by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | May 9, 2017 | Chicago, Community Outreach
DAWGS Supports Local Non Profit It was a chance meeting on a Chicago bound flight where Jim Glass of DAWGS (Door and Window Guard Systems) and Mo Brown, Founder of Lipstick Saints struck up a conversation. Mo shared with Jim the mission of Lipstick Saints and Jim...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Mar 8, 2016 | Chicago, Vacant Property
In Chicago and around the country, the private individual home flipper is poised to make a comeback, suggests a report by national real estate brokerage Redfin using MLS data. For the first time since 2007, a majority of flips were performed by people rather than...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jul 14, 2015 | Chicago, News, Real Estate
DAWGS is proud to be the newest Associate member of NAMFS (National Association of Mortgage Field Services). The mission of NAMFS is to provide its members with a cohesive voice to all parties within the mortgage industry. NAMFS members include mortgage servicers,...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Feb 1, 2015 | Chicago, Real Estate
Any business developer or city planner in Chicago knows, vacant buildings can be a serious issue when it comes to safety. If a vacant building is not properly secured, it is more likely to be broken into. In Chicago, on average, the rate of crime in abandoned...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jan 26, 2015 | Chicago, Security, Vacant Property
Business developers in Chicago know that vacant buildings can be a serious issue when it comes to safety. The brutal, sub-freezing temperatures Chicago experiences in the winter months make vacant homes especially inviting as a shelter from the wind and temperatures....
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jun 19, 2014 | Chicago, Security, Vacant Property
In Chicago, foreclosed properties can go years without owners. They sit in their lots trapped in real estate limbo without a legal occupant, their yards deteriorating along with the interior. These unsightly derelicts are called “zombie properties”, and they drive...