Archive for November, 2006

Chicago realtor Lorraine Denham creates a premier television show…

dedicated to giving information about buying, selling, and investing in residential real estate in Chicago.
A new TV show is being aired on Channel 25 in Chicago, which is broadcast to 400,000 households. It’s called “LorrainesChicago” and it’s an informative, energetic and stimulating half-hour show produced by Lorraine Denham, Realtor, Coldwell Banker.
“LorrainesChicago” airs every Wednesday at […]

Sears Tower owners, management firm split

Two of the most coveted assignments in Chicago real estate are up for grabs. The owners of Sears Tower said Tuesday they are parting ways with the firm responsible for its leasing and management.
CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. has handled those tasks for the nation’s tallest building since 2004. The owners said the agreement with […]

Pulling cash from your home

An article pulled out of Money CNN
” Not long ago, a well-known economist surprised me by suggesting that it’s a good time for homeowners to tap their equity to buy stocks.
Crazy, I thought. If you had risked your house to invest in the stock market before the dotcom crash, you could have lost everything.
But his […]

How to create a beautiful Craigslist listing

As many other realtors, all my listings are posted on Craigslist weekly. Even though I think Craigslist is an amazing free way of getting more exposure for my listings, I find it time consuming to get a listings up on the website, and without even having a nice design applied to it.
So, after some research, […]

How to add multimedia content to a real estate web site

Macromedia Flash can be a great way to add some life to your otherwise static page. In the past, you would have to learn to code Flash by yourself, and tackle a fairly steep learning curve. This is no longer the case, thankfully - as there are many sites out there that can crank out […]

War on Zillow- The Home Valuation Web Site Is Accused of Discrimination

The Zillow story can’t stay down. The New York Times weighing in, saying that the complaint is racially motivated.
Zillow.com, the Web site that provides free home valuations, has been accused by a coalition of community activist groups of undervaluing the homes in black and Latino neighborhoods.
And Zillow’s best defense is, “Our system is inaccurate […]