Chicago, IL - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The end of 2011 brought good news on the nation's economic front, with unemployment in December falling to its lowest level in three years and the economy adding 200,000 jobs during the same month.

SPRINGFIELD, IL - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A combination of unseasonably mild weather, historically low mortgage rates and attractive market pricing led to a sixth straight month of increases in home sales, according to data released by the Illinois Association of REALTORS® (IAR).

Northbrook, IL - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Advance Auto Parts property located at 1535 West Lane Road in Machesney Park, IL for $1,520,000.

CHARLESTON, IL - January 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Solix Inc., a business process outsourcing company serving government and commercial clients, has renewed its lease for 23,000 square feet at 700 West Lincoln Ave. in Charleston, Ill., announced commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Solix Inc., a long-time Cushman & Wakefield client, has been occupying the space since the acquisition of a predecessor company.

Torrance, CA - January 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Illinois office of Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, has closed on the sale of a 146,798-square-foot industrial building located in St. Charles, Ill. The sale price is undisclosed.

Chicago, IL - January 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hasani Steele, one of the top-producing Chicago real estate agents, has joined RE/MAX Premier Properties on Chicago’s Gold Coast. Janice Corley, the broker/owner of RE/MAX Premier Properties, compared the addition of Steele, formerly affiliated with @properties, to the sense of accomplishment that NFL teams feel after winning the Super Bowl.

Chicago, IL - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hasani Steele, one of the top-producing Chicago real estate agents, has joined RE/MAX Premier Properties on Chicago’s Gold Coast. Janice Corley, the broker/owner of RE/MAX Premier Properties, compared the addition of Steele, formerly affiliated with @properties, to the sense of accomplishment that NFL teams feel after winning the Super Bowl.

ELGIN, IL - January 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Aided by attractive prices, low interest rates and mild autumn weather that made late-season home shopping more pleasant than usual, the residential segment of the metropolitan Chicago real estate market closed 2011 with a solid month of sales. Home sales in the seven-county area totaled 6,010 units in December, 15.3 percent higher than in the same month of 2010 and 10 percent more than during the prior 30 days, according to an analysis by RE/MAX.

ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 12, 2012 –Jim Dieter, executive vice president of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. and head of the firm’s National Industrial brokerage platform, will co-moderate the Chicago Industrial Summit on Thursday, January 19. Produced by multi-media business publisher BISNOW, the event is slated for the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.

CHICAGO, IL - January 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Director Warren Ribley today announced $3,398,444 in capital funding to ten organizations that will train nearly 700 weatherization specialists across the state as part of the second phase of the Urban Weatherization Initiative (UWI). UWI is the nation's first state-funded weatherization program and one of the largest job creation initiatives to date for urban communities in Illinois. Governor Quinn kicked-off the first phase the multi-year green jobs training program last September by announcing the first round of funding for home energy audit training with national certification.

Chicago, IL - January 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- CBRE, Inc. today announced that it has been selected to manage and lease office properties totaling 3.3 million sq. ft. on behalf of Equity Office Properties in Chicago, IL and Columbus, Ohio

PRINGFIELD, IL - December 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A new law set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, will help people who rent apartments, condominiums or houses access information about radon levels in their homes. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency’s (IEMA) radon program is offering guidance to help renters better understand radon hazards and their rights under this new law.

Northbrook, IL - December 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Walgreens property located at 16675 S Oak Park Avenue in Tinley Park, IL for $3,358,000.

SPRINGFIELD, IL - December 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS® (IAR) latest report, statewide home sales (including single family and condominiums) in November 2011 totaled 7,954 homes sold, up 14.2 percent from 6,966 home sales in November 2010. The statewide median price in November was $128,500, down 11.4 percent from $145,000 in November 2010. The median is a typical market price where half the homes sold for more, half sold for less.

CHICAGO, IL - December 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jim Dieter, executive vice president of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. and head of the firm’s National Industrial brokerage platform, is slated to address Chicago’s 10th Annual Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference on January 24, 2012. Produced by REJournals.com, the event is scheduled for the Chicago Marriott Downtown.