Handshake over computers
Abode wants to streamline the buying and selling experience as it expands beyond its native Illinois
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 27
Meet the property manager with a tech platform and big ambitions
Livly recently raised $10M in seed funding and wants to get into hundreds of thousands of apartments by end of 2019
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 22
For fresh marketing ideas, look beyond the real estate industry
Shay Hata solves problems for her clients, even if those problems have nothing to do with buying or selling a house
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 31
Here's why this broker is sending 1,000 cards this holiday season
Lori Dake, a Kale Realty broker, draws, addresses and stamps each card by hand — a tradition she's observed for 30 years that consistently draws business and friendship
by Patrick Kearns Dec 21
New York, Chicago, San Francisco top 2019 'World's Best Cities' list. Did your hometown make the cut?
High marks in promotion, programming, products, people and prosperity pushed these US cities to the top
by Marian McPherson Dec 3
What you need to know about the US luxury housing market in 2019
Next year will be remembered as the year when balance started returning to the luxury market
by Matthew Gardner Aug 30
Trulia Neighborhoods launches to make communities look like Instagram Stories
New feature combines drone photography, crowdsourced feedback from residents, and info about schools, crime, and LGBT protections for 300 communities and counting
by Marian McPherson Aug 14
Home search portal Truepad shutters operations after funding issues
The 3-year-old startup's expected funding 'failed to materialize'
by Emma Hinchliffe Jul 30
Inside NAR’s $45M plan to renovate its Chicago headquarters
Real estate trade group will use $6M from dues increase and finance the rest of the project
Chicago skyline
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and Baird & Warner discuss the New York tech brokerage's acquisition of The Hudson Company
by Patrick Kearns Jun 28
Compass acquires Chicago indie brokerage The Hudson Company
The New York-based tech brokerage now has more than 350 agents in the Chicagoland area
by Patrick Kearns Jun 25
A luxury condo tower is giving residents Tesla vehicles to share
Vista Tower in Chicago will feature a car-sharing garage, a 5-star hotel and over 400 apartments
Chicago skyline
The Chicago-based company wants in on the age of disruption
by Craig C. Rowe Jun 18
A group of millennials on their phones
More millennials moved to Seattle in 2016 than any other city according to a study of U.S. Census data from SmartAsset
by Patrick Kearns Jun 6
Houses and homes in the suburbs
Rising home prices result in fewest homes with negative equity since recession
by Patrick Kearns May 30