Chicago Metro Area Real Estate
A Better Buying Experience
What you’ll pay for a home depends on how well you negotiate an offer. Negotiations will be influenced by the sellers’ perception of how much you want their home. That’s why you need to watch your behavior when visiting a home for sale. If you think you’re too sharp to slip-up, keep reading.
Hundreds of homes for sale in the Chicago multiple listing service (MLS), Midwest Real Estate Data, aren’t on this site or any other public Internet site. When I did an unscientific check last week they were 2.4% of all Chicago MLS listings. 3.4% weren’t found on sites such as Zillow or Trulia. These are not […]
As reported by Mary Ellen Podmolik in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune, research was presented at the recent Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual convention here in Chicago regarding the impact of homeownership on children.
If you only read one of my blog posts, this is the one to read.
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.
"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
