The last weekend of summer is upon us! Before heading off to vacation destinations for Labor Day, make a stop at one of Dream Town's open houses—we're featuring a gorgeous duplex down in Lincoln Park and a spacious single-family home on the Northwest Side.

Single-family homes in the Chicago metropolitan area saw prices increase slightly in June from the previous month, according to the latest Standard & Poor's/Case Shiller index. This is the third straight month-over-month gain for the Windy City and surrounding suburbs.

The last weekend in August presents an excellent opportunity to view some great Chicago properties. We're showing condos, duplexes and single-family homes all over the city. Stop by and see what Dream Town has to offer!

Hey real estate professionals! Agent Reboot is on its way to Chicago and this is your chance to get a great deal on the power-packed, one-day training and networking seminar. Find out how to get your $20 discount here!

Still looking for your dream home? Perhaps you'll find it this weekend at a Dream Town open house! Our agents are showing properties all over the city this Saturday and Sunday. So stop by and see for yourself or contact us to schedule a private visit.

Our very own Heather Hillebrand talks with Chicago Now about selling condos in today's market. Heather is a Chicago Association of Realtors 2009 Top Producer and a long-time Dream Town agent. Her advice? Price it right!

Yet another weekend of hot temps and great real estate deals in Chicago! Dream Town has a bunch of open houses this Saturday and Sunday with some excellent prices on single-family homes and condos. Check it out!

These days you never know what's going to happen between offer acceptance and the closing table. A transaction that seemed a sure thing one day can be off the next. Increase the odds of your deal going through without a hitch with these helpful pointers.

This weekend, Dream Town agents are showing a variety of Chicago properties. Condo shoppers have their pick of vintage rehabs and contemporary units, while house hunters will be pleased with the selection of single-family homes open for visits.

Get the inside scoop on daily discounts, local deals, green tips and do-it-yourself home improvement projects. Read on for five great websites with tons of helpful info that Chicago residents may find handy to mark in your "favorites" folder.

Another great weekend is forecasted for Chicago, which makes for another great weekend to house hunt! Dream Town has some wonderful properties to show and our agents are gearing up for open houses as we speak. Find out more here!

Dream Town will hold a VIP Awards Benefit to announce the winners of our "Chicago in Focus" photo contest. The evening event is at the Vertigo Sky Lounge, located on the 26th floor of the Dana Hotel and Spa. First, second and third place contest winners will receive cash prizes and all photos, including honorable mentions will be on display. 

Chicago's Loop neighborhood is one of the top 10 hottest zip codes in the country right now, according to a quarterly report from ZipRealty. The organization's review of home sales in 5,400 cities during the second quarter of 2010 found that the Loop's average sales-to-list-price ratio was the second highest in the nation.

Ah, the weekend is here again and you know what that means. . . more open houses from Dream Town! It's going to be hot, so stop into our featured properties listed here to cool off in the air conditioning and maybe find the home of your dreams!

In the past, the young single homebuyer steered toward a condo or townhome for his or her first property purchase. But now, affordable prices, low mortgage rates and vast inventory have made single-family houses much more attractive to this extensive demographic.

We have a great line-up of open houses this weekend. House hunters are invited to stop by and check out these amazing properties in person. See a schedule of hours and locations right here!

Want an eco-friendly home that doesn't break the bank to build? Green prefab residences are a new housing option in Chicago that combines economy and ecology for an affordable single-family home with sustainable features.

It's been a hot summer so far and the market is full of hot deals in real estate, too! Dream Town will showcase a number of its featured listings this weekend at open houses across the city and suburbs… See where and when right here!

It's official! Home buyers will have another 3 months to close on their properties in order to get the federal tax credit. President Obama signed the bill into law on Friday, pushing the closing date deadline back to September 30th.

The proposed extension for the home buyer tax credit closing deadline was approved by the Senate yesterday and is now waiting to be signed by President Obama to become law. The bill will modify the closing date, extending it to September 30, 2010.