During the past 2 days I showed over 20 houses in Highland Park. As I mentioned in a post a month ago, Highland Park has more contemporary homes than its neighboring suburbs. Shown left is one of them in east Highland Park which I showed on Sunday. Contemporary homes are distinguished by large windows (or […]
Sellers, Don’t Lock Buyers Out of a Final Walkthrough
Last week a couple of my buyers had a closing for a house they bought in Bartlett. We scheduled a final walkthrough the night before so that they could verify that inspection issues had been resolved and that the house was in the same condition as when they last saw it. I arrived a few […]
How to Avoid a Closing Delay for Your Condo
I was supposed to have a closing this morning for one of my listings, but it’s delayed a few days. Every time I’ve had a closing delayed, it’s been due to the interaction (or lack thereof) between the buyer’s mortgage company and the seller’s condo association management company. Sometimes it’s the fault of the mortgage […]
North & West Suburbs Buyer Transfer Tax Update
Last year I wrote about the city of Chicago and 11 north and west Chicago suburbs that tax buyers when they purchase a home (see “Chicago and Suburban Buyer Property Transfer Taxes“). Here are some more north and west suburbs to add to the list. Taxes rates are per $1,000 of sale price (e.g. a […]
Check for Issues on Property Lines When Viewing Houses
Recently, I showed a house in Warrenville. It’s a very nice home, but there’s an ugly stump (shown left) to the west of the house. As you can see, the stump leans at a sharp angle and has new limbs sprouting from it – not at all attractive. What the photo doesn’t show is that […]
