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• What to expect at a real estate auction

  
  Ethical Foreclosure Fortunes — Authority: 151
  This is the fourth segment of a multi-video overview of the real estate auction process. Julie First of Chicago-based Sheldon Good and Company, the sponsor of these videos, tells you what you can expect on the day of the auction. Our first segments looked at the advantages of an auction for sellers and buyers, defined ...
  13 hours ago

• In a Tough Real Estate Market in Chicago, Real Estate Auctions Have Advantage

  
  www.OwnACondo.com — Authority: 133
  It’s obvious the advantage that auction pose for the buyer. Access to a wider selection, potential for deals below the typical market, and the chance to close a sale in under a month are all excellent reasons why a real estate buyer might opt for an auction deal.However, more and more sellers are realizing they [...]
  1 day ago

• Tweeting Chicago Real Estate And Selling on Twitter

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 131
  This morning I logged into my Twitter account and like many of the Chicago real estate professionals I follow, Lennar was tweeting about several of it’s listings using TweetLister.com, in particular about a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhome in Des Plaines.  At TweetLister, you can browse the listing much like at other ...
  2 days ago

• Should You Consider A 15-Year Fixed Mortgage?

  
  Mario Greco — Authority: 124
  For today’s home buyers and homeowners that can manage the higher monthly payments, 15-year fixed rate mortgage rates look attractive as compared to comparable 30-year products. The 15-year/30-year interest rate spread is near its 5-year high. Despite lower rates, however, homeowners opting for a 15-year fixed ...
  3 days ago

• McMansions – A 2000’s Fad?

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 131
  The McMansion.  The poster-child of this decade’s housing bubble.  Huge homes with gaudy, sometimes ostentatious curb appeal.  Tall homes, taking up every inch of the buildable lot next to a 50 year-old one and a half story home a third its value.  A ‘McMansion’ isn’t a well defined type of home is as ...
  3 days ago

• Adding bespoke style to your home

  
  Chicago North Shore Home & Beyond — Authority: 100
  There are endless ways to add a little something, to spice up a bland living space.  New homes offer many desirable characteristics but many times lack anything to distinguish themselves, from the rest of the pack.  A great way to solve the cookie cutter syndrome is, to buy antique salvage.  Anything from the ...
  3 days ago

• Buying Foreclosures

  
  www.OwnACondo.com — Authority: 133
  There are a lot of great deals in the real estate market today but not all are as easy as it seems.  Buying foreclosures can be a tricky business unless you know exactly what you are doing and know who can help.  Right now foreclosures are dominating the market like no other time in history [...]
  3 days ago

• Shodeen Residential Offers Free Finished Basements at Mill Creek in Geneva

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 131
  The living is good at Mill Creek in Geneva on every level—especially the lower level, thanks to Shodeen Residential’s newest incentive.Buyers will receive a free finished basement with any new home purchase made between December 1 and 31, 2009 at Mill Creek, a holiday season value worth thousands, said Mark ...
  4 days ago

• Online Real Estate Auctions Present Possibilities

  
  www.OwnACondo.com — Authority: 133
  A great way to find deals on perspective property would be online real estate auctions . But this is real estate we are talking about, so it’s probably best to be at the auction in person to finalize the sale.The online community is a great place to find out about auctions, but it’s not like [...]
  4 days ago

• First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Does Its Job In Chicago

  
  Mario Greco — Authority: 124
  I was happy earlier this month when Congress approved an extension of the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit along with a new $6,500 credit for move-up buyers. That’s because the first-time homebuyer tax credit has worked, at least here in Chicago. Chicago home sales have slowly, but steadily, risen during the ...
  4 days ago

• Auctions

  
  www.OwnACondo.com — Authority: 133
  With the ever changing Chicago real estate market a centuries old process of buying and selling has resurfaced.  Auctions are becoming one of the most attractive ways to buy or sell real estate no matter if it is your primary residence, vacation home, or investment property.  To many people in Chicago a real estate ...
  4 days ago

• Brideport Green Condo Developer Building South African Charities Too

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 131
  Bridgeports’ green building developer, Bo Boguslawski, finds herself following unexpected paths these days. I have reported on her work in leading the way with renovating buildings in the Bridgeport neighborhood using cutting edge “green” technology.  With 3 new green Chicago condos in Bridgeport available in ...
  5 days ago

• Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago Holds Annual Key Awards Reception

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 131
  The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (HBAGC) will hold it’s annual Key Awards reception Wednesday, November 18th with reception from Reception 6-7 pm and the  Awards from 7-9PM.   The event will be held at the The Meadows Club located at 2950 W. Golf Rd., Rolling Meadows.Register online by clicking on ...
  5 days ago

• Search for Condos in Chicago

  
  www.OwnACondo.com — Authority: 133
  If you plan to search for condos in Chicago keep in mind the condo market is expected to be positively impacted by a shift in the values of the American homebuyer.  The generation of home buyers for the next few years is more inclined to low maintenance and high technology buildings than their predecessors.   These ...
  5 days ago

• Chicago Condo Development

  
  www.OwnACondo.com — Authority: 133
  When choosing a Chicago condo development there are many things you should always keep in mind.   Some things are obvious to us all but others may not be. We all know we need to check out the structure of the building.  Was it really designed to be a condo or townhome complex or was it a [...]
  6 days ago

• Chicago Spire Fires Back

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 131
  The stalled 2000-foot Chicago Spire that, at the moment is just a gaping hole in the ground, is counter-suing its lender Bank of America.  Alleging that the bank took proceeds of a certificate of deposit owned by Shelbourne Development for more than $3.5 million and applied it to the amount due, an amount that was ...
  1 week ago

• Solar and Wind Energy Incentives Announced for Illinois

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 131
  The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced yesterday the opening of the Solar & Wind Energy Rebate Program. The rebates can total 30% for residential and business applicants, and 50% for public sector and non-profit entities with a maximum of $50,000. Applications will be due April 30, ...
  1 week ago

• Prime Chicago Real Estate

  
  Chicago's Home Weblog — Authority: 107
  A view from the vestibule of a Pre-War apartment building on the lakefront; prime Chicago Real Estate, to be sure. Expand your horizons on LSD---Lake Shore Drive that is. Geno Petro follow me on twitter@genopetro
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• Condos in the Chicago area

  
  www.OwnACondo.com — Authority: 133
  Condos in the Chicago areaBeing a prospective home buyer looking for condos in the Chicago area can be both fun and intimidating at times, due to the number of options available. Of course, location and price are always the most important considerations, but seeing so many attractive luxury condos in prime locations ...
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• New Homes In Old Irving And Portage Park Chicago

  
  Chicagoland Real Estate Forum — Authority: 131
  Chicago’s northwest side has  seen a revitalization that much of Chicago real estate could only dream of.  Young (yuppie) families deciding to stay within the city limits to raise their children.  A throwback to the old days perhaps?  In many cases, yes.As some Chicago neighborhoods gentrified with young ...
  1 week ago

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