Yesterday I received a very nice email from Ric Cox, President & CEO, ChicagoCondosOnline.com. Ric informed me that ChicagoMetroAreaRealEstate.com was mentioned in an article, “Blogging: The Basics From a Beginner“, he wrote for the Feb. 25th issue of Chicago Agent Magazine (shown left, yes, that’s Ivanka Trump). The article mentioned the blogging success of Rubloff’s […]
Sharing Driveways in Elmhurst
Recently I showed 3 houses in Elmhurst. I’m sure it was just a coincidence, but all 3 houses had a shared driveway! Shown left is the shared driveway for the last house I showed, the Tudor on the right. If you decide to buy a house with a shared driveway, there are a few items […]
Chicago’s Park Millennium Condos
On Wednesday I showed condos in the Loop to a woman from Phoenix. The first condo we looked at was a 2 bedroom 2 bath unit in the Park Millennium a high rise at 222 N. Columbus in the Loop’s New Eastside Neighborhood, just north of Millennium Park. In the southwest corner of the building, […]
Featured with Buyer on First Business Show
For those of you who aren’t one of those early risers who watch First Business on TV at 5 a.m., a recent video segment featuring one of my buyers, Laura Kiel, and myself titled, “Homebuyer Psychology“, is now available on the FirstBusinessX.com site. Laura showed that she’s an educated home buyer who isn’t willing to […]
Tax to Buy a Chicago Home Increases 40% April 1st – No Joke!
The Chicago City Council voted yesterday to raise the buyer transfer tax by 40%! The buyer transfer tax is paid by the buyer when purchasing a home. Currently the tax is $7.50 per $1,000 sales price. So the tax on a $300K purchase is $2,250 (7.5 * 300). Starting April 1st, the tax on the […]
