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Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of June 16, 2025

  QUOTE OF THE WEEK “What’s the use of happiness? It can’t buy you money.”—Henny Youngman, English-born American comedian and musician   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported “purchase applications were 20% ahead of last year’s pace, continuing to show strength” last week, as “homebuyers seem to be taking advantage of loosening housing […]

Chicago Housing Video | May 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!

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of June 9, 2025

  QUOTE OF THE WEEK “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.”—Yogi Berra, American professional baseball player, manager, and coach   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   In May, the total number of listings topped 1 million homes for the first time since before the pandemic, while in April, the total […]

Home & Wealth | June 2025

HOW TO TELL YOU’RE DONE WITH RENTING AND READY TO BUY     Are you ready to make the leap from renter to homeowner? Buying a home may seem more complicated than paying rent once a month. Yes, there’s some work that goes into purchasing a home, but we can make the financing part simpler, […]

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of June 02, 2025

    QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The confidence I now have is rooted in the discovery that who I am is okay.”—Dudley Moore, English actor, comedian, musician, and composer   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   The Mortgage Bankers Association reported purchase mortgage applications up compared to the week before, with that measure of buyer activity a […]

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of May 27, 2025

    QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Sometimes you lie in bed at night and you don’t have a single thing to worry about. That always worries me!”—Charlie Brown, created by Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   April saw new home sales rocket up 10.9%, the biggest monthly gain in two years. […]

Power Tools | May 2025

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS’S ONLINE REPUTATION The internet is a place where people talk—a lot—and when they talk about you, you need to be aware. Online information circulates at warp speed, so you need to know about anything negative instantly, to nip it in the bud and protect your brand. But you also want […]

Inside Lending | Market Snapshot for the Week of May 19, 2025

    QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”—John Wooden, American basketball coach and player   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE   The Mortgage Bankers Association reports homebuyers came out in strength for the second week in a row, pushing purchase mortgage applications up for the week, […]

Chicago Housing Video | April 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!

Home & Wealth | May 2025

HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD MATERIALS MOVERS WON’T TOUCH     Most people do not know that moving companies will refuse to move items that are hazardous. If the containers for such items open or are broken in the van and spill, they pose a danger to the movers, their equipment, and your other belongings. Some materials are […]
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Jim Passi
Regional Manager
NMLS# 158000

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

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I’m not even sure where to begin, so I will start with fantastic!! Jim was VERY open about the process. I had some “difficulties” during the whole process and Jim seemed to handle them seemlessly. We were in contact several times a week throughout everything. He made me feel like I was his only client. Once we found a house, Jim worked quickly and efficiently.. When I refinance my house, there is no one I would rather work with, it’s a no brainer on who I am going to use. With other home purchases, I have never had anyone from the finance company show up at the closing, but Jim did!!! He took a bad situation and walked me through everything from beginning to end!! I will never use anyone else, Jim is true to his word!!

Brian H