One of the biggest challenges of my job is to match my clients with the right neighborhood for them. The reason? It's no cliché that Chicago is a city of neighborhoods, and each of these neighborhoods has its own personality. For younger clients looking for an affordable condominium in an up-and-
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08/19/2008
During the recent housing boom, I often heard from buyers upset that housing prices were rising too fast, homes were selling before they even had a chance to make an offer and sellers were unwilling to budge from their initial asking prices. Well, all that has changed. We are now in the midst of
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08/19/2008
It’s a huge cause for concern: The number of housing foreclosures across the United States continues to go up. According to RealtyTrac (www.realtytrac.com), a national provider of foreclosed properties, one in every 171 U.S. households received a foreclosure notice in the second quarter of this y
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08/19/2008
When considering the purchase of a new home, the choice of location is paramount as one of the factors in deciding where to relocate. This is especially true for those people who are migrating to a place that they are more-or-less unfamiliar with. This can include gathering information about the
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08/19/2008
Here’s an interesting fact for you: The number of people trying to sell their homes without the help of a REALTOR® remains at a record low. According to the 2007 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers put together by the National Association of REALTORS®, www.realtor.com, only 12 percent of the real
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08/19/2008