If you haven’t so much as thought about buying holiday presents yet and are feeling behind already, don’t worry. Starting Thursday, December 3 thru Sunday, December 6 the Merchandise Mart in River North is hosting one of my most favorite shopping events of the year.
The One of a Kind Show!
Held the first weekend of December [...]
“Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.” Basil Rathbone
Great news for the Chicago real estate market, per the Illinois Association of Realtors, home sales rallied in October both in Chicago and statewide.
Thanks to an unprecedented buyers market consisting of record low interest rates, the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit and affordable home prices, sales increased for the fourth straight month of year [...]
“Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.” Brian Tracy
Chicago Real Estate Listings and Closings for Nov 14-20, 2009
Per the Chicago Association of Realtors
Chicago Real Estate Listings and Closings for November 7-13, 2009
Per the Chicago Association of Realtors
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is requiring that closing cost be spelled out more clearly for the real estate consumer in a more user friendly version of the good-faith estimate.
The new HUD 1 will allow the borrower to easily compare what they were closing costs would be with what they actually are at [...]
The second consecutive quarterly gain in the median price of single family homes was posted by the National Association of Realtors.
The national median home price was $177,900 in the third quarter, up $7,000 from the previous quarter.
This number is down 11% from third quarter 2008 but the bright side is the decline is slowing.
Second quarter [...]
Chicago Real Estate Listings and Closings for October 31-November 6, 2009
Per the Chicago Association of Realtors
Chicago home buyers and sellers, below is a link to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) web page detailing the new changes to the home buyer tax credit.
IRS – Tax Credit Page