Dear Readers: If your weekend plans involve walking, driving or exploring the Gold Coast or River North neighborhoods this weekend, please be advised of the following activity taking place that might cause a slight disruption to whatever plans you have. Forewarned is forearmed! FILMING NOTICE July 16-18 “Transformers 3” will be filming the weekend [...]
As many of my readers may already know by now, after 7 years with Rubloff I decided to start a new endeavor and have most enthusiastically joined Koenig & Strey Gold Coast. My new contact information is below. I am very excited about this new affiliation and believe that together with Koenig & Strey and HomeServices [...]
While you’re surfing the web on Monday make sure to check out the new Rubloff.com website. It is sure to impress!!
Per the Illinois Association of Realtors, Chicago area homes sales fell 18.7% in May compared to last year. Some good news, sales INCREASED over the previous month for the fourth straight time. In Chicago, the median home price fell 29.5% in May to $225,000 compared with $319,000 in May of 2008. Per David Hanna – [...]
Per Realty Times, a campaign to extend the First Time Home Buyers Tax Credit got underway on Capitol Hill last week. Bills have been introduced in both the Senate and the House to do the following: Open the Credit to ALL Buyers Keep it Available through Next Year Remove the current Income Limitations Allowing Current [...]
My open houses at 30 East Division Unit 8A in the Gold Coast and 400 West Ontario Unit 709 in River Northwere very successful today and I would like to thank everyone who stopped by on this beautiful warm and sunny Sunday to view these wonderful properties. I am attaching some photos of the views from each [...]
Help celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Chicago Outdoor Film Fesitival in Grant Park! Enjoy the lakefront and the Chicago skyline as you converge on Grant Park for seven consectuive Tuesdays starting July 14th. This years film festival honors our own President Abraham Lincoln on the 200th anniversary of his birth. (Make sure to [...]
Per the Illinois Association of Realtors, the Illinois housing market increased for the third consecutive month. Total single family homes and condominium sales were up 9.0% in April 2009 over March 2009.
A new state law effective today, June 1 will require Home Sellers to submit their right thumbprint to a notary public to sell their home. The thumbprints will not be public records.
YEAR-OVER-YEAR DECLINES Below is a monthly year-over-year comparison of home sales (single-family and condo) in the nine-county Chicago area. Month 2009 2008 Change January 2,965 3,927 -24.5% February 3,082 4,326 -28.8% March 4,260 5,759 -26% April 4,745 6,094 -22.1% 2008 2007 January 3,927 5,947 -34% February 4,326 5,894 -26.6% March 5,759 8,101 -28.9% April [...]