Top 5 Chicago CMBS Loans Maturing 2015

Chicago is the top market when it comes to CMBS distress (followed by Phoenix and Las Vegas). According to Dallas-based 1st Service Solutions, of the 194 CMBS-financed properties, 53 have a loan-to-value greater than 100% and 112 have LTVs greater than 80%. Trepp...

The Best Selling Method: Know Your Clients

There’s a push or pull to all messages, but they’re all personal by: Ann Hambly Push marketing and pull marketing: They’re two contrasting methods that define how best to approach customers. In push marketing, you take your service directly to your clients — push it...
Death by a 1,000 Paper Cuts!

Death by a 1,000 Paper Cuts!

by Pam Banegas   We decided to build a backyard pool. Going into this process, we expected several “hurdles” along the way…finding a reputable contractor, creating a design, and then the construction itself. Okay, we can do this! We found a jam-up contractor who...