Broker/Owner RCR Realty Number of years in real estate: 10 Describe your look: Feminine with a modern edge What do you consider a “fashion don’t”? High heels at a construction site and showing too much skin What is your

From loan delinquencies to a weakened housing market, the mortgage industry experienced numerous challenges in 2007 and has moved toward more conservative lending practices as a result. Wading through the current mortgage situation might pose as a challenge to

By Peggy Kayser, CAE, CIPS, RCE Chief Executive Officer Realtor Association of NorthWest Chicagoland It began with a simple idea — how could we, as an association, help the families of soldiers that had been called to active duty?

Hindsdale What was your first job in the realty industry? I began as an agent in 1974. Who inspires you? My daughter inspires me because of her commitment to her faith. My mother-in-law inspires me because of her amazing

Sera CityHomes at Lindbergh, near Buckhead inside the City of Atlanta, offers 72 townhomes from the $300,000s. Sera CityHomes at Lindbergh is part of a new urban village that also includes luxury apartments and retail space. The community is

$4,700,000 Co-op commission 4% This three-bedroom, three-bathroom, bay-front unit is located in Murano at Portofino. Unit features include walk-in closets, french doors and an open balcony with northern exposure. A pool, sauna, exercise room and a bar are featured

$885,000 Co-op commission 2.5% This Costa Mesa residence features a family-sized floor plan with a detached bonus room over the garage. Bonus room with bathroom could be guest quarters or office. Located near Newport Beach shopping and entertainment destinations,

River East Located in the former North Pier Terminal building, The Lofts at River East Art Center will have 10-foot ceilings, Euro-style cabinetry, Bosch stainless steel appliances and hardwood flooring throughout the main living areas. Panoramic windows afford residents

Kirk Homes’ Herrington Estates is located in the Weber Road corridor of Bolingbrook and will include 203 single-family homes. The homes are offered with interest rates for 30-year fixed loan mortgages below 5 percent. Prices start at $379,995 for

By Ginger Downs, RCE, CAE, IOM Chief Executive Officer Chicago Association of Realtors We Realtors have a well-established history of standing up for our communities, in good times and bad. In the preamble of our Code of Ethics and

Babak Raymond Yousefian Co-Founder Alumni Mortgage Group It’s important for a Realtor to have a solid understanding of the financial boundaries for their client, and the external forces that could affect those boundaries (SB1167, proposed CTA bailout, federal fiscal

Baird & Warner Residential Sales Inc. recently announced it has acquired two real estate companies: The Habitat Brokerage Company LLC of Chicago and Renaissance Realty Partners LTD of Lake Forest. As part of the acquisition, Millie Rosenbloom, current CEO/president/managing

By Agent X It’s interesting how much our industry has become such an enormous part of everyday living. The industry we love, live, eat and breathe is not only the talk of our conversations, it has reached new heights

This four-bedroom, four-bathroom home is located in an upscale Indiana community known as Long Beach Cove, a one-hour and twenty-five minute drive from Chicago. An open great room features vaulted ceilings and a gas fireplace. The gourmet kitchen offers

Roosevelt University announced the creation of the Teresa and Hipolito Roldan Scholarship Fund for Tomorrow’s Hispanic Leaders in Community Development and Real Estate. The $100,000 fund at The Chicago Community Trust was created by Hipolito “Paul” Roldan, president of

Broker/owners Ron and Lucy Hilt of Realty Consultants Inc. announced that the company has merged with the Prudential Homelife Realty-Hinsdale branch, through an acquisition that took place on Dec. 1, 2007. The Realty Consultants Team, including Realtor Elaine Pagels,