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

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

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

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

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

Buyer market conditions remain in most Illinois housing markets as low mortgage interest rates helped spur some early buying in January despite typical slower sales for the winter

Mortgage applications increased 13.2 percent from last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 18,

For the first time in years, the apartment rental market is beginning to experience signs of recovery as the U.S. economy slowly begins to

Chicago-based Fifield Companies and its joint-venture partner, Pacific Life Insurance Co. of Newport Beach, Calif., have announced that Alta at K Station in downtown Chicago has been awarded Gold LEED certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. The two-tower

Builder Associations of Indiana’s Lake and Porter counties will merge to form the Home Builders Association of Northwest Indiana, according to

Former Chicago Bulls superstar Scottie Pippen and his wife, Larsa, have listed their Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., home for $16M, according to

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is facing allegations of inaccurate reports of existing-home sales dating back to

The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) has launched the CMP Wizard, an interactive online tool to help LEED Professionals understand their Credential Maintenance Program (CMP) requirementsand explore continuing education

Whether you’ve lived in your home for 25 years or just moved into a brand new house, you likely have a list of improvement projects you’re considering. Experts say that home renovations should not be done to enhance the