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A new report from a finance professor predicting the coming insolvency of the Federal Housing Administration has some government officials and analysts spooked, according to a new report from The Wall Street
It’s no secret that the average Realtor gains the majority of his or her business from client referrals; however, Jennifer Ames, one of the nation’s highest ranked and top-producing real estate agents, believes that the best approach to real
Weichert, Realtors has kicked off its 33rd Annual Weichert Toy Drive, a holiday-themed community service initiative that collects toys for disadvantaged children. From November to December 9, members of the community are invited to drop off new, unwrapped toys
In a move that seems to confirm the ever-increasing importance of multifamily housing in the current housing market, the federal government is removing several state regulations that will make it easier for developers to build federally-subsidized multifamily homes, according
To keep up with increasing demand in the North Shore region, Chicago real estate firm @properties has hired Terry Wilkowsi as vice president of brokerage services, North
The top producing agents from Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, including President’s Club member Gloria Matlin, gathered at an annual business retreat to learn about market trends and competitive strategies for
Chicago-based RE/MAX Premier Properties announced its outstanding agents for the month of October: Cynthia Bauer, Izabela Machnicki and Mike
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released earnings and inventory statistics a couple days ago, and the data suggested a substantial decline in REO properties for the GSEs. Counting FHA properties, the GSE’s REO inventories decreased to 226,961 at the
Price: Free How it Works: Utilizing data from RealtyTrac, Complete Foreclosures allows users to research all bank owned, pre-foreclosure, and auction listings as they are posted on RealtyTrac. Rated as one of the top 10 business apps, it has
Speculations of the Federal Reserve’s coming quarterly report entail fears that the European debt crisis may have a strong, adverse impact on foreign bank lending in the United States. The fourth quarter senior loan officer survey report, which is
Surely every northeast Illinois real estate professional has heard of Lisle-based Midwest Real Estate Data LLC (MRED), and they may have even benefited from MRED’s statistics, multiple listing service and other offerings. But now, MRED isn’t just for Realtors
Thanks to the hard work of more than 100 volunteers from Realtors to the Rescue and other organizations, Petsmart Charities and Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) hosted another successful pet adoption event at the Logan Square Petsmart Saturday.
The HomeStandings report, a product of leading information provider CoreLogic, is now available on RE/MAX Mainstreet to a variety of RE/MAX agents and affiliates. The report system is expected to give one of the leading real estate companies in
Development group Golub & Co. has just agreed to pay $6 million for a piece of South Loop property owned by the city of Chicago. The developer plans to build a 35-story apartment tower comprised of 392 apartments in
The federal government’s long-awaited revisions to the Home Affordable Refinance Program, or HARP 2.0 as it’s been called by the press, primarily work through offering underwater homeowners a chance to refinance their loans, but recent agreements between the government
Prestigious real estate firm Prudential Rubloff has just announced the formation of a new foundation within the company: Prudential Rubloff Cares, a philanthropic venture designed to raise money for charitable