S&P Case-Shiller data released yesterday demonstrates a monthly increase in home prices through April for the 10- and 20-city composites for the first time in eight months, but they are both at lower levels than the indices have seen

Weichert Realtors-First Chicago offered a two-day promotion in May, offering a free Smart Car, as well as 10 percent off the purchase price on May 14 and 15 (the properties must be closed on by July 30) to anyone

The Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR) announced a $30 dues decrease for the 2011 to 2012 fiscal year and an increase in member benefits. This decrease is an answer to concerns expressed by CAR members about rising costs elsewhere

When will the economy recover? Answers have fallen in the 2011 to 2014 range, depending who you talk to. Housing Wire spoke with Freddie Mac Chief Economist Frank Nothaft, who optimistically anticipates that a better economy is right around

In 2010, the nation’s 10 largest mortgage lenders denied 26.8 percent of loan applications, up an additional 23.5 percent from the amount denied in 2009, said the Wall Street

The owners of the Talbott Hotel in Gold Coast are suing the adjacent condominium tower for losses caused by the condo’s

Billy Corgan, the lead singer and songwriter for the Smashing Pumpkins, really wants to sell his Chicago condominium. The singer dropped the asking price for his vintage Gold Coast condo, located in the Patterson-McCormick Mansion, 1500 N. Astor Place,

RE/MAX Northern Illinois recently added videos and virtual tours to its mobile website, m.illinoisproperty.com. It is one of the first real estate brokerages to use these two features on a mobile

On Wednesday, NAR will report on pending home sales for May; data from housing economist, Thomas Lawler, shows that the increase in pending sales for May will probably create a double-digit gain from April, said the Wall Street Journal.

Janice Corley and Cynthia Bauer have partnered to open RE/MAX Premier Properties in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The pair are former Sotheby’s and RE/MAX affiliates; they are returning to RE/MAX to open a new office as

A recent poll from NAHB has proved that, according to the 2,000 likely voters who were polled, one thing remains consistent in the housing market: owning a home is still

Fewer people bought new homes last month. New-home sales fell 2.1 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 319,000 homes, the Commerce Department said. That’s far below the 700,000 homes per year that economists say must

For Chicago Agent’s Who’s Who issue, which came out June 6, a big part of creating the issue is finding uniquely beautiful spaces as a setting for the participants’ photos. Millie Rosenbloom, a consistent top producer for Baird &

Baird & Warner has just announced that it has acquired F.C. Pilgrim & Co. of Oak Park. Each company has been around since the 1800s and each boasts a reputation of consumer confidence and “a historic commitment to diversity

Laura Stukel of KW Reedy Real Estate in Elmhurst is one of eight recipients of the EcoBroker Community Service

All across the nation, people are affected by foreclosures. Now, with foreclosures declining, the number of bank-owned houses is,