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Jan 13 2025

Inside Lending | Marketing Snapshot for the Week of January 13, 2025

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Let’s have some new cliches.”—Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-born American film producer NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE Mortgage applications slowed the first week of the year, but homebuyers stay interested. A weekly report from an online real estate database found that weekly home tour activity rose over December and year-over-year. Realtor.com reports the …

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Jan 6 2025

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of January 6, 2025

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.”—Rainer Maria Rilke, Austrian poet and novelist NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE The Pending Home Sales measure of signed contracts on existing homes headed up in November for the fourth month in a row, nearly 7% …

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Dec 19 2024

Power Tools | December 2024

THE DIRECT MAIL PATH TO CLIENT RETENTION Client retention is key to success. Existing clients are a viable source of repeat business—and that business comes in at a much lower marketing cost since you don’t have to spend money to find those customers and tell them what you do. Even if past clients aren’t ready …

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Dec 18 2024

Essential Hacks | December 2024

BUSINESS TIPS 4 STEPS TO DIAL UP YOUR MARKETING TO THE NEXT LEVEL The goal of any marketing communication is to capture the prospects’ attention and get them to ask for additional information or a meeting. To get your marketing to perform like that, the experts say you should pay attention …

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Dec 13 2024

Home & Wealth | December 2024

IS A NEW OR PRE-OWNED HOME RIGHT FOR YOU? Are you a homeowner looking to move to a bigger, smaller, or just a different property? Or a first-time homebuyer looking for more choices? You may be wondering how you’ll be able to find the home you want. The answer could be to widen …

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Dec 2 2024

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of December 2, 2024

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up—they have no holidays.”—Henny Youngman, American comedian NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE Pending Home Sales (signed contracts on existing homes) rose in October for the third straight month and are more than 5% up from last year. The National Association of Realtors …

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Nov 21 2024

Power Tools | November 2024

6 WAYS TO DE-STRESS AND GET MORE DONE Stress is an unhealthy emotion. When stress is your response to a work situation, you may think it helps you get things done—faster, if not better. But instead of powering productivity, stress diminishes it—by wasting energy on worry and fear, instead of focusing all of it on …

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Nov 20 2024

Essential Hacks | November 2024

BUSINESS TIPS THE 8 KEYS TO POWERFUL PERSONAL BRANDING As a real estate agent, the primary product you’re selling is yourself. That makes your personal brand your most valuable asset—it’s what sets you apart from other agents and makes you stand out in your market. Building your personal brand takes effort …

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Nov 15 2024

Home & Wealth | November 2024

4 COMMON FINANCIAL MISTAKES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM Managing finances is something we have to do our entire lives. In order to get the most out of the money we earn, we need to develop some healthy habits around managing finances now and planning for financial situations in the future. But to …

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Nov 4 2024

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of November 4, 2024

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.”—Saul Bellow, American novelist NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE A nice bump in September buyer activity sent Pending Home Sales up more than 7% to their highest level since March. This index of signed contracts on existing homes is now ahead, …

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

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First time home buyer here who did it all without the adult supervision/guidance (i.e. my parents) , and I was clueless. I did my best to look into things before hand but I knew the very basics. Jim and his team were AMAZING! Jim took the time to explain the step-by-step process involved and explained it in a way that I understood. He also made sure I understood what he was saying by “quizzing” me. There was never any annoyance/aggravation in his tone even if he had to go over something 2 or 3 times. Always professional and always kind. Jim and his team were prompt with their email responses and made the whole process go smoothly. I also appreciated that Jim would reach out to me via phone and made sure I understood where we were in the process. This made for a great first time home buying experience! Highly recommend this group!

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