Illinois Senator Dick Durbin thinks SHOP may pave the way Brian A. Bernardoni Having given orientation to Realtors on governmental affairs issues, I have been able to, over time, change my unscripted mental notes to reflect progress where Realtor

More than 700 neighborhood leaders and partners of Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of Chicago celebrated its 32nd anniversary at a an awards dinner at Hyatt Regency Chicago’s grand ballroom. The dinner, which raised over $400,000 in support of NHS

DogPads.net is a real estate Web site geared toward dog owners who are looking to purchase a Chicago area home. Real estate broker associate Jim Gramata, Keller Williams Lincoln Park Realty, recently launched his dog-centric home buying Web site

By Fredric B. Prohov The connection back to the environment and the desire to “go green” has become more evident everywhere we look in a short time. We all sense this change, but for the moment, it has been

New England Builders was named a winner in the 2008 Best of 50+ Housing Awards, a design and marketing competition for the 50-plus housing industry presented by the National Association of Home Builders. Stonebridge of Lake Bluff won in

In a housing market that has been a bit challenging these days, Realtors and developers are thinking out of the box more than ever to close that deal. We checked in with local Realtors and other experts to see

Teri-Lynn Tomazic, a resident of Batavia and a sales agent with RE/MAX Professionals East in St. Charles, was recently honored by RE/MAX Northern Illinois with its annual Humanitarian Award. The award goes to RE/MAX associates who make outstanding contributions

Patrick Dalessandro of Prospect Heights was named the 2008 Illinois Realtor of the Year. The announcement was made at the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) business meetings in Springfield on March 27. A Realtor of the Year banquet will

By Bob Corcoran Imagine for just a minute that the year is 2020 – the year you’ll be retiring from real estate. That might sound like a long time, but it’s only 12 years.

The clock strikes 5 p.m. and

Michael Lerner, founder and president of MCZ Development Corp., a real estate development company based in Chicago, along with Thaddeus Wong and Michael Golden, co-founders of Chicago-based real estate brokerage firm @properties, were inducted into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship

Chicago-based Lucien Lagrange Architects (LLA) has promoted Tim Hill, James Kemper, Alfredo Marr and Heather Weed to principal. They join founder Lucien Lagrange and Wayne Miller, named co-managing principal in 2007, on the firm’s leadership team. Hill, previously associate

Prudential Preferred Properties received the Gibraltar Circle Award from Prudential Real Estate Affiliates at the Prudential Sales Conference 2008, held March 16-18 in New Orleans. The Gibraltar Circle Award is presented to the Top 50 companies in the Prudential

Governor Rod Blagojevich has declared April 2008 as Fair Housing Month in Illinois, urging all citizens to embrace diversity and acknowledge the 60,000 members of the Illinois Association of Realtors for their role in educating the public about their

Hyde Park Bank recently announced the launch of its mortgage lending division. The mortgage lending team will be led by Chad Boulanger, who will serve as vice president director. Jo Ann Grayson and Chris Knapp, the former management team

Keller Williams Realty announced that it will be launching a new division of the company dedicated to serving the high-end home market. The new venture, introduced at the company’s recent annual Mega Camp event, is the product of more

Katrina “Kat” Schmitt Broker Associate Streeterville Properties Near Northside/Goldcoast Due to recent media reports regarding the real estate market, I have encountered buyers expecting incentives who try to negotiate on new construction projects. Developers are not always willing to