In a year-end effort to market 36 condominiums at 200 North Dearborn Private Residences, a 47-story apartment tower being converted to condominium ownership in Chicago’s Loop, American Invsco’s Chairman and CEO Nicholas S. Gouletas says he is entertaining all

John McMahon, SRA, of La Grange Park, Ill., was recognized today as the Appraisal Institute’s December “Volunteer of Distinction” for Region

Century 21 Affiliated announced today the appointment of Sandesh Bilgi to president of Chicago operations. Affiliated has 28 offices in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois and is opening offices in Downtown

Chicago Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) representatives are attending the IX Annual Warsaw Real Estate Players’ Conference, Dec. 10 in Warsaw, Poland. Their trip reaffirms C.A.R.’s formal cooperative relationship with the Warsaw Real Estate Brokers’ Association

Real estate consumers who are sometimes subject to potentially conflict-laden practices in the industry known as “dual agency” and “designated agency” will no longer run that risk when working with a leading Chicago condo-specialty brokerage. OwnACondo.com, with brand new

Koenig & Strey Real Living has announced the opening of their Deerfield Road location in downtown Deerfield. Doug Ayers, President and CEO of Koenig & Strey made the announcement. “Our presence in Deerfield is tremendously important to Koenig &

America’s 10 largest publicly traded homebuilders have started to improve their policies and practices relating to the environment and resources, but much progress remains to be achieved, according to a major new study by Calvert – one of the

There are cathedral ceilings, and then there are cathedral ceilings. The difference is apparent at Mallinckrodt in the Park in Wilmette, where a handful of floor plans have been carved out of the historic building’s five-story chapel giving homebuyers

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage announced yesterday it has acquired the assets of Fuller, Rose and Fuller in Northbrook, Ill., a company that formerly operated as RE/MAX North. The firm will now do business under the banner of Coldwell Banker

Antonio Riley was sworn in yesterday as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Regional Administrator for the six states in HUD’s Midwestern Region which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. As the Regional Administrator, Riley

For our Best Offices issue, Chicago Agent found the most exciting places to work in the Chicagoland area. These real estate offices in both the city and the suburbs have discovered how to successfully run an office while still finding ways to have fun and keep agents on their toes. With a managing broker who knows the importance of setting the tone for the entire office, these are the places where agents have all of their professional needs fulfilled, and are able to find success regardless of the market.

Dick Wilson, broker/owner of RE/MAX Associates West in Bartlett, Ill., has always encouraged the fundraising efforts that RE/MAX Northern Illinois undertakes for the benefit of Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. This year, though, Wilson has a far more personal

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-controlled mortgage entities, have announced that they will freeze all foreclosure evictions on mortgage loans they own or back from Dec. 20, 2010 through Jan.3, 2011. “If the property is occupied, our

For this issue’s Ask a Lender, Joe Burke, a vice president of mortgage lending with Guaranteed Rate, answers questions posed by Chicagoland Realtors. Q: I have spent countless hours and marketing dollars on condominium listings this year, only to

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced Cook County will receive more than $11 million to support community development. “This funding provides the building blocks needed to improve communities,” says Donovan. “Now, more than ever, these

The federal financial regulatory agencies issued final supervisory guidance today on sound practices by financial institutions for real estate appraisals and evaluations. Financial institutions use reliable appraisals and evaluations to determine the value of collateral for mortgages and other