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Chicago Real Estate Market is Moving…Bitter and Sweet
Happy to report that my silence has meant we are swamped with new buyer and seller business. However, the market, or really the climate in our Chicago Market continues to remain volatile due to reoccurring job loss, constant lending changes, and a growing buyer confusion of value. 5 years ago the driving forces that brought people … Continue reading
Congrats to New Home Owners!
New Home Owners, and recent Newly Weds! It’s all about following “The Home Buyer Plan”, asking hard questions and staying on track. That is exactly what Sandee & Bobby did this past week when after securing a buyer for their studio condo in Chicago they found and successfully closed on a Rockin Cool single family home in Round … Continue reading
Tell me, what do you want us to write about?
Although we have a list of posts which we hope to squeeze in before the end of the year, we felt it may be a good idea to see what you, our honorable audience, would like us to blog about. Here are some category ideas to get you thinking: Buyer Topics Seller Topics Leasing Topics … Continue reading
Top 10: You may not want to buy, IF…
People often perceive Real Estate Agents to be sales people. Sure, we “sell homes”, however our job is 90% research, education and guidance, and although we need to sell ourselves on the ability to communicate, coordinate and close, sometimes our job is to give you advise you would never expect to hear from a sales … Continue reading
Finally “Home”…one buyer’s journey
When people talk about buying or selling a home, the emphasis is usually on the market or on the house. Although these are important factors, they are simply components of a much larger picture, composed of the decisions around move, the process and life changing events surrounding a sale, rental or purchase, and finally the … Continue reading
When hardship meets kindness
Some 2 years ago I was sent by a bank to a foreclosure pending property, in order to relay some options to a tenant occupying the home. A once attractive 2 flat on Addison and I90 in Chicago, this home was previously occupied by the owner on the 1st floor, and 2nd floor was rented. … Continue reading
Fishing for your home buyer.
How do I sell my home? Get more visibility? Although many Illinois Home Sellers find themselves pondering these very questions, believe it or not, the answer lays in simply understanding your audience, the buyer. (Entertain this analogy) Lets pretend for a moment that your home is not a structure, but a strategically positioned hook, with a … Continue reading
Home Buyer! Rehab with a 203K Loan
Due to the increased number of distressed properties, and their physical disposition, many home buyers are tempted to purchase an aggressively priced property, but may not be able to afford to pay for the repairs needed to bring the home up to comfortable living standards. In recent months Perl Mortgage has become of several mortgage … Continue reading
Before and After the Home Buyer Tax Credit
As the much anticipated First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit matured on April 30th (Date by which you needed to have an executed contract in hand, to close before June 30th, 2010 in order to benefit from the $8,000 credit) there has been much anticipation what would happen May 1st for the market, as well as folks … Continue reading
10 Short Sale Myths
Every time I try to take a step back from short sales, it seems something is pulling me deeper into one. Here is an interesting article about some short sale myths and misconceptions, you may want to consider. Top 10 Short Sale Misconceptions and Myths
