Pandemic-induced home preferences are driving more buyers to the ‘burbs. With work-from-home sticking around, and remote learning offered at most schools, Chicago home buyers need square footage like never before. Yard space has also become more important to...
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...
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...
A lot can happen in a month. In February, the Chicago real estate market was gearing up for a busy spring, with median home prices showing a 6.6% increase from a year ago. But during March, optimism faded as the spread of COVID-19 disrupted everything. At the time of...
