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Sep 12 2025

Chicago Housing Video | August 2025

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!

Sep 3 2025

Home & Wealth | September 2025

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 […]

Sep 2 2025

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of September 2, 2025

    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 […]

Aug 25 2025

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of August 25, 2025

  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 […]

Aug 21 2025

Power Tools | August 2025

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 […]

Aug 19 2025

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. […]

Aug 14 2025

Chicago Housing Video | July 2025

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!

Aug 13 2025

Essential Hacks | August 2025

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 […]

Aug 11 2025

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of August 11, 2025

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 […]

Aug 6 2025

Home & Wealth | August 2025

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR HOME DURING A POWER OUTAGEThe U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that electricity customers experienced an average of 5.5 hours of power interruptions in 2022, 7.3 hours in 2021, and 8 hours in 2020. When the lights go out, it’s not only inconvenient—it can cause major problems. Here’s how to protect […]
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Jim and his staff have been simply GREAT!

Jim and his staff have been simply GREAT !!! They’ve been so patient, accommodating and professional, that I can’t wait to be able to sell my property or refinance it, because by then I will already know who to call !! As a first timer buyer, I had millions of questions, and Jim had to explain all the procedures like he had to explain them to a their grader kid; again, I can not say more thanks to Jim and his staff for the exceptional positive experience. I will definitely recommend his services to anyone in need of, without the fear they’d be disappointed.

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