April 23, 2013 Today's Featured News   MHN PROFILE: Opportunities Still Exist In Chicago For Acquisition Of Lender-Owned Assets, Says Kiser Multi-Housing News Lee Kiser Multi-Housing News recently checked in with Taylor Johnson client Lee Kiser of Kiser Group for his take on middle market investment opportunities in Chicagoland. Kiser reports there are still opportunities to acquire small-scale distressed properties, and there's currently a lot of demand for these types of assets. However, he notes the number of available distressed properties is decreasing, and that, today, many of them are bank-owned. About 35 percent of Kiser Group's investment sales transactions this year can be labeled as distressed assets-compared to as much as 80 percent and 70 percent in 2010 and 2011 respectively.     Read Full Article  News Residential Real Estate While The Downtown Condo Market Booms, Many Neighborhoods Continue Struggling  ChicagoGrid.com   Affordable Housing Is Meager In Suburban Cook County Chicago Tribune New-Homes Sales Rise 1.5 Percent In March To 417,000 Chicago Sun-Times *Home Sales See Growing Pains Wall Street Journal Before Becoming A Landlord, Add Up The Costs MarketWatch.com Commercial Real Estate CenterPoint Wins Key Parcels Near McCormick Place With $65M Bid Chicago Tribune Business/Economy S.&P. Seeks Dismissal Of U.S. Suit Over Rating Of Mortgage Debt New York Times How Long Will The Fed Buy Mortgage-Backed Securities? DeadlineNews.com Just For Kicks Five Unique Parks Around Chicago Yahoo.com Events     ULI Chicago - Equity Investors: How Are They Investing Their Capital? Wednesday, April 24, 2013 CREW Networking Luncheon Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Bisnow Chicago State Of Office Thursday, April 25, 2013 **K2 Designer Showcase  (featuring TJ clients Fifield Companies and Morgante Wilson Architects)  Wednesday - Friday, May 1 - 3, 2013 **Designer Kitchens Of The North Shore - Kitchen Tour 2013 (featuring TJ client Morgante Wilson Architects)  Friday, May 3, 2013 Bisnow Industrial Real Estate Summit Tuesday, May 21, 2013 ULI Chicago 2013 Vision Awards  Wednesday, June 5, 2013  Taylor Johnson Home About Services Clients Work Contact For more information about our services, please visit us at www.taylorjohnson.com or contact Emily Johnson directly at 312-267-4522. And, be sure to check out our Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn pages, as well as our blog and videos. What is TJ TALK? TJ TALK is a daily digest of the top real estate, marketing and media news and events compiled by the team at Taylor Johnson. An asterisk denotes a story that may require a subscription to the online publication to view full-story content. Click here to find past stories in the TJ TALK archive, listed by distribution date.  Subscribe to TJ TALK