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SPRINGFIELD, IL - July 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Illinois home sales increased 14.9 percent over previous-year levels in June and median prices increased 9.7 percent, according to the Illinois Association of REALTORS®, continuing an impressive run of sales gains that show resurgence in the housing market is continuing.

EUGENE, OR - July 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The IDX, Inc. team eagerly announces today the addition of Dawn Dause with ReMax Ultimate Professionals, to the growing list of elite rank real estate professionals choosing to integrate customized IDX Broker search tools into their websites. Operating out of Shorewood, Illinois, Dause’s site visitors will now be able to browse a plethora of listings within the Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED), using innovative Internet Data Exchange (IDX) search tools and functions. The addition of this custom IDX Broker product will offer potential home buyers a more personalized and intimate online property search experience by allowing them to specify their criteria in great detail.

CHICAGO, IL - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) today announced the launch of an innovative program that will target $6.6 million to help low- to moderate-income families afford homeownership, and return vacant homes to productive use in communities across Illinois. This is the latest effort announced as part of Governor Pat Quinn’s proclamation of 2013 as the Year of Homeownership, and will further his administration’s continued commitment to strengthen and stabilize communities.

SPRINGFIELD, IL - June 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - Illinois home sales increased 24.4 percent over previous-year levels in May and median prices increased 6.9 percent, according to the Illinois Association of REALTORS

AURORA, IL - June 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Individuals who sustained damages during the recent severe weather can gain valuable information about repairing and rebuilding their damaged property in a stronger, safer and smarter way by visiting one of the FEMA mitigation teams located at home improvement centers throughout the area.

Torrance, CA - June 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rick Scardino, Director of Retail Brokerage of Lee & Associates of Illinois, LLC, represented Red Robin in four new leases in Illinois, two in Northern Illinois and two in Central Illinois.

CHICAGO, IL - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two attorneys are among four defendants who have been indicted in two separate mortgage fraud cases, federal law enforcement officials announced today. In one case, an attorney, a real estate investor, and a loan originator were charged with allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain at least five residential mortgage loans totaling approximately $1.5 million from various lenders. In the second case, an attorney was charged with allegedly participating in a scheme to fraudulently obtain at least 12 residential mortgage loans totaling nearly $3.75 million from various lenders.

AURORA, IL - June 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Renters who had damage from the severe storms and flooding between April 16 and May 5 may be eligible for FEMA disaster assistance

EUGENE, OR - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Crystal Tran of North Shore Homes For Sale in Winnetka, Inninois, has adopted the revolutionary IDX, Inc. technology, IDX Broker software. Now, Tran can integrate thousands of listings onto her website with a simple click of a mouse. The Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) database of listings is seamlessly linked to the website of Tran, giving her clients a thorough and complete network of properties to effortlessly search through. The IDX solution customized for Tran, has forever changed the way Illinois home seekers find their dream home online

SPRINGFIELD - June 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Pat Quinn today announced more than $73 million in federal aid has been approved to date to help more than 26,000 people and households affected by severe flooding in April. The assistance includes grants to help with disaster-related expenses such as temporary home rental, home repairs and replacement of damaged personal items. In addition, nearly $2 million in low-interest loans to people and businesses have been approved to help with recovery

CHICAGO, IL - May 30, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Three executives from Clarion Associates, Inc., Chicago, a national land-use and real estate consulting firm, have been honored with a 2012 William S. Ballard Award from The Counselors of Real Estate® (CRE®) for their article written for the organization’s journal, Real Estate Issues®. The winners are: Richard J. Roddewig, CRE, president; Gary R. Papke, CRE, senior vice president; and Charles T. Brigden, CRE, vice president. The honor is bestowed annually in recognition of the author(s) whose work best exemplifies the high standards of content maintained in the organization's 36-year old professional journal

SPRINGFIELD, Il - May 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Illinois home sales increased 25.3 percent over previous-year levels in April and median prices increased 7.7 percent, according to the Illinois Association of REALTORS®.

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CHICAGO, IL - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Chicago-based healthcare real estate investment company Stage Equity Partners LLC (“Stage”) announced the recent acquisition of a 52,126 square foot medical office complex in Elk Grove Village, a northwest suburb of Chicago. According to Stage President and Founder Brian Howard, the complex of four single-story interconnected buildings called Woodland Square was acquired in a direct off-market transaction from a local family partnership at approximately $138 per square foot. The complex is located in the heart of the Alexian Brothers Medical Center campus, directly across the street from the 387-bed flagship hospital for the Alexian Brothers Health System (owned by Ascension Health)

EUGENE, OR - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome the real estate expertise of Michael Hulett of Atland Group at Jameson Real Estate to the growing network of realty professionals dedicated to serving the needs of their clients. Luxury home seekers can now experience an unprecedented level of accessibility to thousands of Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) listings, on Hulett’s convenient and easy-to-use IDX-enabled website. As the raw listings data of MRED properties is now extracted and seamlessly integrated into the search functions Hulett hosts, IDX Broker has forever changed the way Chicago, Illinois area home seekers access the MRED database and find the perfect property online.