A newly released study showcases the increased competition among the largest local residential brokers. Coldwell Banker NRT, Baird & Warner Inc., Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell, Prudential Rubloff, @properties and Koeing & Strey were the top-ranking Chicago area firms in 2010,

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), well-known real estate data aggregator and distributor, is exploring the use of MLS data syndication through their agreement with Onboard

Chicago real estate office, RE/MAX Signature, has expanded their facility and recently gained new agents from RE/MAX Skyline, continuing their steady growth over the

Marketing through social media platforms — including Facebook — is constantly on the rise, and effectively impacting businesses of all kinds, including real

According to NBC Chicago the infamous house where the 1990 film “Home Alone” was filmed has hit the market and you can own it for a cool $2.4

Mortgage applications experienced a 4 percent increase last week (April 29), according to

Weichert Realtors honored Broker and Relocation Specialist Karen Marposon with the “Pinnacle Award” at the Weichert Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin Broker Council Rally on March

The National Association of Realtors recently proposed a membership due increase of up to 50 percent, potentially increasing 2012 membership dues from the current $80, to $120, according to AgentGenius, in an effort to reshape campaign

Is the National Association of Realtors increasing its membership? Across the U.S., various cities have experienced an increase in

According to the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing’s Luxury Housing Report, early numbers from the spring home buying season suggest that demand for luxury homes is warming

RE/MAX Edge in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood continues to grow and expand, especially in light of its recent merger with RE/MAX NorthCoast, an established brokerage in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The merger will strengthen the brokerage’s position in the Chicago

Housing is cheaper than at any point in the last 35 years, but mortgages are harder to get than at any point in the last 15 years, according to new research from Zillow.com, as reported by the Wall Street

Investigations into mortgage servicers’ processes are over and the delay in foreclosures has ended, too. The number of properties that are being returned to lenders is increasing once

According to Fannie Mae, the serious delinquency rate decreased to 4.44 percent in February from 4.45 percent in January. This is a decrease from a high of 5.59 percent in February 2010. Freddie reported the delinquency rate decreased to

Dream Town Realty announced four new Realtors joined the brokerage last month. The new March recruits are Anthony Motton, Peter Childs, Susan Boush and Tom Kelley. All four agents offer residential home sale and purchase services in the Chicago

According to a report released Tuesday by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, a large number of renters are allocating more than half their income to