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Toll Brothers co-founder Robert Toll dies

The former chairman and CEO of the homebuilder died of Parkinson’s disease at 81. 

The Oak Park Area Association of REALTORS® inducts new leadership

The Oak Park Area Association of REALTORS® held its 106th annual installation on Sept. 13, inducting new officers and board members.

Rogers Park ranks No. 5 best place to live — in the U.S.

Rogers Park is the most diverse neighborhood in Chicago: a rare quality which has earned the area national distinction.

Grady Ligon joins RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. as CIO

RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. has named Grady Ligon as its new chief information officer. Ligon brings 20-plus years of experience to the position, as well as his proven track record for integrating technology to enhance business growth.

CoreLogic: Pace of home-price increases slows for fourth month in a row in August

Looking ahead, CoreLogic expects the year-over-year pace of home-price appreciation to slow to 3.5% by August 2023. 

Mortgage payments up 15% since mid-August

Market volatility is causing more and more homebuyers to delay or cancel plans to make a purchase.

Meet Chicagoland’s 2023 Realtor association leaders

It’s that time of year! Find out which association members will be leading Realtors throughout Chicagoland, for the year to come.

Slide into home!

As if a lakeside property were not fun enough, this home in Madison, Wisconsin. includes a large spiraling slide in the foyer.

Revive wins NAR Pitch Battle

The National Association of Realtors® has named Revive as the winner of the 2022 Innovation, Opportunity & Investment (iOi) Summit “Pitch Battle.”

The best public high schools in Illinois — see the full list

Check out all of the top public high schools in Illinois. Of the top five, three are Chicago Public Schools.

National home prices see first monthly drop since January 2019, S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index shows

The price index continued to climb in Chicago, though, increasing 0.65% from June to July. Year over year, the Chicago home price index is up 9.6% 

NAR: 2022 Member Safety Report for residential real estate

While 23% of residential Realtors claim they have feared for their safety while on the job, 98% reported that they have never been the victim of a crime while at work.

NAR: High mortgage rates bring third monthly decline in pending-home sales

The National Association of REALTORS® expects existing-home sales to close 2022 15.2% lower compared to 2021, thanks to economic uncertainty and rising mortgage rates. 

Bidding wars fall to lowest level since April 2020

In Chicago, 41.9% of Redfin offers faced competition in August

New-home sales post unexpected rebound in August

Sales of new homes in the U.S. jumped 28.8% between July and August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  

Illinois REALTORS® inducts new leadership officers for 2023

Following the association’s Inaugural Gala, Illinois REALTORS® installed its 2023 leadership team. Michael Gobber took the reins as president.

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