Today I am celebrating a milestone. I have earned over 100,000 points here on ActiveRain writing as a representative of my business and services through Chicago Bancorp ... and promoter of my industry and geographical area! When I first started out here on the Rain, I thought t
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06/29/2010
Taking a pro-active stance regarding the safeguarding and consumption of water, The County of Will in Illinois (through its Stormwater Management Planning Committee), is offering its residents the opportunity to purchase a rain barrel. Each rain barrel being sold has a rather in
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06/25/2010
Appraisal issues continue to be a problem for competing Lenders, Banks, and Mortgage Brokers. I receive calls from Attorneys and Realtors ... even Borrowers themselves (after the loan has not closed through a competing lender), asking, "What can you do to help this situation"? Curren
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06/22/2010
The following article written by Joelle Alex, Lockport Illinois Real Estate Specialist, speaks of a topic of which we are becoming all too familiar in many of the areas across the United States. Emergencies ... We've definitely been facing a large number of storms, floods, tornadoes, and more f
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06/20/2010
Anyone that has followed my AR blog for very long knows that my mortgage business and blog is very much a family affair. As with most things over the course of our marriage, my wife and I are a team. Marilyn does much of my marketing and promotional efforts as it concerns my mortgage or
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06/18/2010
If YOU are in need of solid financial and mortgage advice PRIOR TO YOUR WEDDING, please do not hesitate to contact me!
06/15/2010
Perhaps we Americans did not invent volunteerism ... but we sure have put our own spin on it and do it with flair. We do it across the world and close to home. Now, residents of Naperville, Illinois, will have a new opportunity to flex their volunteering muscles. The City o
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06/14/2010
This blog written by AR Ambassador Alan May (Coldwell Banker Evanston Realtor, Evanston Real Estate, Evanston, IL) highlighted two different issues that should be of real interest and importance to real estate professionals ... and those involved in pursuing financing of a loan (or considering do
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06/14/2010
If you've never visited historic Frankfort, Illinois, and viewed the beautiful homes and gardens there ... or visited the quaint shops located within its scenic downtown area ... this Sunday, June 13th, is the perfect time to do so. Nostalgia for a by-gone era will be rampant in
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06/10/2010
Effective on August 1, 2010, Fannie Mae will be offering a new program "Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA), that is focused on helping those in Pre-Foreclosure status and Short-Sales. I see some pre-emptive moves taking place from Fannie Mae within this program, and I
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06/09/2010