Central Illinois Realtor
FRB: Beige Book--Full report--October 27, 2004
Housing activity generally remained solid in September and early October, while commercial real estate was still weak. Single-family housing starts were largely flat compared with mid-summer and with a year ago but were still high by historical standards. Several builders, however, reported a weakening in construction of high-end homes. Most builders expect home starts to slow slightly in the months ahead but to generally remain solid. Building materials other than cement were typically easy to obtain, and builders expect few difficulties obtaining materials heading forward. According to realtors, home sales in most parts of the district eased slightly from recent months and were also down modestly from a year ago. Similarly, mortgage lenders reported a slowdown in mortgage demand, and most realtors and mortgage lenders expect some continued easing in home sales in coming months. Commercial real estate activity in the district was still weak, but contacts were somewhat more upbeat abou ... [Read More]
Timothy V. Johnson :: Illinois' 15th Congressional District :: Biography
Tim presently resides in Urbana, Illinois. He is the father of nine children and has nine grandchildren. Professionally, he is a former Urbana lawyer, small businessman, realtor, farm operator and educator. When home from Washington, Tim thoroughly enjoys spending the majority of his time hearing the needs of his constituents whether by phone or by meeting them in person. He extensively travels his eastern Illinois district and visits students, civic organizations, farm groups, to name a few. Physical fitness is very important to Tim as he works out everyday. He enjoys sports of all types and frequently attends athletic contests at high schools and colleges around his expansive district, which also allows him to interact with his constituency in an informal setting. ... [Read More]
HR0445 90th General Assembly
90_HR0445 LRB9012017KBkb 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives wish to congratulate Arlen Speckman, Graduate 4 Realtors Institute, Certified Residential Broker, Certified 5 Residential Specialist, on being named the 1998 Illinois 6 Realtor of the Year; and 7 WHEREAS, Arlen Speckman is a graduate of Central High 8 School at Clifton and attended the University of Illinois, 9 where he graduated with an agricultural education degree; he10 went on to work at the Chicago Stock Yards, selling cattle to11 meat packers; and12 WHEREAS, From 1968 to 1970 Arlen Speckman made a career13 change when he went to work for his uncle, Ray Speckman; in14 1947 his uncle had opened the first full-service realty15 business in Kankakee County; from 1970 to 1975 Arlen returned16 to the cattle brokering business, and in 1975 went back into17 realty upon his uncle's retirement and his acquiring of the18 business; and19 WHEREAS, Arlen Speckman was president of the20 ... [Read More]
Timothy V. Johnson - Illinois' 15th Congressional District -Constituent Services
In 1971, Tim began his long career in publicservice after obtaining a seat on the Urbana City Council. In his fouryears on the city council, Tim demonstrated to people throughoutcentral Illinois that he had a gift for crafting sound policies andtaking care of the day-to-day needs of the people he represented. Uponurging by community leaders, Tim decided to run for a seat in theIllinois State Legislature. In 1976, he won a seat in the IllinoisHouse by besting five other Republicans in a tough, but civil, primary.Mr. Johnson held that seat in the Statehouse for more than two decades;he resigned as State Representative from the 104th District on November13, 2000 one week after being elected to the United States House ofRepresentatives to serve the 15th District of Illinois. Congressman TimJohnson is committed to taking his long history of dedicated, qualitypublic service to Washington D.C. and ensuring that his constituents intwenty-two Illinois counties deservedly have the best represent ... [Read More]
Welcome to the Missouri Department of Higher Education Website MDHE
Schreimann received a B.S. in mathematics and computer science from Central Missouri State University in 1974. Schreimann attended law school at the University of Missouri-Columbia, graduating Cum Laude with a J.D. in 1978. ... [ students ][ parents ][ high school counselors ][ financial aid professionals ][ student loan borrowers ][ mdhe central ][ home ] ... Marie Carmichael has served three terms as chair of the CBHE. She taught English at the college level (University of Arkansas) and at the high school level (Springfield Public Schools). During the past few years, Carmichael has been actively involved in promoting collaboration between higher education and K-12. She served on the state's first K-16 Coalition, which focused on improving student achievement in mathematics through the joint efforts of K-12 and higher education. She also served on the K-16 Task Force, which addressed the issue of eliminating achievement gaps. Additionally, she serves as chair of the Missouri Advanced Placement Advisory Board. In Springfield, where she resides, Carmichael serves on the Community Advisory Board to the College of Education at Southwest Missouri State University and is a member of the Greenwood Laboratory School Advisory Board. She and her husband, Joe, have two children. She is a realtor and part-owner of a real estate development company. Sh ... [Read More]
FRB: Public hearing on home equity lending -- August 16, 2000
1 FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD 2 PUBLIC HEARING 3 ON HOME-EQUITY LENDING 4 August 16, 2000 5 MORNING SESSION 6 7 STENOGRAPHIC REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS had in 8 the above-entitled matter held at the Federal 9 Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 South LaSalle Street, 10 Chicago, Illinois, MS. DOLORES S. SMITH, Moderator. 11 12 PANELISTS: MR. BRUCE BAKER, Illinois Bankers 13 Association MR. MICHAEL O. BROWN, Sable Bancshares, 14 Inc. MR. TERRY BIVINS, Ficus Financial 15 Services, Inc. MR. DAVID A. BOCHNOWSKI, Peoples Bank, SB 16 MR. BOB BUTLER, Assurant Group MR. ALEX COLUMBUS, Assurant Group 17 MR. WILLIAM A. DARR, Office of Banks and Real Estate, State of Illinois 18 MR. TOM DETELICH, Household Finance Corporation 19 MR. DAN IMMERGLUCK, Woodstock Institute MR. TOM JAMES, Assistant Attorney General, 20 State of Illinois MR. IRA RHEINGOLD, Legal Assistance 21 Foundation MR. MICHAEL SHEA, ACORN Housing 22 Corporation MR. CRAIG A. VARGA, Illinois Financial 23 Services Association MS. MICHELLE WEINBERG, Horw ... [Read More]
Division of Bird Habitat Conservation Birdscapes-Project Profiles - United States: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
"The program provided me with a great incentive to do some much needed improvements to my wetlands," said property owner Fred Holmes. "The biologists built better drainage into the project to get rid of a wiregrass problem I've had for years. Their expertise helped to solve a number of problems." The Act's grant has not only increased wetland acreage in the Central Valley—advancing the habitat goals of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan's Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture—but also has helped to expand current programs and foster many new partnerships. Californians will never again experience the natural splendor associated with those original 5 million acres of wetlands, but the partners of the Act's North Central Valley Wetland Habitat Project plan to give them a taste of what it was like. ... [Read More]
Senate Post Audit and Oversight Report
Endnote 54. Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice ofthe National Association of Realtors, Article 6, §§ 1-2, (National Association of Realtors), Jan. 1,1998, at 8. MASS. GEN. LAWS. chapter 112,section 87AAA also states that the board of registration may revoke or suspend a license ifthe broker has been found to have "accepted, given or charged any undisclosed commission,rebate or profit on expenditures for a principal." Return to: ... Endnote 31. Interview with Robert Nash, President of theMassachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR), in Boston, MA, (Feb. 4, 1998). ... [Read More]
Colorado Lieutenant Governors
Realtor. Governor's 1956 Committee on Reapportionment. Distinguished service award in1961. Served two terms in the legislature. Attended Georgetown University 1952. Served inthe U.S. Navy from 1952-1954, Executive Office Training Ship. Associations include pastPresident of Jaycees, Denver Board of Realtors, United Fund, Catholic Charities, LorettaHeights Ambassador. Colorado Young Man of the Year Award in 1961. ... Lawyer. Attended New York State Normal School. Moved to Denver in 1893 and studied atthe University of Denver. Received a law degree in 1895 at the State University inBoulder. Secretary of the Republican Central Committee in 1897 and elected to the Senateone year later. Appointed as Arapahoe County Public Administrator in 1901, and re-electedto the Senate in 1904. Succeeded to the office of Lt. Governor in 1905 to replace ArthurCornforth. ... [Read More]
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