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Here’s your monthly Chicago Metro housing stats video. Please feel free to share. And think of us with any client financing needs!

Here's your market update for the week of July 2, 2018.

Your weekly update for the week of June 25, 2018.

In alphabetical order… Adobe Spark Video app combines clips, photos, icons, text overlays, your own music and voice-overs; provides free soundtracks, visual themes with transitions and motion. CutStory and Story Cutter apps edit videos into 15 or 60-second lengths for Instagram. Facebook Creator app is a one-stop shop for Facebook broadcasts. Flyr app provides instant […]

Info That Hits Us Where We Live As expected by nearly everyone breathing, the Fed hiked the Funds Rate 0.25% last week, but that should cause no immediate concern about mortgage rates. Fact is, the Fed rate directly affects only short-term loans. Freddie Mac’s chief economist explains: “a much smaller segment of mortgage loans in […]

Take a look at the market update for the week of June 11, 2018

Info That Hits Us Where We Live After heading up in February and March, the Pending Home Sales index of contracts signed on existing homes dipped 1.3% in April. Economists expect a modest bump in closed sales in May. For the year, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) predicts existing home sales will grow to 5.54 million, […]

Here's your market update for the week of May 29, 2018.

Start the day early. Get things done without interruption. Respond to emails.  Do your to-do list, beginning with what you need to accomplish the first two or three hours of the day. Throw in some exercise. Time block the day. Set aside time for research, contacting clients and prospects, cold calling for new leads, meetings […]

Info That Hits Us Where We Live In home building, the overall upward trend remains, as April Housing Starts were 10.5% ahead of a year ago, at a 1.287 million annual rate. Single-family starts were up 0.1% for the month, though overall starts declined 3.7%. Single-family permits were up 0.9% in April, which bodes well for […]