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Karen Marposon of Weichert Realtors Recieves National Honor

Weichert Realtors honored Broker and Relocation Specialist Karen Marposon with the “Pinnacle Award” at the Weichert Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin Broker Council Rally on March

RE/MAX Edge and RE/MAX NorthCoast Chicago Merge

RE/MAX Edge in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood continues to grow and expand, especially in light of its recent merger with RE/MAX NorthCoast, an established brokerage in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. The merger will strengthen the brokerage’s position in the Chicago

Chicagoland Foreclosures on the Rise

Investigations into mortgage servicers’ processes are over and the delay in foreclosures has ended, too. The number of properties that are being returned to lenders is increasing once

Four New Agents Join Dream Town Realty

Dream Town Realty announced four new Realtors joined the brokerage last month. The new March recruits are Anthony Motton, Peter Childs, Susan Boush and Tom Kelley. All four agents offer residential home sale and purchase services in the Chicago

Bill Kashul Named Sales Manager at Baird & Warner Lake Forest

Baird & Warner is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Kashul as Sales Manager for the brokerage firm’s Lake Forest

Condo Association Sues Resident Over Bedbug Problem

Bedbugs continue to be a growing problem in Chicago, one of the top five infested cities in the country. One particular North side condominium is especially having difficulties eradicating the pesky

Enterprise Opens Chicago Office

Enterprise announced the grand opening of its Chicago office, located at 230 West Monroe Street in downtown Chicago. With this office, Enterprise is expanding its Midwestern presence to continue providing investment capital to create affordable housing. Enterprise’s Chicago staff

Chicagoland Foreclosure Activity Decreases in Q1

RealtyTrac released yesterday its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for the first quarter of 2011, which shows foreclosure filings were reported at a 15 percent decrease from the previous quarter and a 27 percent decrease from the first quarter of

Losing the Living Room

According to local builders, recent research shows buyers have less need for this traditional space. Couple that news with the fact that home sizes are shrinking, and the trend toward homes that are losing the living room just makes

Craig Hogan Appointed to Second Term with Keller Williams Realty International

Craig Hogan, managing broker of Keller Williams Gold Coast office in Chicago, was recently appointed for a second term to the Board of Directors for the Luxury Homes Division of Keller Williams Realty International.  This appointment was announced last

Dream Town-Groupon Deal Activated

By Tom Butala As online discount service Groupon has broken into the real estate world with an exclusive deal from Dream Town Realty, Dream Town’s President and Co-founder Yuval Degani reports that the voucher activated within hours of going

Dream Town Realty Offers Deal Through Groupon

Dream Town Realty today launched a special offer with Groupon, the first real estate deal to be done with the nation’s leading online coupon

Calk Family Takes Over Generations Bank

On Wednesday April 6, Stephen and John Calk announced that with the approval of the Office of Thrift Supervision they have closed the deal and purchased the more than 100-year charter and assets of Generations Bank from Armed Forces

Former Chicago Blackhawk Sells Lakeview Home

Former Chicago Blackhawk Curtis Brown has sold his Lakeview

Weekend RE

This week  in real estate, according to Chicago.Curbed.com, R. Kelly’s former Lakeview mansion (the one where the infamous sex tape was filmed) has went under contract. Curbed notes this isn’t the first time the converted 1885 church at 1010

Airhart Begins Preconstruction Sales at Blanchard Court Townhomes in Wheaton

Airhart Construction recently opened sales at its newest community: Blanchard Court, featuring 18 low-maintenance townhomes in

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