September 29, 2009 – 9:25 pm
Next Monday night we’re filming the 5th installment of the very fun and regularly infrequent “Dean Vlamis short films” series. For those of you who don’t know, I’ve worked with Dean during my day job in the financial world for the past 8 or so years, and we’ve had fun making this series of shorts poking fun at his “one of Chicago’s top mortgage producers” reputation.
September 29, 2009 – 1:54 pm
Last week I sat down with Dean Vlamis of PERL and Jim Miller of Jameson Real Estate to get a handle on the current real estate market. Specifically, Jim explained how supply and inventory in Chicago can define whether or not it’s a buyer’s or a seller’s market. Dean discussed national … CONTINUE READING /
September 24, 2009 – 3:32 pm
Here’s an interesting mortgage tid-bit: PERL Mortgage’s Ken Perlmutter posted this article on Zillow (which has a good financial blog if you’re either in the industry or you’re learning all about financing) about how you can get financing for a home using a gift towards a down payment. Lots of specific … CONTINUE READING /
September 18, 2009 – 12:19 pm
In this edition of the podcast, I interviewed Mike Hulett, a real estate agent at Jameson…
September 9, 2009 – 6:20 pm
In this podcast, I met with Mark Newton, who’s an expert on Reverse Mortgages at PERL Mortgage. Not knowing that much about reverse mortgages (but having seen a lot of commercials and heard a lot of buzz about the products), I was interested to learn that they’re one of the safest … CONTINUE READING /
September 2, 2009 – 6:25 pm
Sandesh Bilgi is the new Vice President of Development at Jameson Real Estate, and he’s got a lot to say about how developers and real estate agents should work together during the early phases of the life of a real estate project in Chicago. Sandesh also used to coach hockey. Who … CONTINUE READING /
August 26, 2009 – 6:29 pm
Marc Heller is a partner at Warady and Davis LLP, a leading accounting firm on Chicago’s north shore. Marc was kind enough to swing by the PERL Mortgage offices to explain the components of how first time homebuyers will be able to actually claim and deduct the oft-marketed $8,000 first-time homebuyer … CONTINUE READING /
August 19, 2009 – 6:32 pm
Ben Glazer is a loan officer on Dean Vlamis’ team. Ben was actually the first person I met at PERL. He swung by the conference room featuring my computer and a couple of Snowball microphones to explain the difference between getting “pre-qualified” and “pre-approved” for a loan. I hope you find … CONTINUE READING /
August 12, 2009 – 6:37 pm
Special thanks to Marc Heller of Warady and Davis LLP for info on this episode. Double special thanks to Ben Glazer for swinging by the podcast to explain the in’s and out’s of how to use a gift from a family member towards a down payment for a mortgage. For more … CONTINUE READING /
We’re very fortunate to have PERL Mortgage and Jameson Real Estate clients, and it’s always a lot of fun when they both ask us to produce an event. The New Jameson (check out www.jameson.com for the lowdown recently celebrated their 1-year anniversary and we were pleased to help out with coordinating … CONTINUE READING /
