Real estate

Former Der Rathskeller in Rockford sold to local family; new restaurant in the w...

March 27, 2024 @ 7:30 am

By Helen Karakoudas Special to the Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The building which housed the iconic Der Rathskeller restaurant...

Three-business building anchored by Dunkin' under construction in Belvidere

March 20, 2024 @ 6:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app BELVIDERE — A building that will house three businesses anchored by Dunkin’ is under...

First Rockford area home sale data of 2024 shows higher prices, more sales

March 4, 2024 @ 9:28 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The region’s first home sale data of the year shows prices are...

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February 1, 2024 @ 11:57 am

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Real Rock Report 2-1

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The Rockford region's housing market broke three records in 2023

January 29, 2024 @ 4:10 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The housing market in the Rockford region broke three records last year,...

New homes on the market rise 13% in Rockford region, biggest increase in more th...

January 2, 2024 @ 5:46 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The number of homes that went on the market in the Rockford...

Developer to convert commercial space into more loft apartments in Rockford's Mi...

December 5, 2023 @ 6:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Real estate developer Urban Equity Properties is adding more apartments to its...

Rockford area home sale prices dip back below $200K, but remain higher year-over...

December 4, 2023 @ 10:56 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The average price of a home sold in the Rockford region dipped...

A look inside 2 historic buildings the city of Rockford plans to sell to a local...

October 3, 2023 @ 6:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app Two videos below take you inside the historic Rockford Watch Co. factory and the...

Rockford area home sale prices hit record high for third straight month

September 28, 2023 @ 11:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Home sale prices in the Rockford region have hit a record high...

Rockford's next historic makeover: New plans for former Watch Factory, city's fi...

September 22, 2023 @ 5:55 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A historic factory where timepieces were once made and the city’s first...

Rockford City Council approves 3-year property tax rebate for new home construct...

September 6, 2023 @ 5:55 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — City Council members have approved a three-year property tax rebate program that’s...

Wright & Wagner Lofts, Beloit's newest residential development, to open with 80%...

August 22, 2023 @ 3:21 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app BELOIT, Wis. — New luxury riverfront lofts that offer far-reaching views of the city’s...

Homebuilding never recovered after the Great Recession. Here's Rockford's latest...

August 9, 2023 @ 1:20 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A new round of tax breaks may be offered in an attempt...

Rockford-area home sale prices hit new record, topping $198K average for the fir...

August 3, 2023 @ 11:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Karl Gasbarra can remember a time when Realtors scoffed at the idea...

Here's the new retailer moving in between Office Max and Dick's Sporting Goods i...

July 5, 2023 @ 6:30 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A new retailer that helps you gear up for the great outdoors...

Rockford region sees highest home sale totals in 9 months

June 27, 2023 @ 1:42 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The region saw an uptick in the number of homes sold last...

Gambino Realtors celebrates a century in business in Rockford

June 20, 2023 @ 11:40 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — When Frank Gambino joined the real estate business 40 years ago, the...

Record-low inventory of Rockford area homes for sale has some buyers feeling 'be...

May 31, 2023 @ 11:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — In her first two years in the real estate business, Alli Bernardi...

Rockford Speedway incentive package could be worth millions with successful deve...

May 4, 2023 @ 6:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app LOVES PARK — City Council members have approved a pay-as-you-go incentive package that could...

Rockford-area Realtors group offers $25K in grants to help provide relief after ...

April 6, 2023 @ 1:02 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The NorthWest Illinois Alliance of Realtors is making $25,000 in grants available...

Riverfront luxury lofts coming to Beloit, future tenants can pre-lease now

March 1, 2023 @ 3:47 pm

Rock River Current Get our mobile app BELOIT, Wis. — Hendricks Commercial Properties announced Wednesday that it is pre-leasing for future tenants of its...

What to expect in the Rockford real estate market in 2023

February 2, 2023 @ 7:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The Rockford region’s real-estate market has gone through back-to-back record-breaking years with...

Rockford-area real estate market saw record prices, fastest sale pace in 'remark...

January 31, 2023 @ 12:28 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Homes in the region sold at their highest prices and moved off...

How a new loan initiative aims to foster fast fixes to dilapidated Rockford home...

January 27, 2023 @ 1:50 pm

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A new organization that helps rehab vacant and dilapidated homes by filling...

Developers target spring to open building that will house Five Guys, Tropical Sm...

January 9, 2023 @ 7:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app MACHESNEY PARK — Developers say they’re targeting spring to complete a three-tenant building near...

New restaurant planned for former Baking Grounds North in Machesney Park

November 4, 2022 @ 8:30 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter MACHESNEY PARK — A former cafe and bakery outside the Machesney Park Town Center has...

Rockford-area housing market begins to cool, but prices remain near record highs

November 1, 2022 @ 6:30 am

By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The region’s housing market showed its first signs of cooling last month...

Rockford-area home sale prices break record high for fourth-straight month. Can ...

September 30, 2022 @ 11:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — Drew Erickson recalls seeing a home on the market for $132,000 this...

'It has opened the doors to new opportunities for Junior High students': School ...

July 7, 2022 @ 2:09 pm

By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our newsletter OREGON — David L. Rahn Junior High School in Mount Morris is for sale through...

Rockford-based First Midwest Group expanding in Sterling

May 2, 2022 @ 11:53 am

From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — The region’s largest real estate developer is expanding its footprint in Illinois with...

Rockford named one of 5 'surprisingly cool towns' where you can buy a home for l...

April 13, 2022 @ 9:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Finding out the city has been placed on another internet list can spur...

What's a mall worth? CherryVale says about $12.6M less

October 25, 2021 @ 6:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our Newsletter CHERRY VALLEY — Owners of the CherryVale Mall argue its property is worth millions less...

'Superheated demand': Rockford area home sale prices hit another record high

September 29, 2021 @ 9:00 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current ROCKFORD — Home sale prices in the region climbed to another record high in August as buyers continue...

'Just let me buy a house': Hot Rockford real estate market creates bidding wars ...

September 15, 2021 @ 7:05 am

By Kevin Haas Rock River Current LOVES PARK — Krista Everling spent about five months watching her home-buying plans unravel as her offers were...