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RECENT BLOG POSTS
Is increased lender confidence - key to a housing market turnaround, in Chicago and elsewhere - returning? In some markets across the U.S., that seems to be the case.  Until very recently, virtually every home market across the country insisted on higher down payments, suggesting local housing pr...
12/20/2009
In the City of Chicago, reduced tax inflows from anything from the General Sales Tax to the hefty, but unpopular, Real Estate Transfer Tax, have forced the city to look at new ways to generate revenue.  Chicago Parking Meters have been privatized, and enforcement made for stringent, in return for...
12/20/2009
Less than one week before Christmas in Chicago.  Cold and Gray - but OK!  Keep the season bright! If you read my posts, you know my political leaning.  I'm a Democrat!  Proudly!  And Liberal (when did that word take on such a negative connotation among so many folks?) I became an ass rather than ...
12/20/2009
Hi from Chicago, folks! Just a bit of snow here today - but it's not that way Back East!  If that's where you are tonight - be careful, and hunker down! Here's this week's edition of Chicago Neighborhood News from our Team Member Cathy Mallers.  This week, Cathy covers the Chicago Neighborhoods o...
12/19/2009
When the U.S. Credit Crisis gained steam in September, 2008, it became clear that Giant Mortgage Investors and Guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be in for trouble, as their huge portfolios of troubled residential mortgages began to tumble in value.  Mortgage defaults and foreclosures we...
12/19/2009
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT  OF  VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG! Ho, ho, you dogs!  Are you enjoying the season?  Has your Designated Human mixed Spiked Egg Nog in your water dish yet?  If not , , , guess you have to visit the ole' fridge yourself. What...
12/18/2009
Whether you are a Home Buyer, Distressed Home Seller, or Real Estate Practitioner, if you have been exposed to the Short Sale Process, you know it is often fraught with confusion, frustration, and lengthy time delays. Under the new Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives Program, however, just f...
12/18/2009
Just two weeks before another Chicago Christmas, folks.  Hard to believe . . . yes? Here's our Team Member Sue Moss's rundown of special things to do in Chicago this weekend, as the holidays draw nearer. Billed as Chicago's largest, continuously running event, the Bucktown Holiday Art Show takes ...
12/11/2009
Good Evening, on a Crisp and Cool Night here in Chicago! Our Team Member Cathy Mallers, in this week's Chicago Neighborhood News Update, covers the Chicago Neighborhoods of Norwood Park, Lakeview, The Loop, and Ravenswood, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Naperville IL. Have a Holiday Happening y...
12/11/2009
Double-digit, positive temperatures here in Chicago - what an intriguing concept! My new-fangled Adroid phone says it's a near-tropical 21 degrees,  Honey, where are my Speedos?  I'm heading out tonight! Is the Real Estate Market here in Chicago beginning to rebound?  As the old year ends and a n...
12/11/2009
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