Brian's Blog

Hello all and Seasons Greetings and Merry ChristmasSince I startd to actively write on this I have noticed a slight increase in the amount of real estate spam. Not sure if there is a correlation, but I seem to be getting more from mortgage companies and out of state real estate companies. I was w...

Whiteside and Lee County IllinosCovering Sterling, Rock Falls and Dixon Illinois and more.As your full time local agent I am going to add this special blog so that you can keep informed on the local single family residential market activity. This weekly market update will help keep you informed o...

I just read an entry on real talk dealing with short sales. This writer discusses his take on the games that banks are playing when it comes to short sales and that in general his feeling is that it is becoming not worth the extra trouble and to wait til the property actually goes REO. He talks o...

I just read an entry on real talk dealing with short sales. This writer discusses his take on the games that banks are playing when it comes to short sales and that in general his feeling is that it is becoming not worth the extra trouble and to wait til the property actually goes REO. He talks o...

12/12/2007  Sterling, Illinois. Rock Falls, Illinois. Dixon, Illinois as well as Whiteside and Lee Counties, Illinois. Dispelling some myths about getting a mortgage.I am always amazed when I meet people out in public and they tell me that they can't buy a house because they don't have a large do...

 I caught my dog eating the cats food again and took her mug shot... She still had the food in her mouth and was trying to act innocent. I left her for 2 seconds... Bad dog!I gues that all that cat food explains her roundness and that special waddle that she has... and now the cat is retaliating ...

Welcome back. I started to think that there is so much information that I have to share with all of you that I am going to try to update this information a few times a week. There is information on home repairs, picking a lender, schools and reports as well as much more. Please be sure to visit ...

There has been alot of real estate activity on both a local and national level. SO lets gor right into it.National News: The folks in Washington appear to be taking steps to curb increases in forclosures that have come about due to irresponsible lending practices as well as complicated loans whic...

12/01/2007 Greetings all...well if you watch the news and read the local newspapers one would think that the whole world is falling apart and it is doom and gloom as far as the real estate market is concerned...This is the farthest thing from the truth locally. Looking at the sales numbers we are...