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This is a great article from Mortgage Calculator that talks about the rise of mortgage fraud and how to spot common schemes. The Rise of Mortgage Fraud: How to Spot Common Schemes The straw buyer [...]

This is a great article regarding mortgage wire fraud found on Housingwire written by: Thomas Cronkright   How to detect mortgage wire fraud before it is too late Wire fraud victims have few [...]

We are excited to announce that The Law Offices of Jonathan M. Aven, LTD is a winner of Yelp’s 2018 “People Love Us On Yelp” award. Currently, our Yelp page has 78 5-Star reviews, photos of our [...]

Summer is a busy home-buying season. If you’re in the market for a new home this year, watch out for mortgage closing scams. According to reports, the scams target homebuyers who are nearing the [...]

The information contained in the Illinois Condo Unit Owner’s Rights & Responsibilities Handbook is a brief overview of the duties, rights, and responsibilities of Illinois unit owners in [...]

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets income limits that determine eligibility for assisted housing programs. These are the HUD Income Limits as of April 1, 2018 Income [...]

Here is a great resource that informs you about Illinois Property Tax Rate for 2018 along with various tax rates in Illinois as well as in other states. This link will take you to Cook County [...]

On December 20th, 2017, Illinois governor Bruce Rauner signed into law Public Act 100-0571, which reduces many Illinois LLC filing fees (including new LLC formations and annual report fees) by up [...]

What does rent-to-own mean? Also known as a lease option, a rent-to-own contract allows renters to lease a property and, at the end of the lease (usually one to three years), have the option to [...]

Mortgage fraud schemes are the intent to materially misrepresent or omit information on a mortgage loan application in order to obtain a loan or to obtain a larger loan that could have been [...]