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Collar Counties Lead January Home Sales Surge

CHICAGO, IL - February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued their upward momentum in January, led by strong sales gains in five of the collar counties, according to an analysis by RE/MAX. Home sales for the month totaled 4,433 and were 14 percent higher than in January 2011. It was the largest January sales total since 2007 when 5,980 homes changed hands.

RE/MAX Northern Illinois Agents Donated More Than $100,000 to Children’s Memorial Hospital in 2011

Chicago, IL - February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agents affiliated with RE/MAX offices in the northern Illinois real estate network donated more than $100,000 to Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago in 2011.

RE/MAX Retained No. 2 Ranking for Residential Listings Sold in City of Chicago Real...

Chicago, IL - February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX Northern Illinois agents sold the second largest number of residential real estate listing units in the City of Chicago during 2011. Due to their efforts, RE/MAX held on to its runner-up position to the market leader, with an 8.3 percent share of listings sold in the Chicago real estatemarket.

Skokie’s RE/MAX 1st Class Moves to New Office

CHICAGO, IL - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX 1st Class in Skokie, Ill., now has a new home. The brokerage, established in 2004, recently moved to a new office at 4023 Church St. from its long-time location at 3947 Dempster St.

Illinois Home Sales surge 14.8 percent in final quarter of 2011

SPRINGFIELD, IL - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS® fourth quarter 2011 report, Illinois home sales (single family and condominiums) totaled 25,394, up 14.8 percent from 22,114 home sales in the fourth quarter of 2010. The 4Q11 statewide median home sales price was $128,000, down 10.8 percent from $143,500 in 4Q10. The median is a typical market price where half the homes sold for more, half sold for less.

Solid Second-Half Activity Let 2011 Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Surpass Prior Year Home...

CHICAGO, IL - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The metropolitan Chicago real estate market enjoyed a solid six months of home sales activity during the last half of 2011, recovering from a lackluster performance during the January-June period to achieve a small increase in transactions for the year, according to an analysis of home-sales data by RE/MAX. A total of 70,137 detached and attached homes changed hands in the seven-county metro area last year, 1.2 percent more than in 2010.

Agents Take the Helm at RE/MAX Countryside in Hoffman Estates

CHICAGO, IL - January 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- RE/MAX Countryside at 1634 W. Algonquin Road, Hoffman Estates, Ill., is now under new ownership. Enrique Aguilar and Sergio Cardoso, who have been affiliated with the office as agents, purchased the successful RE/MAX franchise in December from former owners, Pete Simatos, Anton Simatos and David and Karen Hudachko.

Tim Brent enables IDX Broker on Chicago Apartments and Condos website to create dynamic...

EUGENE, OR - January 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Chicago, Illinois real estate broker Tim Brent as the latest realty professional to adopt a customizable IDX solution. His website now hosts a dynamic search page that seamlessly integrates thousands of Midwest Real Estate Data MLS (MRED) listings to his Chicago Apartments and Condos website. Potential buyers throughout the Chicago region can experience an online property search comparable to none, on the IDX-enabled website Brent now supports.

RE/MAX Plaza Expands By Adding Wauconda Brokerage

January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Plaza brokerage chain recently grew to three offices after its broker/owner, Rob Schaid, purchased the existing RE/MAX office in the Lake County community of Wauconda, Ill. RE/MAX Plaza now operates offices in McHenry and Richmond, Ill., both in McHenry County, as well as the Wauconda location.

RE/MAX Chairman: Look for Continued Housing Market Recovery in 2012

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.

December Illinois Home Sales Mark Sixth Month of Year-over-Year Gains 2011 Sales Close to...

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).

The Boulder Group Arranges Sale of an Advance Auto Parts Property in Machesney Park,...

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.

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD BROKERS LEASE RENEWAL FOR SOLIX

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.

Lee & Associates Closes on 146,798-Square-Foot Industrial Building

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.

Top City Agent Hasani Steele Joins RE/MAX Premier Properties

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.

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Investigation by CHA and HUD Inspectors General ends with guilty plea...

The Chicago Housing Authority will receive restitution for money stolen by a former contractor and her husband after the pair pleaded guilty to stealing funds intended for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, a crime that was exposed following an investigation by the CHA’s Office of the Inspector General.

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