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Chicago Agent magazine stands out as the premier source of local news and insights for informed residential real estate professionals in the Chicago area. With its bi-weekly publication, a dynamic website, and various events, Chicago Agent delivers essential updates and comprehensive features to its audience, which includes the top agents, brokers, real estate developers, and mortgage professionals in Chicagoland. This valuable information helps them grow their businesses and stay engaged with the community. Moreover, Chicago Agent expands its content offerings through a range of additional formats, such as newsletters, special industry events, promotions, and blog articles. These diverse platforms provide advertisers with a powerful, effective way to foster business growth within a rich landscape of high-quality editorial content.

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Holsten Real Estate breaks ground on final phase of Cabrini-Green redevelopment

6 days ago | chicagoagentmagazine.com | John Yellig

by John YelligDevelopers recently broke ground on the fifth and final phase of Parkside at Old Town, a mixed-use development slated for the former site of the Cabrini-Green public housing community. Parkside 5, as the phase is called, will bring 99 apartments to market when completed. The residences will be a mix of market-rate and affordable units, with 37 apartments reserved for households earning up to 50% to 60% of the area median income via a 20-year Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment.
Keller Williams hires CFO, makes interim COO's appointment official

1 week ago | chicagoagentmagazine.com | John Yellig

by John YelligKeller Williams Realty hired corporate finance veteran Tim Dieffenbacher as its new CFO and made interim COO Stacie Herron 's appointment permanent. Herron also serves as the company's chief legal officer. "Tim brings proven financial leadership and a strong track record of collaboration," said Keller Williams President and CEO Chris Czarnecki, who was just appointed to his position in March.
Cotality: Pace of home-price growth slows in March on economic concerns

1 week ago | chicagoagentmagazine.com | John Yellig

by John YelligThe pace U.S. home-price growth slowed in March, as concerns about personal finances, employment and potential tariff impacts cooled an already lukewarm spring housing market, Cotality, formerly CoreLogic, said in its monthly Home Price Insights report. Nationally, home prices rose just 2.5% year-over-year in March, down from a 2.9% gain in February. The median price for a single-family home was $389,000.
Roadmap to emerging luxury markets - Chicago Agent Magazine Cover Story

1 week ago | chicagoagentmagazine.com | Melanie Kalmar

Upscale homebuyers can look past the North Shore and find more house with the same accoutrements for less in Chicago's emerging luxury markets
Breaking into the luxury market starts with crafting a presence

1 week ago | chicagoagentmagazine.com | Emily Marek

by Emily MarekLuxury isn't a price point - it's a way of life. At least that's how Malte Kramer, CEO and founder of Luxury Presence, sees it. "[It's] about giving people more than they expect," Kramer told Agent Publishing. "For a lot of people, it's about time and freedom and the ability to live their life on their terms. So, when I think about luxury real estate, it's about enabling clients or individuals to feel that way."And building a luxury brand starts with a luxurious website.
Ashlee Fox, Starck Real Estate, Barrington

1 week ago | chicagoagentmagazine.com | John Yellig

by John YelligNumber of years in real estate: 7Describe your look: I don't have one look, but I try to keep whatever I am wearing classy yet casual. What do you consider a "fashion don't"? Sweats in public. I really have never understood how pajamas or sweats became appropriate to wear out of the home. What's the most expensive or meaningful accessory or piece of clothing you've ever acquired? I have earrings from my grandma that I wear when I need a little luck.
Who can you trust?

1 week ago | chicagoagentmagazine.com | Marci Sepulveda

by Marci SepulvedaIn a world flooded with headlines, push alerts and hot takes, it's easy to get swept up in the noise - especially when it comes to something as complex and misunderstood as real estate. When news broke about the major lawsuit surrounding commissions, national outlets like The New York Times and others rushed to explain what it all meant.
Chicago Housing Scorecard: Starts rise as sales slide

2 weeks ago | chicagoagentmagazine.com | John Yellig
MRED highlights its Private Listing Network after Clear Cooperation update

2 weeks ago | chicagoagentmagazine.com | Jason Porterfield

by Jason PorterfieldThe National Association of REALTORS® recently announced changes to its Clear Cooperation Policy that enable sellers to keep some listings private in the short term, a move that Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) says mirrors policies it rolled out in 2016. Clear Cooperation requires homes to be listed on an MLS within a day of going on the market.
March's interest-rate slide prompts jump in pending-home sales

2 weeks ago | chicagoagentmagazine.com | John Yellig

by John YelligA dip in mortgage rates pulled some homebuyers off the sidelines in March, leading to an unexpectedly large jump in pending home sales as measured by the National Association of REALTORS'® Pending Home Sales Index. Specifically, the index rose 6.9% month over month in March, compared to economists' expectations of a smaller 1% gain. Year over year, the index was down 0.6%.