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Chicago Housing Video | July 2026

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!

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of August 18, 2025

QUOTE OF THE WEEK“Time is nature’s way of keeping everything from happening at once.”—John Archibald Wheeler, American theoretical physicist NATIONAL MARKET UPDATEBuyers are plenty active. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported applications for purchase mortgages ticked up on the week and are coming in at a strong pace—17% higher than the same week a year ago. […]

Chicago Housing Video | April 2024

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! Visit our social media pages for more informational tools!

Renting Vs Buying

Do you find yourself asking, “Can I afford to buy a home?” The better question might be, “Can I afford to continue renting?” You may be surprised to learn how much you can afford. With the vast amount of loan programs, and increasingly available assistance options, you are closer to owning a home than you […]

Renting Vs Buying

Do you find yourself asking, “Can I afford to buy a home?” The better question might be, “Can I afford to continue renting?” You may be surprised to learn how much you can afford. With the vast amount of loan programs, and increasingly available assistance options, you are closer to owning a home than you […]
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Jim Passi
Regional Manager
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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!
Shad D.