Deciding to sell your home is never an easy decision to make. Now, even more so. You have probably looked carefully at the factors that are prompting you to list your home for sale, some of them may include the following: Job Change Loss of Job Change in Income New Addition to the Family – Need [...]
Thank you Chicago for participating in Earth Hour 2009. By turning off your lights for just one hour on Saturday night Commonwealth Edison announced that electricity usage in Illinois dropped 1%. 3.8 million ComEd customers saved about 100 megawatt hours of electricity which is the equivalent of removing around 154,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. [...]
Taxi Magic. Haven’t heard of it? A welcome addition to getting around Chicago is Taxi Magic. Taxi Magic allows travelers to book and pay for a cab using their mobile smart-phones like the iPhone and, my addiction, Blackberry. Once you set up an account you can book and pay for your ride in advance. Once [...]
30 Year Fixed mortgage rates dropped again this week to an average of 4.85%! Down from last weeks low of 4.98%. Last Year at this time rates were 5.85%!
400 West Ontario Unit 805 Open House: Noon – 3:00 p.m. Not to be missed is my beautiful 2 bedroom/2 bathroom listing at 400 West Ontario – Unit 805. The new price is $455,000 and that price includes a conveniently located deeded parking place as well as a 13 month home warranty. The unit has [...]
The information below is courtesy of the Chicago Assosciation of Reators.
As you have read in my previous two posts, a great deal of work goes into preparing a home for sale, but nothing is more important then Proper Pricing. I cannot stress the importance of proper pricing strongly enough. Work closely with your Realtor to determine price and carefully consider the following factors. 3 months comparables [...]
No one looks forward to tax season. It is a daunting and time consuming process. I have prepared a small list of tax tips for Homeowners that shouldn’t be forgotten when preparing for April 15th. Don’t forget the new tax laws regarding the First Time Home Buyers $8,000 Tax credit. New tax laws allowing short sale sellers to [...]
Chicago, look before you mail! Before you drop anything in the mailbox today make sure you have the correct postage. First Class stamps increased in price from 42 cents to 44 cents. The new 44 cent rates cover the first ounce and each additional ounce remains an additional 17 cents extra. Other increase include the following: [...]
Chicago, if you are out there reading this post then please mark your calendar to take part in Earth Hour this Saturday, March 28. Earth Hour is the easiest way I know to take part in a protecting our planet from global warming. If you think you are too busy and can’t participate think again. To [...]