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Audrey Hepburn’s Stunning Former Switzerland Home Hits the Market
Audrey 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 moreChicago has been rated the most beautiful city in the world
Last 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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Economist Matthew Gardner’s predictions for real estate in 2025
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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What agents should know about expected Fed rate cuts
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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Message from the Mayor: City Council Adopts FY 2025 Budget
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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Mental Health
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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What Are the Health Benefits of Viewing Water?
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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Mortgage rates fall again, triggering big wave of refinancing
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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NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun reacts to the Fed's half-point rate cut decision
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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What agents should know about expected Fed rate cuts - Chicago Agent Magazine National News
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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I Pay $2,100 a Month in Rent to Live With 23 Roommates and Share a Bathroom in NYC—Here's What It's Like
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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1720 Maple Avenue Unit 940 Evanston, IL 60201
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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Singaporeans don’t have better diets. But they do have the longest, healthiest life expectancy in the world. Here’s why.
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'Home Alone' house for sale in Winnetka
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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Kellogg rises to #2 in U.S. News & World Report’s best business school rankings
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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Diversity and Inclusion
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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Florida’s Most Expensive Home Is Back on the Market for $187.5 Million
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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Professions that may cause burnout and ways to avoid it
As a Masters Social Worker I approve this article & its informative content & cautionary prevention for mental health as the holidays approach us :)
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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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The World’s 10 Best Cities of 2024
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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104-Year-Old Agent Is Still Loving Real Estate
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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Special staging Sold in 1 week
A prominent Florida brokerage celebrates REALTOR® Rosa Nell Hammer, a local legend whose old-fashioned ways remain widely admired. read more
Transfer Tax Hearing Gets Heated at Chicago City Council
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
Condominium
Certainly, here's a general description of what a condominium is:read more
The best week to buy a home this year: Oct. 1-7
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
Madonna’s Former Miami Home Sells for $20.3 Million
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 O’s East Hampton home sold again
Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ childhood summer home is once again under new ownership.read more
Jeff Bezos revealed as buyer of $68M Indian Creek teardown
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
As Core Inflation Eases, It’s Time to Consider a Home Renovation
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
Buyers Beware: There Are Now Fewer Homes on the Market in the U.S. Than Last Year
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
Low Inventory
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
We recently represented a Kennedy family member in a real estate transaction and this story reminded me of that event.
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
Zillow: Home Values at New Record High
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
Foreigners Fueled London’s Ultra-Luxury Home Market. Now They’re Moving to Its Historic Rival. read more
New York Duplex 107 Stories Above Central Park Lists for $175 Million
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
Luxury hotel groups now offer the ultimate superyacht experience - JamesEdition
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
The Global Real Estate Marketplace is taking place from the 12th - 14th of February at the Dubai World Trade Center... read more
The 50 highest-priced home sales last year in Chicago
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 Buys Neighbor’s Home for $10.5 Million
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
1720 Maple Avenue #1850 is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo in Evanston, IL. See 72 photos, video, maps, and listing history... read more
Most Diverse City in the World 2023
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
How's the market doing?
Check out the October market snapshot in our bio to find out! read more
“Normal" for this time of year. Little longer market time. Single-Family. Rare multiple offers.
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
The New Normal of Selling a Home Today
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
Jon Grauman and Adam Rosenfeld launch Resident Group at Side
The duo previously led the Grauman Rosenfeld Group at The Agency and have collectively closed more than $3 billion in career sales. The new firm will be focused on client service, they said.... read more
NYC broker fee bill goes into effect despite REBNY lawsuit
New York City's broker fee bill went into effect on Wednesday, prohibiting property owners from passing broker fees onto renters. REBNY attempted to block the bill's enforcement but failed.... read more
Fairway Independent Mortgage buys itself a new Midwest division
Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Hallmark Home Mortgage is licensed in 18 states. Company founder and CEO Deborah Sturges is joining Fairway as a division manager.... read more
3rd indictment adds new charge against Alexander brothers
The new allegation of aggravated sexual abuse by force, threat or intoxicant against Oren and Alon brings the total number of counts against the brothers collectively up to 10.... read more
May CPI misses projections even as tariff effects hold off
Inflation remained softer than expected in May, with consumer prices rising only modestly, suggesting that President Donald Trump's latest tariffs have yet to ripple through, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday.... read more
CFPB enforcement chief resigns, saying mission ‘under attack’
The Trump administration is seeking to cut 90 percent of the CFPB's workforce, and has dismissesd about 20 active enforcement cases and moved to vacate or weaken several finalized settlements.... read more
Most likely to succeed (or disrupt): Class photos from Real Estate High
Compliance expert Summer Goralik shares a fictional yearbook of “Real Estate High,” because sometimes the best way to understand the industry is to take it back to homeroom.... read more
7 proven ways to revive a listing without dropping the price
A price drop is not your only option when the market's slow or the listing's stale. Darryl Davis offers strategies to reboot and relaunch that property.... read more
8 tips for maximizing a listing’s square footage as an agent
Agents can help sellers get the most value for their property by presenting a sleek, appealing home that's optimized every single square foot of space, Clever's Luke Babich writes.... read more
25 bathroom remodel ideas for 2025 that add value and style
Want to add instant charm and value to a listing or investment property? Try one (or more) of these smart updates from Jonathan Pressman.... read more
Leading Lehigh Valley indie joins Coldwell Banker Hearthside
Boutique firm Acre & Estate has joined Coldwell Banker Hearthside. The merger extends Coldwell Banker Hearthside's reach from 11 to 14 offices throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey.... read more
Former Real Brokerage CFO sues, alleges pregnancy discrimination
Michelle Ressler was fired earlier this year and replaced with Ravi Jani. She now says company leadership suggested she couldn't be both an effective executive and a mother.... read more
Zillow Rentals launches artificial intelligence-fueled chatbot EliseAI
Zillow Rentals has partnered with third-party artificial intelligence company, EliseAI, to power its chatbot for renters and property owners. EliseAI will answer questions, schedule tours and send automatic follow-ups to renters.... read more
Christy Rabe’s Platinum Realty Group joins forces with BHGRE
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is strengthening its footprint in California through the addition of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Platinum Realty Group, a boutique brokerage based in Tehachapi, California, the firm announced Monday.... read more
MLS PIN deal wins court approval after DOJ backs off — for now
The $3.95 million settlement in the Nosalek case removes the option to display compensation to buyer brokers via the MLS and goes up for final approval in September.... read more
Foreclosures were up 9% year over year in May: ATTOM
States with the highest foreclosure rates in May included Delaware, Florida, Illinois and Indiana. ATTOM's CEO described the situation as "a mixed picture."... read more
Canadian reality TV brokerage makes its US debut in South Florida
RARE Real Estate first launched in Canada in 2021 and may be best known to Americans for being featured on the Amazon reality TV show "Luxe Listings Toronto."... read more

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