July 17, 2013 Today's Featured News   Who's Who In Chicago Real Estate? Chicago Agent Taylor Johnson is proud to announce Emily Johnson as part of the 2013 Who's Who in Chicagoland Real Estate issue of Chicago Agent.  Click here to read the feature. To celebrate this year's Who's Who class, Chicago Agent hosted a party at The Grant, sponsored by Taylor Johnson client Related Midwest. Joining "Who's Who" stars like Emily at the event were Taylor Johnson clients Related Realty, Related Midwest and Luxury Living Chicago. Click here to see Chicago Agent photos from the event, as well as here for photos from Taylor Johnson's Instagram account...and be sure to follow us! News Residential Real Estate Midwest Sees Strong Homebuilder Confidence Chicago Sun-Times Midwest Bucks Down Trend In June Housing Starts Chicago Tribune   Higher Mortgage Rates Push Refinancing Applications To 2-Year Low Chicago Tribune Rising Mortgage Rates? Home Builders Shrug Them Off Wall Street Journal Commercial Real Estate ChicagoRealEstateDaily: Wednesday Report Crain's Chicago Business Deeds & Deals Chicago Sun-Times Skyscraper Builders Reach For The Stars Once Again Wall Street Journal Bay Area Rally Sends Rents Soaring Wall Street Journal Spanx Gives Atlanta A Lift With New Headquarters Wall Street Journal Business/Economy *Inflation Picks Up, Driven By Pump Prices Wall Street Journal *Wild Cards For The Fed's Exit Strategy Wall Street Journal  Just For Kicks Amazing Architectural Tree Houses Yahoo.com  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