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Jan 20 2025

Inside Lending | Marketing Snapshot for the Week of January 20, 2025

QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The secret to longevity is ice cream.”—Paul Marcus, American centenarian   NATIONAL MARKET UPDATE Housing Starts rocketed up almost 16% in December, with both single-families and multi-families seeing gains. Building Permits slipped a smidge, but housing completions for the calendar year ran at the fastest pace since 2006. National Association of […]

Jan 17 2025

Home & Wealth | January 2025

8 OPTIONS INSTEAD OF NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS       For most of us, New Year’s resolutions don’t work out too well. We resolve to change our behavior for the better—this year, I’ll spend less time hanging out on social media. Or we resolve to achieve some big goal—this year, I’ll get to the gym […]

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 […]

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% […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]
Jim Passi - Citiwide Home Loans

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

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It was a pleasure working with Jim through our home buying process. He went above and beyond to find the right mortgage product for us, then patiently walked us through every step. He was always available to answer our million questions, and honestly made a complicated process seem so easy. Highly recommend Jim and Citywide! We love our new home and we can’t thank you enough for your help!

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