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BUSINESS TIPS A GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE NETWORKING IRLNothing beats face-to-face contact in real life to make effective connections with prospective clients and referral partners. Here’s how to make the most of those experiences. Overall Strategies Where to MeetThe goal is to get in front of potential buyers, sellers, and people who can refer you. […]

  QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Canadians are very well behaved; they don’t throw their food.”—Calvin Trillin, American journalist, humorist, and poet   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   Mortgage applications spiked almost 30% last week, driven by refis, but purchase applications also went up a healthy 12% compared to the prior week and are 20% higher than […]

Here’s your monthly Chicago Housing Stats video, courtesy of The Jim Passi Team at Alameda Mortgage Corp. For all of your home financing needs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Georgia, Tennessee, or Florida, call The Jim Passi Team today at 847-899-1813! Follow our social media pages for more informational tools!

A HOME INSPECTION CHECKLIST FOR SELLERS     O.K., you’ve accepted the buyers’ offer, so now, in most cases, they’ll hire a home inspector to check out the house. This generally happens before the lender does an appraisal, because if the buyers made their offer contingent on the inspection, it could uncover a deal-breaker. Here’s […]

    QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe.”—Albert Einstein, German-born American theoretical physicist   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   The Pending Home Sales measure of signed contracts on existing homes posted a small year-over-year gain in July, which the National Association of […]

  QUOTE OF THE WEEK “A rich person is nothing but a poor person with money.”—W. C. Fields, American actor, comedian, juggler, and writer   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   Existing Home Sales rose 2% in July, and posted an annual gain for the first time since January. The National Association of Realtors said that with […]

9 WAYS TO FIND TIME FOR ALL YOU WANT TO DO These days, it’s easy to feel there’s not enough time to do everything you want to do in a day. Here are nine things time management experts say will help give you the time you need. Get up early. Most highly productive people start […]

Here’s your monthly Chicago Housing Stats video, courtesy of The Jim Passi Team at Alameda Mortgage Corp. For all of your home financing needs in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Georgia, Tennessee, or Florida, call The Jim Passi Team today at 847-899-1813! Follow our social media pages for more informational tools!

BUSINESS TIPS7 THINGS TOP AGENTS DO TO STAY AT THE TOP Top performing real estate agents build businesses that do well in any market. Here are the things experts say top performers consistently do to ensure their businesses grow. Start every day generating leads. Top agents put getting new business above everything else. First thing, they […]

QUOTE OF THE WEEK“Never make predictions, especially about the future.”—Casey Stengel, American professional baseball player and manager NATIONAL MARKET UPDATEThe median monthly payment of purchase mortgage applicants fell in June, showing affordability is improving. This has spurred buyers, as applications for purchase mortgages are now 18% higher than a year ago.The National Association of Home […]