Chicago Metro Area Real Estate
A Better Buying Experience
This past week I’ve been working with buyers who are getting very different requests from sellers for earnest money. In Chicago there is no such thing as a typical amount of earnest money or a typical time when it is due.
I had a phone call from a gentleman this week asking if I was the listing agent for downtown condo. I replied that I wasn’t but that I could help him as a buyer agent to which he replied, “What’s that?” Here’s what a buyer agent is along with explanations of other common real estate titles.
A year ago I started working with a woman, Carolyn, who wanted to buy a house. She was a first time homebuyer and excited to take advantage of the first time homebuyer tax credit. Carolyn fell in love with a house for sale that was a short sale. We learned that there were already other offers […]
Last Wednesday I sent an email to Go Homing telling them to stop publishing my blog content and remove all of it from their Go Illinois REO site. Go Homing is an online bidding site for REO (real estate owned) also known as bank owned or foreclosed homes. Go Homing is part of Altisource Portfolio Solutions. I made […]
This week I received a great question. Michael M. asked, “Is it wise to see a home that only recently came on the market (let’s say less than 30 days) and is $25-50K out of your price range? Or should you wait until there is a price reduction that brings it closer to your comfort […]
"We found Fran via an Internet search. Initially not living in Chicago, we took a leap of faith, flew to Chicago, and immediately knew we had made the correct decision selecting Fran as our agent."
Michael
"I had purchased 6 homes with 5 different realtors prior to using Fran's services...Fran, however, was the best realtor that I have experienced working with"
Joseph
"When it came to the negotiation process, Fran's approach was calm and methodical, and her recommendations were crucial to us negotiating a very fair price."
Alfred
