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Evanston, IL. 60201
About 5.5 million more households would be able to afford a home if rates drop to this magic number. NAR’s latest housing forecast shows when the market may get there and where you can find opportunities for business growth.
read moreAudrey Hepburn’s longtime residence in Switzerland was recently listed for nearly $21 million. Known as “Le Paisible,” which means peaceful, the estate “offers an ideal balance of privacy and accessibility,” says listing agent Alex Koch de Gooreynd, of Knight Frank.
read moreLast week, Chicago was named one of the best cities in the world for 2025 in a list released by Time Out. To determine the rankings, we asked over 18,500 locals around the globe about life in their city, touching on everything from food and culture to happiness and affordability...
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Prominent real estate economist Matthew Gardner shares his predictions for the housing industry in 2025 with Agent Publishing co-founder and Publisher Anne Hartnett.
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The Federal Reserve Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday, and it has signaled previously that it may cut interest rates at the end of its quarterly gathering.
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Last night, the City Council adopted Evanston’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025, a responsible budget that moves Evanston forward without increasing property taxes.
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Maybe the real happy ending is falling in love with the simplest parts of life. It’s savoring that first sip of coffee in the morning, or losing yourself in the smell of freshly baked bread.
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A pair of studies conducted by Richard Coss, UC Davis, showed that gazing at bodies of water can help lower your heart rate, blood pressure and increase feelings of relaxation.
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Applications to refinance mortgages surged for a second week as more Americans capitalized on the cheapest borrowing costs in two years
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The Fed's half-point rate cut decision is the beginning of six to eight rounds of further rate cuts well into 2025.
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The Federal Reserve Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday, and it has signaled previously that it may cut interest rates at the end of its quarterly gathering.
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If Ishan Abeysekera falls out with one of his roommates, it’s OK—because he has 22 more to choose from.
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Nestled in the heart of Downtown Evanston this spacious 2 bed 2 bath unit with north and west views makes a comfortable great primary residence or rental property...
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The Winnetka house where Kevin McCallister famously spent a few days alone, battling a pair of robbers and captivating movie audiences in 1990, is for sale.
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U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 - 2024 business schools rankings putting Kellogg at #2 on its list of best full-time MBA programs in the country. This year’s rankings placed an increased emphasis on employment outcomes as a determining factor for how a school fared, and Kellogg’s performance is a testament to the incredible caliber of our students and the demand for Kellogg talent. In addition to our Full-Time MBA ranking, our school’s Evening & Weekend MBA Program and Executive MBA ranked at #3 and #2 in the publication’s part-time and executive MBA programs, respectively.
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Why Diverse Teams Are Smarter
by David Rock and Heidi Grant
November 04, 2016
Striving to increase workplace diversity is not an empty slogan — it is a good business decision. A 2015 McKinsey report on 366 public companies found that those in the top quartile for ethnic and racial diversity in management were 35% more likely to have financial returns above their industry mean, and those in the top quartile for gender diversity were 15% more likely to have returns above the industry mean.
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The most expensive home on the Florida market is this Palm Beach private island compound, which has just been relisted for $187.5 million.
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As rewarding as some professions are, the amount of work
and responsibility required on a daily basis can take its
toll on the people performing them.
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Resonance’s annual ranking takes into account factors
that include a city’s GDP per capita, cultural programming,
airport connectivity, even Instagram hashtags.
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Signature Homes Realty creates its own markets & reality.
We don’t care about "no stinkin mortgages"
Analysts can keep selling seminars & fear stories for the lay general public
It’s the perfect time to buy good real estate :)"
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A prominent Florida brokerage celebrates REALTOR® Rosa Nell Hammer, a local legend whose old-fashioned ways remain widely admired. read more
Advocates for raising Chicago’s real estate transfer tax to fund homeless services held back little as they attacked the commercial property industry in City Hall on Wednesday:read more
Certainly, here's a general description of what a condominium is:read more
Sidelined homebuyers can breathe a sigh of relief. According to Realtor.com, the best week of the year to buy a home is still ahead of us.read more
A waterfront Miami mansion once owned by the reigning Queen of Pop, Madonna, has just changed hands in an eight-figure deal.read more
Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ childhood summer home is once again under new ownership.read more
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, the third richest person in the world, reportedly paid $68 million to purchase a waterfront home in Miami’s Indian Creek Village. read more
Now could be an ideal time to embark on home renovations, as core inflation, which measures consumer prices excluding volatile food and energy categories, has sunk to its lowest level in two years. read more
U.S. property prices dipped in July, but a perpetual shortage of home stock means they won’t fall much further, according to a report from Realtor.com on Thursday. The number of homes on the market across the country had been ticking up since the spring of 2022, albeit slowly, from the extreme lows reached during the peak of the pandemic-era property market frenzy. read more
I see VERY little NEW CONSTRUCTION. Moderate Interest rates... live with it or keep losing more money renting or losing unique home-buying opportunities. read more
This French Riviera is an example of wonderful real estate and the memories created there and the Kennedy East coast properties are also worthy of mention. Always grateful for the Peace Corp, Special Olympics, fashion, John F. Kennedy Sr. and Jr. along with Bobby and all their American Contributions. Thank you to Irish American Heritage #kennedy #irish read more
The typical U.S. home value rose above the $350,000 mark for the first time in June, according to new data from Zillow (NASDAQ:Z, ZG). read more
Foreigners Fueled London’s Ultra-Luxury Home Market. Now They’re Moving to Its Historic Rival. read more
Towering 107 stories above the buzzing streets of New York City, a duplex penthouse has hit the market for an astronomical $175 million. read more
From Evrima megayacht by Ritz Carlton to the world’s largest sailing yacht by the Orient Express, the new concept is not aimed at the cruise market. read more
The Global Real Estate Marketplace is taking place from the 12th - 14th of February at the Dubai World Trade Center... read more
The extreme upper end of the Chicago housing market did its own thing in 2022, disregarding the path of the overall residential real estate market to have a record year... read more
Leonardo DiCaprio treated himself to a new Los Angeles home this Christmas, and it happens to be the house next door... read more
1720 Maple Avenue #1850 is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo in Evanston, IL. See 72 photos, video, maps, and listing history... read more
With the advent of quick, safe transportation and the lure of rich culture and opportunities, many of the world’s cities have become unprecedentedly diverse over the last several decades... read more
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Interest rate going up.
Where else in the world can you buy a house at a 6-7 % mortgage?
Serious buyers and sellers as we approach the Holidays. ... read more
If you’re selling your home right now—or thinking about doing it soon—
you should know that today’s housing market is in a new post-COVID-19 normal. ... read more
Applications for purchase mortgages hit a seasonally adjusted 2025 high last week, with FHA, VA, and USDA applications for less pricey homes driving the surge.... read more
After the National Association of Realtors failed to pass a broad referral disclosure requirement, some major real estate players are embracing transparency on their own.... read more
The Stahl House is perched above the city in the Hollywood Hills, and it's one of California's most famous pieces of architecture. It can be yours — for a hefty sum.... read more
New data shows that pending sales were down in October. The West was especially hard hit, though one region eked out a strong performance.... read more
"Maybe it’s time." In the wake of a recent change by the National Association of Realtors, more multiple listing services may explore ways to provide access to non-Realtors.... read more
As we step into the season of giving and gratitude, Lori Muller writes that it's a good time to reflect on all that the industry gives us, so we can give back to others.... read more
On this episode of Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, 43-year veteran Phillip Cantrell gets candid about his growth journey, from losing half his agents to building a brokerage of 2,000 agents in multiple states, with nearly $5B in annual sales.... read more
Coach Melanie Klein shares the growth journey of O'Connor Estates, a Brentwood, California, real estate team that's making waves for all the right reasons.... read more
The $26,250 increase in Fannie and Freddie’s baseline single-family conforming loan limit is the smallest since 2020, but pushes the ceiling in high-cost markets to $1,249,125.... read more
The strategy for 2026 from Mauricio Umansky? Plan with precision, build brands that command attention, invest in relationships, and sharpen skills to create irreplaceable value.... read more
Christine Bish, a Realtor in California's Sacramento Valley, sent a trove of documents to FHFA Director Bill Pulte. Now the DoJ, FBI and FHFA want to know who else she's talked to.... read more
Zillow Skytour has been released and relies on an obscure 3D capture technology called Gaussian splatting to offer navigable aerial home views.... read more
If pricing is the engine for selling a listing, Josh Ries writes, marketing is the steering wheel. Together, they keep the deal moving forward.... read more
Luxury real estate is entering a more human-centered era, The Agency's Rainy Hake Austin writes. The home of 2026 is intelligent, restorative and deeply personal.... read more
Amid a push across the globe, Keller Williams has awarded a new master franchise in Uzbekistan, a land-locked central Asian country north of Turkmenistan and south of Kazakhstan.... read more
Early fall numbers are in, reflecting a proliferation of stale listings, delistings and deep discounts to get sellers to the closing table.... read more
The latest numbers from the Case-Shiller Index show weak price growth in September. One expert even warned of "outright decline" in some markets.... read more
