One of the things I’ve noticed about my real estate business this year is that I’m working with a lot more home owners moving up to a larger home. Instead of letting the negative news about the housing market keep them in a home that no longer meets their needs, they’re taking advantage of the […]

I am quite flattered that the Chicago Sun-Time’s SearchChicago-Homes Editor, Kay Severinsen, wrote about my post yesterday, “How Good are National Real Estate Websites for Searching for Homes for Sale?” in her article today, “This site tops for search results“. Kay ran the same search for a house in Evanston priced between $400K and $500K […]

Recently I helped a couple of women buy a 3 bedroom condo at Library Tower in the South Loop. Library Tower is just across the street from the main branch of the Chicago Public Library (shown left). When they signed the sales agreement in May, they were told that the condo would be ready around […]

I spent a good part of today at a home inspection in Aurora. My buyer is purchasing a home for sale “as-is”. Thus, the seller won’t fix any issues, but my buyer can back out of the deal, if the inspection reveals more issues than the buyer is willing to accept. The house was foreclosed […]

Yesterday a developer showed me his Rogers Park 4 flat (shown left) currently under development. The gut rehab will result in 4 2 bedroom 2 bath condos. The top 2 condos will include a garage spot while the bottom 2 units will include an outdoor parking space. Back in December when I compared Evanston and […]