Mary Umberger

Back in the days, not so long ago, when the housing market was deader than Generalissimo Franco, convincing an employee to accept a job transfer to another city could be...

How much did your real estate agent earn last year? Chances are, he or she got a raise — a big one, at least on paper. In a report that...

How much did your real estate agent earn last year? Chances are, he or she got a raise — a big one, at least on paper. In a report that...

When John and Sara Kanive wanted to find a way to make their Chicago apartment stand out in order to sublet it in March, their solution was right in front...

When John and Sara Kanive wanted to find a way to make their Chicago apartment stand out in order to sublet it in March, their solution was right in front...

After a long, dry spell, it's almost — but not quite — a seller's market for the nation's pricier houses, according to an organization that trains agents who specialize in...

After a long, dry spell, it's almost — but not quite — a seller's market for the nation's pricier houses, according to an organization that trains agents who specialize in...

After considerable huffing, hauling and a noxious level of exposure to bleach, I can stand back and acknowledge that I was luckier than many Chicagoans whose basements recently were visited...

Um, don't look now, but out there in the real estate trenches, they're whispering the B word again. That's B as in "bubble." That's because agents in various parts of...

Um, don't look now, but out there in the real estate trenches, they're whispering the B word again. That's B as in "bubble." That's because agents in various parts of...