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Should you sell your house now or wait for the real estate market to recover?

Should you sell your house now or wait for the real estate market to recover? You own a home and want to sell. But you’re wondering whether you should sell now or wait for your house to regain the value it lost during the...

When will the Chicago real estate market rebound?

According to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, the real estate market is poised for recovery in 2012. Merrill Lynch predicts that a cumulative growth of 42% in home prices—or 4% on an annualized basis—will be achieved by 2020....

My real estate agent is fantastic … except she doesn’t have any time for me

On Saturday (yesterday), a distraught consumer contacted me about a rental property. I’ll call the consumer John. After I had given John the pertinent information, he asked if the property would be available for a...

Heatherfield Homes in Glenview

Find modern elegance in a Heatherfield single family home in Glenview, Illinois. Located off Willow and Waukegan Roads, Heatherfield offers everything, including quick access to the 294 Tollway and shopping galore....

Where have all the homebuyers gone

Homesellers everywhere are scratching their heads and wondering where all the buyers have gone. Get out your calculator, and you wonder no more. Since 2006, 4 million homeowners lost their homes due to short sales or...

Chicago North Suburban real estate update as of December 2011

Chicago North Suburban real estate update as of December 2011 As of December 2011, homes sales in Chicago’s North Suburbs continued a healthy upward trend. Sales were up 11% compared to prior month … and also up 9% compared...

You don’t have to hire a home stager to stage your house to sell

You don’t have to hire a home stager to stage your house to sell You don’t have to hire a home stager to stage your house to sell. You can be your own home stager. Here’s how! Listing your house for sale isn’t easy It...

Winnetka is THE place to live

Winnetka is THE place to live With a population of only 12,000, Winnetka is an exclusive suburb on the North Shore of Chicago. The village is convenient to just about everything suburban while providing easy access to everything...

A property of distinction in South Barrington

If you’re in the market for a property of distinction in Chicago’s north suburbs, look no further than 9 Brooke Lane in the Hidden Lakes subdivision of South Barrington. Currently being offered for $5,500,000, this house...

The real estate crash didn’t just happen

The real estate crash didn’t just happen … it was orchestrated like a symphony. Nothing as dramatic as seeing home values skyrocket seemingly overnight from the late 1990s until 2005, only to crash like a boulder, has...

11 ways to buy the right house

11 ways to buy the right house When you’re ready to buy a house … the house of your dreams … make sure you get it right. First, make sure you understand your motivations for wanting to buy a house at this time of your...

Baby Boomers and Real Estate: Why they should sell sooner rather than later

When it comes to real estate, Baby Boomers should sell sooner rather than later. Really? Baby Boomers should sell sooner rather than later? With the market so low and the buyers so scarce? The answer just might be ‘yes’,...

How homeowners make sure they will never ever sell their house

It’s true. Some homesellers make sure they will never ever sell they’re house. They do it by — Exaggerating the market value – A house should be listed at no more than 105% of current market value, or even less in this...

The future of real estate home prices

Everyone wants to know what the future holds for real estate home prices. Usually I tell homeowners I’m not a psychic and that home prices can go up … or they can go down. After studying this chart, I changed my mind. Real...

Wilmette homes take you back in time

The Village of Wilmette — population 27,000 — is a beautiful suburb on Chicago’s North Shore. Just north of Evanston, Wilmette hugs Lake Michigan and boasts homes built just last year or a hundred years ago. Known for...

7 secrets for selling your house in a slip-sliding market

Selling your house in an uncertain economy is a bitch. More and more homeowners are finding themselves ‘under house arrest’ … trapped in their own homes while the real estate market slip-slides away from them. Slip...

Short Sales & Fighting Fire with Fire

When it looks like you’ll lose your house to foreclosure, would you stand idly by and watch the bank take your home out from under you? Or would you try to fix the problem? Apply for a loan modification? Borrow from a family...

Touring Houses Along Sheridan Road in Glencoe

Sheridan Road is an iconic road that skirts the shoreline of Lake Michigan from Diversey Parkway in Chicago to Racine in Wisconsin. Named after General Philip Sheridan, who coordinated relief efforts following the Great Chicago...

Selling Your House in a Declining Market

Homeowners faced with the necessity of selling their house must also accept the state of the market. These days, the #1 question is, How do you sell your house in a declining market? Buy your ticket and pay for the ride More...

Selling Your House & the 5 Stages of Grief

Have you been trying to sell your house? Has its market value decreased by tens of thousands of dollars? Are you holding out for the right price only to find homebuyers continually passing your house by? If so, welcome to the...