$390,000: Chicago Metro's Median Home Price Is Now Officially a Personality Trait

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What Rising Inflation Means for Your Move

What Rising Inflation Means for Your Move Data shows inflation is moving in the wrong direction. But before the headlines send anyone into a panic, here's what's actually going on, why it matters for the housing market, and what it means if you're thinking about buying or selling. Inflation Went Up

Less House, More Home: Why Smaller Homes Are Paying Off for Today’s Buyers

Less House, More Home: Why Smaller Homes Are Paying Off for Today’s Buyers You started shopping with a specific mental image of your future home in your mind. Then the houses in your budget came in smaller than you pictured. That’s the reality for a lot of buyers right now. Affordability is tight. B

Explaining Short Sales - What EVERY Homeowner Needs to Know

Real Estate Insights Short Sales Explained:What Homeowners Needto Know Before foreclosure happens — and before you're Googling mortgage questions at midnight while eating cheese directly from the bag.   🏡 The Jones Team at Baird & Warner📍 Northern Illinois📖 8 min read Life happens. Job losses. Di