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Illinois Home Prices Rising While Sales Decline

Illinois Home Prices Rising While Sales Decline

by Phil Hall | Dec 29, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Illinois recorded 9,207 home sales during November, a 9% decline from the 10,123 properties sold one year earlier. According to data from Illinois Realtors, the 21,305 homes available for sale statewide last month were 5.1% less than the 22,449 homes available in...
Fate of Decaying Frank Lloyd Wright House in Chicago Uncertain After Failed Foreclosure Auction

Fate of Decaying Frank Lloyd Wright House in Chicago Uncertain After Failed Foreclosure Auction

by Phil Hall | Dec 16, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed residence in Chicago that has been in a state of dilapidation faces an uncertain future after its ownership was transferred to a mortgage company following a failed foreclosure auction. Artnet.com reports the Prairie style Walser House...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Dec. 8-12

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Dec. 8-12

by Phil Hall | Dec 12, 2025 | Hits and Misses, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Homebuyers not shopping for the best mortgages, foreclosure levels on the rise, and Zohran Mamdani’s very un-socialist new home. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Dec. 8-12. Miss: A Missed Opportunity. A new...
Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. Buys Chicago-Area Retail Plaza for $60 Million

Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. Buys Chicago-Area Retail Plaza for $60 Million

by Phil Hall | Dec 5, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The New York City-based real estate investment firm Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. has acquired Orland Park Place, a retail plaza in the Chicago suburb of Orland Park, Illinois, for $60 million. The 600,000-square-foot shopping destination features retailers such as...
Zillow Offers Data Analysis Claiming Private Listings Could Perpetuate Racial Disparities

Zillow Offers Data Analysis Claiming Private Listings Could Perpetuate Racial Disparities

by Phil Hall | Nov 21, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A new data analysis published by Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) is claiming that homes in majority-white neighborhoods in the Chicago area were more than twice as likely to be marketed through private listings than homes in predominantly minority communities. Zillow...
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