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Cover Story

Will the housing market continue its recovery this year? What factors should agents watch for that could affect buyer demand, loans and inventory? Click here to read more.

Also:

• Dollar/Sq. Ft. Change from Dec. 2012 to Dec. 2013
• U.S. Monthly Change in Total Employment
• National Household Formation in Slow Recovery From Slump 
• Inventory Change from Dec. 2012 to Dec. 2013 
• U.S. Inventory Lowest in a Decade 

Editor’s Note

• New Year, New Business Resolutions

• Home Prices Up 11.8 percent
• John Baird, Champion of Fair Housing, Dies at 98 
• Americans Build Larger, More Costly Homes 

• Sell More in 2014 by Selling Less 
• 4 Ways to Compete Against a Top Agent 

• Rich Vesely,  Realtor, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Naperville 

• Kate Stephens, Broker Associate, Koenig & Strey, Lincoln Park