Real Estate News, Tips and Topics from Illinois

Many of us have loan officers or other affiliates that help share advertising costs. Some help split the cost of newspaper ads, supermarket home magazines and the like. According to what I've come to understand, RESPA allows these activities in circumstances where the affiliate receives adequate ...

Today's tip is from my real estate guide "22 Things Real Estate Agents do to their Own Homes Before Selling". One of our jobs as an agent is to suggest improvements that our clients can to do improve the saleability of their homes. Many of us have years of experience observing what sells a home a...

Batavia, IllinoisIn 1833, Christopher Payne arrived in the area and found a valley consisting of rich farmland and conveiently located near the Fox River. He built a cabin and named his newfound community "Head of Big woods". Two years saw Payne moving on and selling his stake to Judge Isaac Walt...

Geneva, IllinoisGeneva Illinois history really begain in 1830 when Daniel Shaw Haight built a log cabin near a spring. He named his settlement Big Spring and set up a homestead with his family. In 1835 he sold his claim to James and Charity Herrington and moved north. The Herringtons were very in...

Today's featured partner is Lane Hornung - a real estate agent who specializes in Colorado Real Estate - particularly the Boulder, Colorado and surrounding areas. Lane's website is both simple but effective - offering buyers and sellers looking for real estate in Colorado the tools and services t...

Having returned from a trip to take care of some family business in Houma, Louisiana, I'm able to reflect on some of the things I saw and learned during my trip. At first glance, New Orleans and the southern parishes look great - developing at a great pace. Even in Houma where it was hard to find...

Today's tip focuses on the home style known as a "Ranch" home and is from my Guide To Popular US Home StylesRanch HomesThe ranch home styles is perhaps the most popular home style in the United States. It's basic feature is a single story but may also have a basement or attic. Other terms used to...

Montgomery Real Estate Montgomery real estate really fits into two different main types: affordable older homes in the Boulder Hill subdivision and surrounding area, and brand new homes in several new subdivisions currently being built in the western portion of the community. Like Yorkville Illin...

Oswego Real Estate Real estate in Oswego is centered on three main areas - the Boulder Hill area, the downtown area along the Fox River and farther east near the intersection of Douglas Road and Wolf's Crossing. The Boulder Hill area features nearly 4,000 homes and is shared by the three communit...

Batavia Real Estate Market TrendsDecember Market Conditions Detached Style Single-Family Homes The median price of homes on the market in Batavia has remained flat most of the fall. It currently sits at $365,900 - just $900 up from its September value of $365,000. However, the average sales price...