Yearly Archives: 2007
Pappas Says Mortgage Companies Try to Frighten Homeowners into Sending Bills to Them
With Misleading Claim About $5 fee Companies Should Pay
CHICAGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mortgage companies must pay property taxes out of escrow accounts on...
New Illinois Law to Help Protect Homeowners From Foreclosures
AARP-Backed Law Will Toughen Standards for Mortgage Brokers Takes Aim at Consumer Protections from Predatory Loans
CHICAGO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In the midst of...
Governor Blagojevich signs anti-predatory lending law, announces borrower outreach initiative to help fight foreclosures
Statewide ban on predatory mortgage products, counseling and face-to-face lenders’ meetings will help families keep their homes
SPRINGFIELD – As the nation’s foreclosure rate continues...
Revenue Department reports record high number of taxpayers filed online in 2007
E-Filing saved state $3.7 million in processing expenses
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) today announced a record high number of taxpayers chose...
Survey Indicates Majority of Renters Do Not Carry Renters Insurance
CHICAGO, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Car owners know that they must have insurance to drive and homeowners carry coverage to protect their possessions, however,...
A few ways to deal with leaping taxes
Your real estate tax assessment shows another jump. Used to be, we suffered from creeping taxes -- now it's leaping taxes. Two of our...
Illinois Median Sale Price Up 0.8 Percent to $200,000 in September
Home Sales Down from a Year Ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Consumer sentiment and the degree of optimism they express in terms of...
The Place/BV Student Housing Fund Announces Recent National Investments Worth Over $80 Million
ATLANTA and CHICAGO, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Place/BV Student Housing Fund, LLC, a real estate investment fund focused on the acquisition and development...
Governor Blagojevich reminds seniors and residents with disabilities about winter heating assistance grants
Priority households advised to apply now before extreme cold hits Illinois; To apply visit www.liheapillinois.com or call 1-877-411-WARM
CHICAGO – Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today...
Contrarian Chicago Entrepreneur Reveals the SECRET ‘Phenomenon’ That Made Him as Much Income in...
CHICAGO, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Listening to the pundits you'd believe America was in for another recession ... and maybe it is ... BUT...
Sheldon Good & Company CEO Steven Good, First Commercial REALTOR(R) to Address Annual TX...
Speaker for National Association of REALTORS(R) (NAR) Commercial Division
Just Named 2008 Vice Chair of NAR's Commercial Alliance Committee
CHICAGO, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Steven L....
Plan Now for Your Family’s Safe Escape
PELLA, Iowa, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeping a home safe and protecting loved ones is an expectation many Americans take for granted. Too often...
Marquette Bank Invests $4 Million in Its South Side Location
Renovated Main Bank building officially dedicated; Improvements to deliver conveniences and community resources to south side neighborhoods
Plans also announced for new housing foundation serving...
Bridge Finance Group Provides $23.4 Million Funding Package to Help Madison-Kipp Corporation Expand Operations
CHICAGO, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Finance Group announced the completion of a $12 million revolver, and an $8.4 million term loan/capital expenditure line...
Real estate agent sued over home transaction
An area real estate agent is being sued for questionable practices in the sale of a Warrenville townhome.
Martha Lopez is accused of purposely listing...
