Summertime in Chicago is hard to beat, with outdoor concerts, food festivals, art fairs and neighborhood events happening on every corner of the city. While big names like Lollapalooza and the Taste of Chicago often grab the headlines, the Windy City also boasts a...
The plane tickets are booked, your friends and family have your itinerary, and everyone’s bags are packed, but there’s one remaining detail to consider, and it’s an easy one to overlook: Your house. When you’re going out of town for the holidays, it can be tempting to...
The kids may be back in school, our tans may be fading, and the leaves may be starting to turn, but summer isn’t over just yet. The first official day of fall is Sept. 22, and even then, all hope of outdoor fun isn’t over in the Midwest. Anyone who’s lived here for...
Under the terms of the recent National Association of REALTORS Settlement, some changes are coming to the way real estate brokers engage with their clients, and one of those changes is the requirement of a buyer-broker agreement. Buyer-broker agreements are nothing...
Landscape design can significantly boost a home’s value, especially in the Midwest, where the unique climate calls for specialized landscaping approaches that can handle all weather. To get you the scoop on the latest landscape design trends, we sat down with the...