Monthly Archives: February 2014

BLOOMINGDALE, Ill. - February 26, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- & Associates, the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm in the country, has negotiated a 10-year, $5 million lease for a 110,063-square-foot industrial property located at 171 Covington Drive in Bloomingdale, Ill.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - February 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The polar vortex and lower inventory levels may have affected January home sales which dipped 7.5 percent compared to last year, but median home prices climbed 9.6 percent over previous-year levels, according to the Illinois Association of REALTORS

CHICAGO - February 20, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm in the country, has announced that Terry Grapenthin, a 13 year veteran who specializes in industrial brokerage, has joined the firm’s Illinois office as a principal

CHICAGO - February 19, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the U.S. Green Building Council has ranked Illinois number one among all 50 states in the sustainable building design movement. Illinois has more than 29 million square feet of certified green buildings, or 2.29 square feet for every resident. Today’s announcement is part of Governor Quinn’s agenda to ensure a clean and healthy environment for future generations

EAST ALTON - February 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- In one year, a new development of 46 new rental single-family homes for working families will open on the former site of a World War II-era development known as the “Defense Area” properties of East Alton.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Broker-Associate with The Real Estate Group in Springfield. “As an elected official and as a leader in the local, state and national REALTOR® family, he carries the RPAC message with pride, passion and knowledge.”

SPRINGFIELD - February 6, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Due to extremely low temperatures and winter storms in the Midwest this winter, the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is stepping up its efforts to raise awareness about fire safety as well as the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning. The Fire Marshal is urging homeowners to be aware of the dangers that carbon monoxide poses.

CHICAGO - February 4, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a national real estate law firm with offices in Chicago and Los Angeles, announced that Susan Kim has joined the firm as an of counsel member in the Chicago office. Ms. Kim has a diverse law background, which includes experience in both the public and private sectors

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - February 3, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- REALTOR® Pat Callan, managing broker-owner of Realty Executives Premiere in Wheaton, has been named the 2014 Illinois REALTOR® of the Year by the Illinois Association of REALTORS®.