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ELGIN, IL - December 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- What’s ahead for the housing segment of the metropolitan Chicago real estate market in 2012? RE/MAX recently asked a representative sampling of its experienced agents for their assessment of where the market stands today and what the New Year may hold. A sizable majority of those agents expects that the first half of 2012 is likely to see a slow steadying of home prices and a continuation of the recent trend toward increased home sales.

Northbrook, IL - December 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a ground leased Walgreens property located at 5105 N. Harlem Avenue in Chicago, IL for $1,197,183.

Chicago, IL - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In a recent study of RE/MAX agents in northern Illinois, agents reported that although this remains a great time to buy a home due to ample inventory and mortgage interest rates at a historic low, earning approval for mortgage financing has become a longer and more difficult task.

Northbrook, IL - November 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Starbucks property located at 4820 N. University Street in Peoria, IL for $1,175,000.

EUGENE, OR - November 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Park City, Utah real estate broker Clay Fuhrhop have created a dynamic real estate search page on the Tri County Realty website. Southwestern Illinois Regional MLS (SIRMLS) is now synced to Fuhrhop’s search pages, seamlessly displaying thousands of property listings within his professional website. This incredible technology gives home seekers the ability to experience an unprecedented level of access to the SIRMLS database, in addition to creating a comprehensive real estate resource for property seekers in the Ava area.

ELGIN, IL - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- October home sales activity in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued the upward trend evident during the third quarter of 2011, according to an analysis by RE/MAX of home sales statistics collected by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC. The number of homes changing hands in October increased 22.3 percent when compared to October 2010. That followed a 19.3 percent gain in the third quarter.

EUGENE, OR - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- David Steiner, owner of Carlson-Steiner Realty, has adopted the premier IDX Broker software for his professional real estate website. As a leader in real estate technology, it is no wonder that Steiner has chosen to integrate one of the most advanced Internet Data Exchange (IDX) tools available to agents and brokers onto the website he represents. Rockford MLS (RAARMLS) listing data is now automatically displayed on his website, extracting raw RAARMLS listing data and seamlessly displaying it onto his search page. Loves Park, Illinois potential buyers will now experience a dynamic online property search, thanks to the IDX-enabled website of Carlson-Steiner Real Estate.

ELGIN, IL - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The chances of turning a home sales contract into a completed sale increase substantially when the real estate agents successfully overcome obstacles that can block the path to the closing table, according to a RE/MAX analysis of trends in the northern Illinois real estate market.

Chicago, IL - November 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tom Haeberle, broker/owner of RE/MAX 1st Choice in Ottawa, Ill., recently was appointed by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to the newly created seven-member Ottawa Port District Board of Directors. It’s another opportunity for Haeberle to contribute to the economic vitality of Ottawa and LaSalle County.

EUGENE, OR - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kathleen Malone, real estate professional with @Properties, has teamed with IDX, Inc. to create an easy-to-use real estate search page for all potential Chicago, Illinois buyers. The versatile tools and search features Malone now displays on her website make the online property search monumentally easier for home seekers and real estate professionals alike. Midwest Real Estate Date MLS (MRED) are synced to her search page, giving her website a competitive advantage in the market.

Chicago, IL - November 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network took home three top honors during the sixth annual Chicago Agent Magazine Agents' Choice Awards. The event was held Nov. 1 at the Snaidero Kitchen and Design Showroom at the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago. RE/MAX took home the coveted Best Brokerage Web Site award in addition to two others.

ELGIN, Ill. - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued their third-quarter surge in September. RE/MAX reports that home sales for the month were 12.6 percent higher than in the same period of 2010, while sales for the full third quarter of 2011 were up 19.3 percent from the same period last year, based on an analysis of sales reported by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED).

Chicago, IL - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Cindy and Tony Banks are optimistic about the metro Chicago real estate market. It’s why the husband-and-wife team recently purchased RE/MAX Cornerstone, a busy brokerage located at 480 E. Roosevelt Road in West Chicago, Ill.

EUGENE, OR - October 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chicago, Illinois Realtor Ilir Mehmeti has chosen to upgrade the search capabilities of his professional website with the IDX, Inc. dynamic IDX Broker software. Now, finding homes around Chicago is possible, with a simple search on the website Mehmeti supports. Midwest Real Estate Data MLS (MRED) listings are even seamlessly integrated onto the search page Mehmeti hosts, thanks to the innovative technology of his custom IDX solution.

Chicago, IL - September 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kathy Dames, a 27-year Illinois real estate veteran, will open her own RE/MAX office in Shorewood, Ill., when RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals debuts in November at 576 Brookforest Ave. in the Brookforest Plaza shopping center.