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Save the Date: IBS Returns to Vegas in 2013

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is getting ready to kick of the International Builders Show in Orlando later this week in sunny Orlando. But home builders in Chicago will be happy to hear that plans are already underway for next year when the show returns to Las Vegas. So save the date for [...]

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Sorry, Kids, No Sledding this Weekend

Last year at this time, Chicago was blanketed in almost two feet of snow and no one did much of anything over the weekend but shovel. This winter is much different, despite the weather people’s predictions that it was going to be even worse. So far, the 2011-12 winter is the warmest on record since [...]

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Fill Your Weekend with Reality or Fantasy

As you sit reading this in your warm Chicago real estate, let me ask you: Have you ever thought about what it would be like to be homeless? Step into someone’s shoes who has lived on the streets during The Human Library: What It’s Like to be Homeless: AnnMarie Walsh, an hour-long seminar taking place [...]

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Free Foreclosure Prevention Workshop Saturday

New statistics show that during the third quarter of 2011, 16 percent of all metro Chicago real estate sold were foreclosures. Don’t become one of the statistics. If you are a Chicago-area homeowner who is worried about losing your home, it’s time to get some free help. Governor Pat Quinn’s Mortgage Relief Project is hosting [...]

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Better Buildings mean Better Business

What do green building incentives, new statewide Illinois energy codes, and Ed Begley Jr. all have in common?  Find out Feb 1 and Feb 2 as the Better Buildings Better Business conference comes to Schaumburg, IL. This new conference is for residential builders, designers, developers, and real estate professionals. Featuring a celebrity keynote from Ed [...]