Chicago area real estate didn’t stop for anything this summer. Despite a season of negative headlines and economic uncertainty, we have busy transaction volumes and higher home prices. This is great for Chicagoland homeowners, but it keeps things challenging for...
Millennial home buyers have struggled against high student debt loads, rising home prices, the Great Recession and now the pandemic. But here in Chicago, Millennial home buyers are doing better than most of their counterparts around the country. This insight...
Chicago home buyers haven’t had it easy. Home prices have been rising while home inventory has been shrinking. When a home in your price range becomes available, being too picky can mean missing out on the opportunity to become a homeowner. This doesn’t...
The Chicago real estate market has been surprisingly stable despite the tumultuous first half of 2020. So far, first-time home buyers are looking at conditions that aren’t too different from a year ago. If anything, the market appears to be moving quicker! ...
Chicago home buyers haven’t let the pandemic discourage them from home ownership! During the month of April, we continued to write new purchase offers. Meanwhile, most of our transactions from March have closed or are on schedule to do so. Only two of our...