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Are Home Builders Jumping Back In?

When we consistently see multiple offers on properties, we can anticipate that land prices will start to climb.

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Moving On Up: Home Sales Continue to Rise Around the Chicago Area

Great news for the Chicago real estate market: The sale of existing homes increased almost 50 percent in March compared to a year ago. According to the Illinois Association of Realtors, there were 1,814 Chicago homes sold last month and only 1,212 sold in March 2009; a 49.7 percent increase. That makes March 2010 the [...]

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Positive News for this Month’s Real Estate Market

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is feeling good this month. NAHB released the results of its most recent housing market index (HMI), which tracks confidence throughout the real estate industry, and reported a four-point increase in April to 19, the highest level in seven months. The last time the HMI was at 19 [...]

@properties’ Thaddeus Wong Named to List of 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders

Wong was one of only 32 brokerage firm executives nationwide to make the list and one of only a dozen representing independent real estate firms.

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Chicago Real Estate Prices Drop, Nationally Rise 0.3%

Just as Chicago breaking news reports that home prices in the Chicago fell 1.6 percent in December, nationally prices continue to tick up 0.3% according to S&P / Case -Shiller.  The Chicago real estate news is the sharpest decline among the top 20 metropolitan markets in December, according to a widely watched housing index released Tuesday. [...]