Contents

Cover Story

Statistics show that new construction sales are picking up throughout Chicagoland – what does this mean for the new construction market this year, and what does that mean for housing overall? Find out in our cover story here.

Also:

• Features in A Typical Single-Family Home in 2014
• 5 Ways Chicagoland Weather Delays New Construction
• When Inventory Is Tight, Think New Construction
• Why are New Homes Getting so Big? Look at Who’s Buying Them 
• 2014 Chicagoland Spring New Construction Update

Editor’s Note

• Feels Like Spring is Here (In Terms of Market Temperatures)

News

• What Homebuyers Want, Based on Ethnicity

Agent Snapshot

• Erin Ward, Broker, Related Realty, South Loop 

The Scene

• Neighborhood Loans Chicago Office Grand Opening

My Style

• Veronica Heaton, Broker, Veronica’s Realty/Karen Douglas Realty, Geneva