All Entries in the "Green Tips" Category
Wheeling Workshop on Green Real Estate
North Shore and suburban real estate professionals have a great opportunity to learn how to make green with green building on Wednesday, November 16. Learn about recent developments in the real estate industry, such as the Green Addendum and the SAVE Act, which will significantly impact real estate values and appraisals for homes that have [...]
Less American Workers Struggling
Do you live paycheck to paycheck? Do you have money squirreled away for an emergency? While our unemployed Chicago real estate readers are muttering that they don’t even get a paycheck in this tough economy, a report by CareerBuilder shows that the financial situation for some American households is improving. According to a recent survey, [...]
Register For Chicago Real Estate Conferences to Save
The “who’s who” of the real estate and property management fields will converge in Chicago on May 10 and 11 for two important events. Then, Chicago real estate movers and shakers will get together May 18 to schmooz. First, information on the first two. Buildex Chicago is a trade show and conference for property and [...]
Today is The Day to Make Green Changes to Your Chicago Home
Happy Earth Day! If you want to do something to honor the occasion, check out our article: Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Around Chicago But, really, Earth Day is best celebrated by making changes in your own home. The Earth Day Network has themed this year’s 41st celebration as “A Billion Acts of Green,” and [...]
Appraisers Need Help on Earth Day and Every Day
Friday is Earth Day. In honor of the occasion, one Chicago-based group is calling on the real estate community to step it up. The Appraisal Institute, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers, wants to ensure reliable valuations for sustainable “green” buildings but needs help to make that happen. “The Appraisal Institute is [...]
