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Am I the only one, or is this race to the November 30 finish line affecting everyone...............Buyers are going bonkers...hurry, hurry..."no I'm sorry did I say that property, I meant this one"... Brand new buyers are entering the market without a preapproval....rushing to get one.....did you...
10/15/2009
You have heard it, you have done it, and every time you do it, you want to kick yourself for doing it.  Well I did it.....and I am kicking myself. So I get a phone call to list a friends house. The first clue that is was going to be a mistake was when I was pulled outside to discuss the listing p...
09/13/2009
He was undervalued....he was non-controversial...but he was the best real estate attorney to many clients.  He was the attorney of attorneys.  James O Connell you will be missed!  You left so sudden ,but you were here for so many buyers and sellers.  First time buyers loved you.....you regaled ev...
06/20/2009
OKAY, EVERYONE  IS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NEW APPRAISAL LAW.......COMPLAINING ABOUT THE VALUES COMING UP LOW, BECAUSE THE APPRAISER IN COMING FROM Yahoo, Mississippi to do the appraisal in Matteson, Illinois...so I got to thinking what can I do to avoid this disaster....as the listing realtor. Got...
06/16/2009
Is it me or are agents ignoring the prime reason for short sales.  Here is a case you will not believe.  I have  the buyer in this transaction.  My buyer picks a house that is listed as a short sale.  The first clue I received that the agent did not know what he was doing was when it took him two...
05/28/2009
My husband and I were both watching the news when it was announced that mortgage rates were down and I ran for the phone, because this would be the time to refinance our own home to the lowest rate. A whole point can make a difference.  Well...when I phoned my favorite mortgage broker he said the...
03/19/2009
Matteson, Il...what it's all about? Located 25 minutes south of downtown Chicago, is a village  of many faces.  With a Mall that had big plans until a dispute with the lender that was funding the redevelopment derailed the plans..... is in the fight of it's life. Can it win?  Yes it can....we mus...
02/26/2009
IT REALLY HAPPENED!  I HELPED SOMEONE who had a vision......a first time home buyer with little cash.  In this crazy market of foreclosures I get all kind of phone calls from buyers with requests.  Some requests are just that requests.....but today I got a very interesting assigment.  Find a home...
02/25/2009
Okay, here we go...............Here's the truth about how I feel about showing some foreclosures..... 1.  You are performing a searching for your buyer and of course the perfect house is probably a Bank owned or short sale property. 2.  You send it to your buyer along with many others and hope th...
12/19/2008
There are many bank owned properties (REO's) out here that are good deals.  Some are so good, they are getting multiple offers on them. However many buyers and REO agents are out of touch with how to handle the so-called good deals.  Many buyers see them as good buys, especially the ones that are...
09/20/2008
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