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The event is on the 4th Tuesday of the month, January 27th, at 6:30PM, at Loyola University's Information Commons on Loyola's Lakeshore campus.

I was on the phone this week discussing deals with a real estate reporter and I asked him if he knew what an “all-cash deal” meant. His response was quick and efficient…"It's when the buyer closes with their own funds - all cash - and doesn’t use a loan to close.” Sounds like a reasonable answer; the only problem is that it is wrong. There are a lot of common misconceptions in real estate and I find the idea of an “all-cash deal” to be one of the biggest...

My best friend is a commercial litigator. Sometimes we talk business, and the one thing he can never wrap his head around is dual agency in the real estate world. As a litigator, he spends his days defending his client and attacking the opponent. He can’t understand how a real estate broker can represent both sides of a deal in a productive way....

I never will forget Estella’s reaction the first time I suggested she consider becoming my partner in commercial real estate brokerage. My wife had spent considerable time, effort, and money earning her law degree and had finished six and a half years working at two of the top commercial litigation firms in Chicago. She had also just been given a 50 percent salary raise and a guarantee for partnership in the 3rd quarter of the same year I brought the subject up: "You should consider joining me in this. You'd be a great broker and together we could make one hell of a team." She thought I had lost my mind...

The meeting will be held Thursday, October 23, 2014.

Elections, who is running and how it impacts you.

Please save the date for Roger Park Builders last open meeting of the year.

There's more good news on the economic front with the just-released September employment reports. In a nutshell, jobs are up (again) and in a big way; and unemployment is down (again), falling below 6% for the first time since before the recession began.

Join RPBG as they discuss and talk about Artspace a leading nonprofit developer. In an effort to create artist live/work space in Rogers Park, the Rogers Park Business Alliance hosted Artspace, America's leading nonprofit developer for the arts, to Rogers Park for a 2-day feasibility visit. Attendees had the chance to share their thoughts and provide feedback. Ideas gathered at the meeting were used by Artspace to gauge community support for a live/work project in Rogers Park. They also provided a feasibility assessment (see attached) which is being used by Rogers Park Business Alliance and its partners to recommend next steps.

Last week, I saw something that left me speechless (for those of you who know me, something that rarely happens). I walked through the final stages of construction for Somerset Place Apartments at 5009 N. Sheridan Road, a newly converted 160-unit multifamily project in Uptown renovated by Indianapolis-based Zidan Management. Touring the building with Zidan's manager Ayman Assef, I realized I was seeing something that would be a total game changer for Uptown and, potentially, the entire north side rental market...

Don't miss out on this opportunity to hear from local experts as they discuss energy consumption in multifamily properties, the programs that are available to you as a landlord, and how to make your buildings more energy efficient (save money).

Chicago has always been seen as a safe market for real estate investors, but multifamily sales have typically been reserved for local buyers who have a presence in the market. Not anymore. Apartment sales are on a historic run in Chicago and the activity is attracting a much larger contingency of out-of-area investors than in past years.

Kiser Group's Managing Director Matt Jones and his pooch Jameson were featured in Bisnow's Real Estate's Top Dogs.

Join RPBG & EUBA in one of the summer's best networking events. Featuring Lee Kiser of Kiser Group's band the T-Byrdz.

Please join the Rogers Park Builders Group for an informative night!