Natasa Glamoclija's (chicagowestsuburbshomes) Blog

Many times I would hear that we Realtors should wear name tags as a part of our marketing campaign and many times I do, but not all the time. Sometimes I do not want to be "recognized" as a Realtor: when I am not dressed sharp and properly or if I do not have any make up so they can not identify ...

I was always wondering why people buy real estate only when prices are high, but when they want to buy some clothing, they hurry to buy merchandize after season. Why buyers are so afraid to buy during a buyer's market? To sell the house in buyer's market, seller must offer a bargain price or they...

RIVERSIDE, IL is one of the first planned communities in USA, incorporated in 1875 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970. Eastern businessman Emery Childs, with group of associates, purchased 1,600 acres along the Des Plaines River for residential development. The site was highly d...

LA GRANGE, IL - With expansion of Chicago metropolitan area many real estate developers were buying land along the newly built Burlington & Quincy railroad through western Cook County and one of them was Franklin Dwight Cossitt, who had successful wholesale grocery business. He purchased 600 acr...

Couple days ago, when I contacted one owner from Florida who was planning to move to Chicago area and offered him my REALTOR services, he used all bad words that I did not even know exist in English language. I was shocked. Usually when I would contact owners in other states who plan to move they...

Couple times already I would leave a message to some RE Agent and I would not get any response nor from them, nor from their office. Once I was waiting for days to get some response and then, at the end, the assistant called me back, not the agent. The same happened also when I have sent a contra...

Several months before renewal of my broker's license I called a local board of Realtors to check how many CE classes I should take. Since I became a Broker only last year and I was before that Real Estate Salesman, they told me that I should take 6 hours of Broker Management (that I already took)...

Today, on May 19,2008, after reviewing what single family homes are in pending the sale status and what was sold in the last 6 months in Brookfield, IL, I have found out the following: SOLD: Maximum listing price: $499,900 - Sold for $480,000 - Num. of beds/bath: 4bd/3.1 ba Average listing price:...

I would like to know if those high gas prices changed anything in your business? Do you still advertise that you are selling properties in all state or all city area, or you mention that you prefer to work just in certain area (like north, west, south, east suburbs or parts of town)? Do you still...

Many times when I would contact the owner after seeing his ad, I would find out that behind "the owner" is the RE Agent. What happened with disclosing the fact that we are RE Agents in every ad (even on internet) ? Some RE Agents forget to enclose also the agency and state in which they are worki...