The granddaddy of housing construction data, the U.S. Census Bureau’s “Characteristics of New Housing” report, just came out for 2011, and it features numerous stats on the single-family home market. Perhaps the most interesting data, though, involves financing, and

Compared to lawyers, politicians and used car salesmen, how ethical are real estate agents? According to a new poll out from Gallup, the answer to that question is actually quite

As Slater puts it in “Dazed and Confused” – “That’s what I’m talking about, man!” A Colorado man shipped 12 pounds, or $18,000 worth, of marijuana to his real estate

Home values reached a milestone in April, according to the latest CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI), rising 1.1 percent year-over-year. The increase was the second consecutive yearly gain for the HPI and the first time consecutive increases have occurred since June

As we’ve chronicled on several occasions, housing is coming back, and now that the market is improving, many features of the post-boom market no longer apply. Here are five of the most common remnants of the past housing market

The composition of the U.S.’ housing market is changing radically, and nowhere is that change more apparent than among hispanic homeowners. The data could not be more clear – in the next two years, the purchasing power for Hispanics

Job-hunting sites such as Monster, Career Builder and especially Simply Hired have made job searches easier than ever, but in the case of real estate, a bit more legwork may be necessary. Chicago Agent did a sweep of the real

Lender Processing Services (LPS) made quite a stir last week with its report that foreclosures on Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-guaranteed homes rose by 73 percent in April. Naturally, the FHA, feisty as ever, is not taking that claim mildly,

The Supreme Court’s rulings have a habit of disappearing in the daily news cycle, but its most recent ruling could have a transformative effect on the entire real estate landscap. The ruling for Freeman et. al. v. Quicken Loans,

The Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago made a big splash last week when it listed one of the most expensive slices of real estate in the city’s history – an 89th-floor, 14,260 square-foot, $32-million penthouse. Trump Tower, though,

With mergers and acquisitions among brokerages on the rise, several brokerages have increased their personnel, but still, brokerages with good recruitment are always increasing

By Tara Steele According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) seasonally adjusted purchase-only house price index (HPI), home prices rose modestly in the first quarter of 2012, up 0.6 percent from the fourth quarter, and up 0.5 percent

By AGBeat Recently, Redfin launched a new tool to educate homeowners on the pricing process, but the company has now been sued by CoreLogic for violating its automated valuation model patent filed 20 years ago. Launched just over two

By Peter Ricci It’s no mystery that housing has been on a bumpy path since 2007, but the past month, a wide range of data has come out all but endorsing a new housing recovery. From home sales, to

Chezi Rafaeli, a luxury real estate agent from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Gold Coast office, has listed a $32 million penthouse residence in the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago. This listing goes on the record as one

Principals of Prudential Rubloff Properties Michael Pierson and Chris Eigel announced the addition of Diana and Chuck Ivas to their sales team. The couple, who have consistently ranked in the “Top 20 Teams of Northern Illinois,” will bring their