The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and Move Inc. have completed an agreement under which Move Inc. will provide commercial and investment real estate information on behalf of NAR’s commercial members through Move Inc.’s network. The new initiative will

By Brad Andersohn There are so many free tools and sites on the Web this year that can help Realtors, creating a list of just 100 was a difficult task. But I love a good challenge! Below are my

By Colin Rohlfing, LEED AP Green is in these days. But how do you define what makes a particular property green? If a potential buyer at your next showing were to ask, “What makes this a green property?” Would

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) was joined by Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston last week as NAR launched its new Federal Housing Administration Toolkit. Realtors can use the toolkit to help buyers obtain safe

July 31, 2008 5364 W. Devon Ave., Forest Glen Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the-art Northwest Side office. The event featured outdoor entertainment and appetizers. Beer and wine were also served. Doug

By Yevgeniy Gutsalo The world we live in is changing all the time, from the way we live our personal life to the way we do business. New ideas and technology have enhanced and made way for more efficient

William “Bill” A. Alter, founder of Chicago-based developer The Alter Group, passed away August 8 in his Winnetka home of complications from pneumonia and Alzheimer’s. He was 78. Named one of the most influential people of the 20th Century

Realtors and other real estate professionals from throughout Illinois will gather September 17–19, 2008, for the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) 92nd Annual Convention and Expo at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard. This year’s convention, themed “Elect

Starck Realtors, one of suburban Chicago’s oldest and largest independent real estate brokerages. has announced that it will affiliate with Prudential Real Estate Affiliates Inc. Starck Realtors, which will operate as Prudential Starck Realtors, is a full-service real estate

Zillow and Baird & Warner announced a partnership which enables Baird & Warner to automatically feed all of their listings to Zillow.com on a daily basis, joining the hundreds of partners participating in the Zillow Listings Feed program, which

By Mike Scarantino Fueled by an escalating number of Americans who are reaching their retirement years and finding that Social Security benefits are not enough, reverse mortgages are becoming more popular than ever. The loans, which allow seniors 62

Baird & Warner Residential Sales Inc. announced it has joined forces with Century 21 Castles by King (CBK), a southwest suburban real estate brokerage firm. This marks Baird & Warner’s third acquisition in the last nine months. Century 21

Two of Chicago’s successful real estate organizations announced that they are joining forces. Christopher Feurer, the principal of the Feurer Companies, and his partner Michael Sato of CRF Marketing, the sales and marketing arm of the company, are joining

Winthrop Club in Evanston is on its way to being named the greenest residential high rise in Illinois, and only one of six in the country to earn LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building’s Council, according to

It may seem ironic that a green building event would generate waste, but Chicago’s Greenbuild 2007 generated 44 tons of it. Dan Bulley, executive director of the Green Construction Institute and chair of the volunteer committee for Greenbuild 2007,

Keller Williams Realty Inc., the fourth largest real estate company in North America, announced plans to launch a Keller Williams Realty Commercial Division this fall. Buddy Norman, a veteran of commercial real estate has joined Keller Williams as president