REALTORS® are Working to Make Illinois a Better Place for Homeowners and Business

REALTORS® are Working to Make Illinois a Better Place for Homeowners and Business Published by: Illinois REALTORS® (on the Illinois REALTORS® Blog), July 5, 2018 In a recent survey of Illinois REALTORS® membership, 62 percent rated the “condition of the Illinois state economy and the
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How to Win a Bidding War Without Coughing Up More Money

How to Win a Bidding War Without Coughing Up More Money Published by: REALTOR.com (Written by: Liz Alterman, Image by iStock/REALTOR.com), June 27, 2018 When my husband and I were in the market for a home in the fall of 1999, a period in the real estate industry known for its notoriously low
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Listing This Summer? The Best Investments to Make Outdoors

Listing This Summer? The Best Investments to Make Outdoors Published by: RISMedia.com (Writen by: Suzanne De Vita), June 6, 2018 Are you listing this summer? Get your outdoors in shape - it can pay off. According to National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) research, certain exterior
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7 Home Maintenance Tricks That Will Save Money and Energy

7 Home Maintenance Tricks That Will Save Money and Energy Published by: REALTOR.com (written by: Eleanor Hong), June 15, 2018 The electricity you use to power your home can cost a pretty penny. The average family spends $1,900 a year on utility bills, according to the government's Energy Star
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NAR’s Annual Legislative Meetings, “The Wrap Up”

NAR's Annual Legislative Meetings, "The Wrap Up" Published by: Christopher Tenggren, May 28, 2018 With yet another volume of the annual NAR Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in the rear-view mirror, I truly believe that this was the best set of Legislative Meetings yet, and so much was
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REALTORS® Take to the Hill in D.C.

REALTORS® Take to the Hill in D.C. Published by: the National Association of REALTORS (via REALTOR Magazine - Written by: Wendy Cole), May 15, 2018 Some 9,000 REALTORS® and state and local association executives are convened in Washington, D.C., May 14-19 to promote key policy issues that
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Proud to be a 4 Time “NAR Legislative Live Featured Attendee”

Proud to be a 4 Time "NAR Legislative Live Featured Attendee" Published and Written by: Christopher Tenggren, REALTOR, May, 11, 2018 I'm Proud to be making my 4th appearance as a "Legislative Live Featured Attendee" at the Annual NAR Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo in Washington, D.C. May
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