The brutal murder of Realtor Ashley Okland in West Des Moines in early April remains unsolved, and now the disappearance of the 53 year old woman who reported the crime is keeping police on their

In cooperation with The Chicago Tobacco Prevention Project, competitive grants of up to $10,000 are being offered to property managers, owners and condo associations who enforce smoke-free property regulations, according to a press release from the Respiratory Health

Real Trends 500 recently spotlighted a number of RE/MAX in Northern Illinois, all of which are independently owned and

CEO Russ Bergeron of the Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) gave a presentation on the future of the MLS at the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) meeting that took place May

“Knowledge is power” is the mantra implied by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) newly pitched Know Before You Owe project. The project aims to consolidate two federally required mortgage disclosures (the Truth in Lending form and the Good

The past three months have brought an ongoing increase in Illinois’ home sales, with a total of 8,526 homes sold in April, up from a previous 7,856 sold in March, according to a press release from Illinois Association of

Out of a pool of 2,018 adults, 54 percent believe that housing recovery will not occur until 2014 at the earliest, and 45 percent said that the government is not doing enough to avoid foreclosures, demonstrated in the latest

From March to April, nationwide housing listings typically increase by 5 percent (an average compiled from the last 28 years), according to Zelman & Associates; this year the monthly spike was measured at 1.1 percent in more than 140

Freddie Mac will now be assisting homebuyers of REO properties with up to 3.5 percent in closing-cost assistance through their HomeSteps summer sales promotion. Agents will also benefit, receiving a $1,200 bonus for offers on eligible foreclosed properties, as

Illinois is now one of the slowest states when repossessing homes, with an average process time of 494 days, compared to 242 days in

Five new agents have joined Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in various areas of Chicago, all eager to match buyers with their dream

Listings of loans which are delinquent by more than 30 days, those delinquent by more than 90 days, foreclosures, and an accurate portrayal of the mortgage market may soon be publicly available in accordance with Section 1447 of the

As Rahm Emanuel returns from Washington to take his new seat as Chicago’s mayor, the family who have been occupying his house plan to move out in

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) established an “opt in” ruling for brokers who want their IDX listings displayed on national franchise websites; the vote took place on May 14 at the Midyear Conferences, and the newly approved vote

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has sued both CoreLogic, Inc. and Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) for a combined total of approximately $283 million, according to

Federal Reserve statistics indicated a three-year drop of $700 billion in outstanding mortgage debt, according to