Illustrator Conversion & Images

I'm trying to transition from InDeisgn to Illustrator. Nothing against ID but id like to pick up on my AI skills a bit.
Most of my work requires a lot of imagery from web links. For example i'll get a link with 8 different images from a house. I can then copy each image directly from the web and paste directly into 8 individual frames/rectangles in InDesign. A simple fit and center fills the frame perfectly. I know cut and paste isn't ideal but for the low quality of printing required, its very expedient.
I can't seem to find anything as simple and expedient in Illustrator. Is there a way to paste directly int a preset rectangle or frame. It seems every time I try, i paste a full size image as a new frame and then have to scale.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

kpow,
You can just place and resize the images as desired.
If you want to give them frames, you can use the Rectangle Tool and just drag between opposite corners; Smart Guides are your friends, (saying anchor when you are there). This will give you a separate vector path. You can select both image and path and Group them.

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