By Amanda Clayton After raising almost $100,000 last year in charitable funds, the Coldwell Banker Charitable Foundation is donating the $94,000 to 23 different organizations to support housing related causes in the Chicago, DuPage and Milwaukee region. These organizations

RE/MAX has increased its market share and is now ranked second place among real estate brands that do business in

Warren Baker, president of Chicago-based Baker Development Corp., has agreed to purchase the unsold units in two stalled condo conversion projects in

Earlier this year, Federal Housing Association (FHA) seemed to be in a steep hole when it came to the REO inventory. However, a recent report shows that FHA has sold a record number of REO in June, breaking the

The Market Composite Index shows that the measure of mortgage loan application volume has increased 7.1 percent this week, while similar numbers have moved up and down. According to Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly applications survey for the week ending

Sertus Capital Partners developer unveiled plans detailing how the company will reinvent a high-profile corner in downtown Oak

The Chicago-area home vacancy rate has dropped to 3.6 percent in the second quarter, down from 4.3 percent in the first quarter, but don’t let that fool you. Numbers are still high and home vacancies are still apparent across

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