Although our recent Green issue seemed to show green-certified homes aren’t a big priority for homebuyers, a new study shows that green-certified homes are worth more than homes which aren’t certified. One analysis from the Earth Advantage Institute found

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal plans to make the world’s tallest tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the help of Chicago architecture firm Adrian Smith + Gordon

Dave Camp and Wade Marshall of the Chicago Real Estate Group are now part of the Prudential Rubloff

After weeks of debate over the debt ceiling, Sunday night the compromise deal was agreed upon and the emergency legislation passed in the Senate this morning, 74 to

The Xplode Conference has partnered with Chicago Association of Realtors to bring the powerful tech conference to the Chicago area on August 19. The conference will feature 25 speakers who will present on an array of topics varying from

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act have paved the way for an increase in the required down payment for mortgages, however, many analysts and industry professionals are criticizing this

LeapRE looked at the length of descriptions for listings for properties closed in 2011 and the average sales price by bracket. What LeapRE found was a correlation between length of description and final sale price. In the MLS, the

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In June of 2011, John Poast moved to Key Mortgage Services, where he took on the role of senior vice

Chicago Association of Realtors raised $1,800 at this year’s Golf Classic. Members and other participants in the C.A.R. Annual Golf Classic raised funds by raffle contributors at the

Sudler International Realty has joined with WREA as Weichert, Realtors – Sudler International, according to president/CEO and sole broker/owner of Sudler International, Sergio

“According to the Center for Housing Policy, metropolitan Chicago is the 72nd most expensive housing market in the nation, with a median home price of $172,000,” said the Chicago Tribune. In 2010, the median price was $203,000 and Chicago

Chicago’s City Council passed an ordinance which will “raise the liability of financial institutions who have an interest in a property,” including vacant properties in the process of foreclosure, said Housing Wire. Previously, these responsibilities and complaints would have

According to Agent Genius, seller satisfaction rose 4.9 percent with brokerages since 2010, but buyer satisfaction dropped slightly, as tracked by J.D. Power and Associates’ fourth annual Home Buyer/Seller

RealtyTrac’s Midyear 2011 Metropolitan Foreclosure Market Report studied 211 metropolitan areas, finding that foreclosure activity through June dropped on a year-over-year basis in 84 percent, or 178, of the areas. In addition, the report found that the top ten

This June, NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index rose 2.4 percent to 90.9 – an increase over last month as well as a 19.8 percent increase over June 2010, according to Calculated Risk. However, Fannie Mae is skeptical as to