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Home & Wealth | July 2024

EMOTIONAL BENEFITS TO OWNING A HOME     When people think about buying a home, they’re often attracted to the possible financial benefits. These include tax deductions they may be able to take, as well as the potential to build their net worth, as they pay off their mortgage while the property could increase in […]

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of July 01, 2024

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.”—George Washington, American Founding Father, military officer, and first president of the United States   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE Following back-to-back monthly gains, New Home Sales declined in May. But good news for buyers, total new home inventories hit a […]

Power Tools | June 2024

6 SKILLS TO REGAIN MOMENTUM AND GROW REVENUE No matter what’s happening in the marketplace, there are always opportunities to grow. But to take advantage of those opportunities, you have to develop new skills. The good news is, skills can be readily learned, then developed through practice. Skill 1: Identifying shifts in the market before […]

Essential Hacks | June 2024

BUSINESS TIPS       AVOID SAYING THESE WORDS WHEN NEGOTIATING   The goal of a real estate negotiation is to keep it going until both parties come to an agreement. Unfortunately, one wrong word can shut down a negotiation and kill the deal. Here are 15 words to avoid to keep things moving forward. […]

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Home & Wealth | June 2024

4 SATISFYING THINGS TO DO ON A DAY OFF      Taking a day off has become harder to do. Technology can keep us connected to our jobs 24/7. And for those of us working from home, the line between work-time and time-off time is easily blurred. Yet research shows working too many hours reduces […]

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Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of June 3, 2024

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The main purpose of the stock market is to make fools of as many people as possible.”—Bernard Baruch, American financier   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE More homes are on the market now than any time since August 2020, and every state has more homes listed than a year ago. The total number […]

Power Tools | May 2024

5 KEYS TO MORE EFFECTIVE NETWORKING Networking can certainly help get you more business. But the process is not automatic—you have to take the right approach. Since the goal is to acquire clients and referral partners, you may think you should show up at networking events all primed to sell, sell, sell! That’s actually the […]
Jim Passi - Citiwide Home Loans

Jim Passi
Regional Manager
NMLS# 158000

1121 E. Main Street, Suite 121
St. Charles, IL 60174
Mobile: 847-899-1813
Email: jim.passi@alamedamortgage.com

He really made the experience a positive one and we would highly recommend him and his team!

I had quite a few discussions with other providers discussing our options with no real solution. This was very discouraging to the point we didn’t want to buy. Jim was recommended to me on a Friday, and that next Saturday, we had a long conversation talking about what was best for us and options that could work. Thirty days later we closed on our first home. Jim managed our expectations and everyone on his team that we worked with was supportive, professional, and thorough. He really made the experience a positive one and we would highly recommend him and his team!
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