Treasury Secretary Paulson & CDFI Fund Director Reed to Announce FY 2007 CDFI Program...
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. will travel to Chicago Friday to discuss the importance of trade and investment for U.S. job creation and...
When Helping People Achieve the American Dream Becomes a Personal Nightmare: NAR Observes Realtor(R)...
CHICAGO , Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Would you welcome a complete stranger into your home or get into a car alone with someone you...
Fox Valley hasn’t been seriously impacted by cut in housing jobs
Housing-related job cuts have climbed to new levels, reflecting the soft underbelly of the real estate industry's progress at reversing sputtering home sales, according...
Illinois school reform a taxing situation
MOLINE, Illinois -- Ask Moline superintendent Dr. Cal Lee about school funding, and he puts it clearly.
"Property tax is an unfair method for funding...
Property tax is very flawed
Property taxes are an imperfect way to tax people.
Just how unfair property taxes can be was on display earlier this week in the story...
Prelicensing course offered
The Real Estate Institute offers "Real Estate Transactions #101," a 45-credit hour prelicensing course required before being able to take the Illinois Real Estate...
How to decide whether a will or a living trust best for you
When engaging in the estate planning process, one of the threshold issues is whether to have a will or a living trust as your...
Schillerstrom: Give home rule a chance…
While the DuPage County Board may have the authority to invoke home rule, it's uncertain if divided leaders will ever get to that point.Chairman...
Prime Group Realty TrustAcquires Interest in Extended Stay Hotels
CHICAGO -- Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE: PGEPRB) (the “Company”) announced today that on June 29, 2007 the Company, through its wholly-owned qualified REIT...
Older homes’ appeal growing
Real estate agents sold 561 homes built before 1940 in 2006, 87 more than they did in 2005, according to the Bloomington-Normal Association of Realtors. Old home sales in 2006 were at the highest level since 1999 when agents sold 490 pre-1940s homes.
