Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Secret listing? Banned? Why Zillow isn’t showing you the whole market.Jul 06, 2025 9:03 am - Zillow now requires listings be on MLS within a day or face ban, sparking backlash from Compass, which calls it a monopoly. Sellers may keep homes off MLS to test demand before officially listing.
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‘A rare gem’? This Chain O’ Lakes island is no paradise, but it can be yours for $200,000Jul 05, 2025 11:15 am - A small island for sale on Grass Lake near Antioch evokes visions of a warm breeze, a cool beverage on the beach and a relaxing break from the daily grind.
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Homebuilder aims to buy DuPage Water Commission land for $14 millionJul 02, 2025 4:30 pm - The DuPage Water Commission could fetch $14 million if the sale of its 75th Street property is finalized.
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Cook County to spend $8.6 million to help homebuyers make down paymentsJun 30, 2025 2:18 pm - The Cook County Board has approved $8.6 million in spending to support the second phase of the county’s Down Payment Assistance Program.
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Developers tweak plans for Cary Maplewood land to address neighbor oppositionJun 30, 2025 1:58 pm - Developers looking to turn the former Maplewood School property into a multifamily residential area in Cary recently shared updated plans that now include the owner-occupied, single-family homes for which many nearby residents had advocated.
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Maine Township assessor offering free help with assessment appealsJun 24, 2025 5:33 pm - Des Plaines- and Park Ridge-area homeowners seeking to appeal recent property assessments can get help from Maine Township Assessor Susan Moylan Krey through July 15.
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Kaneland schools sue Sugar Grove to get rid of the Grove TIF districtJun 24, 2025 11:24 am - The Kaneland school district is suing Sugar Grove, saying the village was wrong to approve a large mixed-use development and create a tax-increment financing district for it.
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May home sales barely move as high mortgage rates, prices, weigh on housing marketJun 23, 2025 10:18 am - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes edged higher in May, as stubbornly high mortgage rates and rising prices made homebuying less affordable even as the inventory of properties on the market continued to increase.
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‘Not very appealing’: Campton Hills to get almost $10M in fees from developer, but District 304 left outJun 23, 2025 8:52 am - Campton Hills stands to receive $9.45 million in permit fees from a proposed annexation of 962 acres with 900 homes, according to a draft annexation agreement.
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Townhouse development near Naperville school gets plan commission OKJun 20, 2025 5:36 pm - Naperville’s planning and zoning commission has endorsed a proposed townhouse complex over some objections from neighbors.