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ForRent.com Unveils Exclusive Partnership with Oodle

For Rent Media Solutions, a leading resource for searching apartments nationwide and a division of Dominion Enterprises, has announced that ForRent.com, the company’s anchor web site, has entered into an exclusive partnership with

Mortgage Applications Cool Down From Last Week

Mortgage applications decreased 6.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 25, 2011. The results do not include an adjustment for the President’s Day

USGBC Releases List of Top 10 States with LEED-Certified Buildings

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today released its 2010 list of top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on the U.S. 2010 Census

HSBC Halts U.S. Foreclosure Activity

According to the Associated Press, London-based HSBC Holdings is suspending foreclosures in the

NAR Chief Economist: “Fundamentals for Housing Recovery are Developing”

Pending home sales eased moderately in January for the second straight month, but remain 20.6 percent above the cyclical low last June, according to the National Association of

Camins Tomasz Kritt and GVA Chicago Announce Merger

Chicago-area commercial real estate companies, Camins Tomasz Kritt and GVA Chicago, have announced a merger to become CTK Chicago

Housing Affordability Rises to Highest Level in Two Decades

Nationwide housing affordability during the fourth quarter of 2010 rose to its highest level in the 20 years since it has been measured, according to National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) data released

Poll: Using Portable Devices

With all the changes and improvements that happen regularly regarding technological devices and applications for phones and tablets, many Realtors have started to embrace technology and incorporate certain mediums into their everyday use. In particular, the iPad seems to

New Home Sales Drop in January

According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, new single-family home sales fell in January compared to the month

Weekend RE

It seems that downtown Chicago isn’t just for office buildings anymore. According to Curbed.com, the population in the Loop downtown area has nearly tripled to more than 20,000 over the last

2010 Chicagoland Volume of List-Side Sales

According to LeapRE, agents who produce over $10 million in list-side sales (171 to be exact) represent 20 percent of Chicagoland’s listing volume. On average, they have their listings on the market for the shortest amount of time, the

Chicago: Top-Searched Market in January on Realtor.com

Realtor.com has released web traffic data and other figures for its site during the month of

NAR Figures Show Another Rise in Home Sales

The uptrend in existing-home sales continues, with January sales rising for the third consecutive month with a pace that is now above year-ago levels, according to the National Association of

RealtyTrac Report Shows Decline in Foreclosures

RealtyTrac released yesterday its Year-End and Q4 2010 U.S. Foreclosure Sales Report, which shows that foreclosure homes accounted for nearly 26 percent of all U.S. residential sales during the year, down from 29 percent of all sales in 2009

Toll Brothers Reports Profit in Q1 2011

Toll Brothers, Inc. has announced results for earnings, revenues, contracts and backlog for its first quarter ended January 31,

S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Shows Mixed Progress in Local Markets

Data through December 2010, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show that the U.S. National Home Price Index declined by 3.9 percent during the fourth quarter

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