Markets Served

• Chicagoland
• DuPage County
• Will County
• Lake County
• Cook County

Real Estate Specialties

• Buyer Representation
• Seller Representation
• New Construction
• Commercial Property
• Investment Property
• Relocation Specialist

Professional Designations

• Relationship Specialist

Professional Achievements

• Licensed since 1972
• Top producer in past 35 years
• Annual sales: Multi million

Community Involvement

• My Church

Languages Spoken

• English
• Spanish
• Italian

• First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit

  Posted on 08/05/2008 by Ruben Colon

  The Housing and Economic Recovery Act (H.R. 3221) was signed into law by President Bush on July 30. IAR President Kay Wirth said:This legislation and particularly the tax credit will help first-time homebuyers who have been on the sidelines waiting for the economy to improve to take that important step up to homeownership. The significant provisions [...]

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• HomePerks Emerges from Private Beta Testing

  Posted on 07/18/2008 by Ruben Colon

  The new version of the site, which has just emerged from private beta testing, allows real estate agent members to feed property listings information to the site and “basically use it as a calling card of existing and previous inventory,” said Brian Columbus, founder and CEO of HomePerks LLC, based in Oak Brook, Ill. The site also [...]

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• It’s Time For the Real Estate Industry to Get Engaged

  Posted on 06/04/2008 by Ruben Colon

  Todays Featured Blog: by Daniel Rothamel@ Agent Genius I want to discuss what I see as a schism developing between the attitude of consumers and the attitude of real estate professionals. I hope that by addressing this issue, the industry can avoid what could be a very messy break-up with the public. We Need to Change Perspective By [...]

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• What Exactly Is Generation Y Looking for in a Home?

  Posted on 05/30/2008 by Ruben Colon

  By Stacy Downs RISMEDIA, May 30, 2008-(MCT)-Generation Y is growing up fast. The average age of a first-time home buyer is 26, three years younger than for Gen X or baby-boomer buyers. So what’s up with that? So, Who is Generation Y? Those born between 1978 and 1994. They’re also called Millennials, the Internet Generation, Echo Boomers, Nexters [...]

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• REALTOOLS for REALTORS®

  Posted on 05/29/2008 by Ruben Colon

  REALTOOLS for REALTORS® By Brad Andersohn | May 27, 2008 In the never ending quest to find new and useful tools to Blog about, and to share with REALTORS® all across the Country, I thought it might be useful to list some of the Top sites I have discovered over this past year. If you’re a “Techy” [...]

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• Today’s open social networking, a legacy from the past

  Posted on 05/27/2008 by Ruben Colon

  Todays Featured Blog is by Marc Davisson of 1000 Watt Consulting. “If you think your customers know you because of your website bio, think again. If you think you create loyalty from a simple brand statement, think again. If you think all this innovation separates you from tradition, please think again”. “Your establishment is online. This is where conversations [...]

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• Laying the blame for climbing gas prices

  Posted on 05/20/2008 by Ruben Colon

  Gas prices have climbed to record highs for many reasons, including expensive oil, cheap dollars, and strained refineries. But some have offered an especially novel explanation for consumers’ pain at the pump: credit card interchange fees.    http://www.openmarket.org/2008/05/16/laying-the-blame-for-climbing-gas-prices/  

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• Housing Bubble

  Posted on 04/03/2008 by Ruben Colon

  Government guarantees, global capital flows, and a consumption binge add up to a national mortgage crisis.  By Robertson Morrow From the security of their own homes, many sneer at the get-rich-quick crowd that lost money when the tech bubble burst. But many who would throw stones are living in glass houses—barely maintained by fragile second mortgages. The brash [...]

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• State to help homeowners

  Posted on 03/28/2008 by Ruben Colon

     The state is expanding help for homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages. Governor Rod Blagojevich says a pool of money lenders are putting up to help homeowners refinance their mortgages has grown to $310 million. The Governor also announced that he is working with state Sen. Jacqueline Collins (D-Chicago) to introduce legislation that will make sure [...]

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• Easter Greetings

  Posted on 03/23/2008 by Ruben Colon

    I wish you all a very peaceful and blessed Easter.

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