Aaron Wise joins CrossCountry Mortgage as VP of mortgage lending
Aaron Wise has joined CrossCountry Mortgage as vice president of mortgage lending, specializing in residential mortgages in the Chicagoland area. A 24-year industry veteran, Wise spent the last 14...
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Cotality: Home-price gains slow to 13-year low
U.S. home-price growth fell to its slowest pace in 13 years in April, as concerns about personal finances, tariffs and employment continued to weigh on the housing market, Cotality said in its monthly...
View ArticleNAR updates hate speech, harassment portions of Code of Ethics
The National Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors has approved changes to the portions of its Code of Ethics that deal with hate speech and harassment during this week’s legislative meetings in...
View ArticleLatest phase of Roosevelt Square brings 207 mixed-income residences to market
Related Midwest opened three new apartment buildings in the latest phase of Roosevelt Square, its 67-acre redevelopment on the Near West Side. This portion of phase 3B brings online 207 mixed-income...
View ArticleNAR repeals ‘no-commingling’ rule from MLS Policy Handbook
During last week’s legislative meetings in Washington, D.C., the National Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors voted to repeal the non-commingling rule —often referred to as ‘no commingling’ —...
View ArticleMLS subscriber-Realtor gap hits record level
The gap between real estate agents who subscribe to MLSs but are not members of Realtor associations and Realtor-subscribers hit a record level in 2024, consulting firm T3 Sixty said, citing its latest...
View ArticleMainstreet REALTORS® names 2025 20 Under 40
Mainstreet REALTORS® announced its 2025 Class of 20 Under 40, which recognizes agents the organization expects to be the next generation of leaders in the local real estate industry. The honorees are...
View ArticleMortgage applications surge 12.5% on ‘looser housing inventory’
Mortgage applications jumped 12.5% last week as mortgage rates held steady, and housing supply increased in some parts of the country, the Mortgage Bankers Association said, citing its Weekly Mortgage...
View ArticleNAHREP condemns ICE raids, urges protestors to remain peaceful
The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals condemned the recent ICE raids of schools, restaurants and other parts of every day life as “upsetting,” adding that the “aggressive...
View ArticleJV plans office-to-residential conversion for former Salesforce Midwest HQ
A joint venture plans to convert Salesforce’s former Midwest headquarters in River North into 153 market-rate apartments. The JV partners, Path Construction and WindWave Real Estate, paid $17 million...
View Article1Fifteen at Michigan Station mixed-use development coming to Roseland
1Fifteen at Michigan Station, a $48.3 million mixed-use housing development, is set to transform a key corner in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood, the city announced. Led by Chicago Neighborhood...
View ArticleUS housing market exceeds one million active listings for first time since 2019
The U.S. housing market has exceeded one million active listings for the first time since the winter of 2019, according to the May Monthly Housing Trends Report from Realtor.com. In turn, newly listed...
View ArticleNAHREP names Illinois’ top Latino real estate agents by transactions
Illinois real estate agents were well represented in the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals’ annual Top 250 Latino Agents Report. The report, which ranks agents by transaction...
View ArticlePamela Cerasani
What was your most interesting job before going into real estate? Hair stylist Where did you grow up? Arlington Heights Growing up, what did you want to be? Lawyer What do you do to relax when you’re...
View ArticleNew-home construction drops in May
Housing starts plunged in May, coming in well below an already low consensus estimate after a sharp drop in new multifamily construction. Overall new-home construction, which includes single-family...
View Article@properties Christie’s International names new VP for Winnetka
@properties Christie’s International Real Estate promoted agent Kelly Maggio to vice president of brokerage services for its Winnetka office. She will replace Managing Broker Tom Downing, who has...
View ArticleGet your property market-ready with these value-boosting paint colors
Light and bright paint is out, and dark and dramatic is in when painting a house for sale, according to a new study from Zillow. Zillow surveyed over 4,200 recent and prospective home buyers, asking...
View ArticleRE/MAX: Chicago home sales rise year over year in May
The pace of Chicago home sales rose 0.2% year over year to 9,728 in May, according to the latest RE/MAX National Housing Report. Month over month, sales jumped 10.4%. Nationally, home sales in the 51...
View ArticleChicagoland’s suburban median home prices rise to $420K in May
Chicagoland’s suburban median price for detached homes rose 5% in May, reaching $420,000 — up from $400,000 a year ago, according to data from Mainstreet REALTORS®. Attached-home prices also increased...
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