Quinn Administration Partners with National Event to Help Chicago-area Homeowners

April 24, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

ROSEMONT – April 24, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — To further Governor Pat Quinn’s commitment to protect Illinois families and communities from foreclosure, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) today helped kick off the free Help for Homeowners Community Event at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.

March home sales in Illinois best in four years; median prices show signs of stabilizing

April 19, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

SPRINGFIELD, IL – April 19, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Illinois home sales posted the best March sales numbers in four years, and median prices snapped a 20-month streak of price declines, data released by the Illinois Association of REALTORS® show.

Conference Highlights Governor Quinn’s Commitment to Affordable Housing

April 18, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

CHICAGO, IL – April 18, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Governor Pat Quinn sent a message of welcome to Illinois to federal housing leaders to Illinois as they addressed the 500 attendees at the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Affordable Housing at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Governor Quinn commends the state’s housing industry leaders for their dedication to ensure working families, seniors and people with disabilities access to have safe, affordable housing.

Department of Human Rights Marks Start of Fair Housing Month

April 5, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

CHICAGO, IL – April 5, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) teamed up today with the Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance to kick-off Fair Housing Month with a discussion about the timely topic of: Opportunity Mapping: because where you live matters. Today’s panel is one of a series of events that will be held around the state as part of Fair Housing Month, which commemorates the 44th anniversary of the passage of the 1968 Federal Fair Housing Act. This year also marks the 33rd anniversary of the Illinois Human Rights Act, which is administered by IDHR and bars discrimination in housing

The Boulder Group Named Exclusive Advisor for Net Leased GSA Property Sale

April 3, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

April 3, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Boulder Group, a national net lease investment brokerage firm, has been named the exclusive advisor for the sale of a single tenant net leased industrial building solely occupied by the GSA (Internal Revenue Service) at 1021 North Mitsubishi Motorway in Bloomington, Illinois.

Governor Quinn Announces Up to $13 Million in New Relief for Southern Illinois Communities

April 2, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

HARRISBURG – April 2, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — At the direction of Governor Pat Quinn, the heads of a number of state agencies today announced in Harrisburg up to $13 million of financial aid and construction projects to help families, businesses and local governments recover from the deadly tornado that ravaged several Southern Illinois communities on Feb. 29. The package put together at the Governor’s instruction includes reimbursements to local governments for some of their disaster-related expenses, road improvements, grants to help homeowners repair or rebuild damaged homes, and low-interest business loans to create jobs and help businesses recover.

Governor Quinn Addresses Illinois Association of Realtors Emphasizes Administration’s Commitment to Affordable Housing and Sustainable Homeownership

March 27, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

SPRINGFIELD, IL – March 27, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Governor Pat Quinn today addressed the Illinois Association of Realtors Conference in Springfield. March is Affordable Housing Month, and the Governor’s remarks emphasized his administration’s commitment to creating affordable homeownership opportunities and foreclosure assistance programs.

Chicago home sales surge on last day of February; last-minute transactions add to already reported strong February gains in Illinois

March 27, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

SPRINGFIELD, IL – March 27, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — A surge of activity on Leap Day drove home sales to even higher levels in the state, according to data collected by the Illinois Association of REALTORS®.

House Passes Quigley Bill to Cut Wasteful Federal Property Spending

March 22, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

WASHINGTON, DC – March 22, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Legislation authored by U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) to cut wasteful federal property spending that costs taxpayers $1.7 billion annually was passed by the House of Representatives. Rep. Quigley was the lead Democratic author of the Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2011 (H.R. 665).

Illinois sees 15.1 percent increase in home sales; strongest February sales report since 2008, data show

March 21, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

SPRINGFIELD, IL – March 21, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Illinois recorded an eighth consecutive month of year-over-year increases in home sales, according to data released today by the Illinois Association of REALTORS®.

Nearly $478,000 in Veterans Cash lottery proceeds awarded to 10 groups to support Illinois veterans

March 19, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

SPRINGFIELD – March 19, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) today announced $477,752 in grants from Veterans’ Cash scratch-off lottery ticket sales to help 10 non-profits deliver specialized programs and services for Illinois’ veterans.

The Boulder Group Named Exclusive Advisor for Net Leased Allstate Property Sale

March 13, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

Woodridge, IL – March 13, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The Boulder Group, a national net lease investment brokerage firm, has been named the exclusive advisor for the sale of a single tenant net leased office building solely occupied by Allstate at 9022 Heritage Parkway in Woodridge, Illinois.

Governor Quinn Announces Illinois Among Top 10 States for Corporate Locations in National Survey Illinois Gains Over Last Year’s Ranking

March 1, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

CHICAGO, IL – March 1, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Governor Pat Quinn today announced that the state of Illinois and Chicago have been named among the top 10 locations for new and expanded corporate facilities. Illinois ranked seventh among states, an improvement over last year’s eighth place ranking, and Chicago second in the metropolitan areas category in the annual analysis by Site Selection magazine, one of the nation’s premier corporate real estate and economic development publications

Illinois sees 16.1 percent increase in home sales; strongest January sales report since 2007, data show

February 22, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

SPRINGFIELD, IL – February 22, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Illinois Home sales in January were the strongest for the month since 2007, according to data released today by the Illinois Association of REALTORS

Illinois Home Sales surge 14.8 percent in final quarter of 2011

February 13, 2012 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama

SPRINGFIELD, IL – February 13, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS® fourth quarter 2011 report, Illinois home sales (single family and condominiums) totaled 25,394, up 14.8 percent from 22,114 home sales in the fourth quarter of 2010. The 4Q11 statewide median home sales price was $128,000, down 10.8 percent from $143,500 in 4Q10. The median is a typical market price where half the homes sold for more, half sold for less.

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