homes every year, foreign seekers looking at American properties are searching for big

By Jon Prior The one millionth Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) trial or permanent workout failed in July, according to the latest Treasury Department data. A total of 770,834 borrowers failed to finish either a three-month trial or were

The overall total number of transactions and total value closed increased considerably in neighborhoods with the top total transactions – both close to 20

By Carlo Calma As part of its plan of continuing international expansion, Keller Williams Realty, Inc. has announced that they will be opening up two new franchises in Indonesia and South Africa during its annual Mega Camp event Sept.

By Peter Ricci Well, so much for our Trulia IPO skepticism – the real estate website became the latest tech darling yesterday when it’s stock hit the New York Stock Exchange, rising 41 percent and closing at $24 a

Ever wonder what areas of Chicago really have the highest listing prices and what areas have the lowest? Homes.com searched the listings on its own site for the Chicago areas with the average highest listing price and average lowest

Voting is now open for Chicago Agent magazine’s 7th annual Agents’ Choice Awards! Write in who you think should win each category. Agents can vote as many times as they want all the way through Oct. 15 at 2 p.m.

By Stephanie Sims The supply of empty residential lots has fallen to its lowest level in three years – according to MetroStudy and reported by Crain’s, the Chicago area’s recent level of vacant lot inventory ready for new single-family homes,

By Peter Ricci National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose for the fifth consecutive month in September, rising three points and reaching its highest level since June of 2006. A measure of builder confidence in the

By Peter Ricci Existing-home sales continued their positive readings in August, rising 7.8 percent from July  and 9.3 percent from August 2011 as housing inventory continued to stabilize, according to the National Association of

By Natalie Terchek According to Chicago Metro Area Real Estate, the number of Chicago two-bedroom condominiums sold in August was up 36.6 percent from August 2011. 702 condos were sold this month at a median sale price of $258,000,

By Stephanie Sims Chicagoland area home sales in August were up 28.5 percent from last year to 9,240 sales, and median price is up more than 20 percent from January 2012, according to the latest stats from the Illinois

Privately-owned housing starts rose in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 750,000, a 2.3 percent increase from July and 29.1 percent increase from August 2011, according to the newest stats from the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition,