July 16, 2013 Today's Featured News   Related Midwest Redesigns Luxury Chicago Condo Community Multi-Housing News Last week, Taylor Johnson client Related Midwest announced the completion of its full redesign and re-imagining of  The Grant, the South Loop condo tower that is the marquee property of the developer's South Loop Luxury by Related collection.  More than 80 residences have already sold at The Grant since sales began across the South Loop Luxury collection this spring.  With the official unveiling of the building buyers can now experience firsthand the features, finishes and amenities that make The Grant one of the top luxury residential properties in the South Loop.  Multi-Housing News has the story. Read Full Article  News Residential Real Estate Big Home Builders Gobble Up Rivals Starved For Cash Wall Street Journal   Arlington Heights Approves Affordable Housing Fund Daily Herald The 5 Most Important Characteristics Of Today's Homebuyers Chicago Agent Commercial Real Estate Former Chicago Reader HQ Sells For $5 Million Crain's Chicago Business Strategic Hotels Investor Demands More Info On Potential Sale Crain's Chicago Business Business/Economy *Consumers Dial Back On Their Spending Wall Street Journal Growth in Emerging Markets Lifts Citigroup's Profit by 42%, Topping Expectations New York Times  Media/Marketing Jet Magazine Gets A Makeover Crain's Chicago Business  Just For Kicks The Insane, True Costs of Raising A Family In America's Major Metros The Atlantic  Events Chicago Association of REALTORS Annual Golf Classic  Thursday, July 18, 2013 The Preservation Compact Conference: Rental Housing In The New Economy (TJ client Estella Kiser of Kiser Group is a member of the leadership committee) Thursday, July 18, 2013 Booth-Kellogg Real Estate Alumni Networking Happy Hour Thursday, July 18, 2013 Chicagoland Apartment Association On Navigating HUD's "Disparate Impact" Rule Thursday, July 25, 2013 NREI 2nd Annual National Net Lease Investment Conference Tuesday, July 30, 2013 Bisnow Schmoozapalooza Wednesday, July 31, 2013 Risk Management Association Prospective Member Breakfast Thursday, August 1, 2013 Illinois Real Estate Journal - Value Added Commercial Real Estate Investing Wednesday, August 7, 2013 CCIM, IREM And SIOR's Joint Architectural Tour/Networking Cruise Thursday, August 15, 2013   REIA Summer Cocktail Party Thursday, August 15, 2013     CREW Chicago Annual Golf Outing Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Marcus & Millichap Multifamily Forum Thursday, September 26, 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