In order to get a really good grip on what is going on in real estate right now here in Plainfield, it becomes necessary to compare apples to apples. I got a little curious this afternoon about how the Plainfield real estate market in September 2008 compared to the real estate market of Septembe
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09/23/2008
Buyers know they have the upper hand in negotiating in this real estate market, and they are using that power to get the best deal on a new home in Illinois. But what can you do as a seller to get the best price for your home in shortest amount of time? There are a couple of things to understand
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09/23/2008
HUD TO ALLOW DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO CONTINUE Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, has negotiated an agreement with HUD Secretary, Steve Preston, that will allow the continuation of the privately funded down payment assistance programs. It allows HUD to use
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09/22/2008
While I'm not a lawyer or a mortgage broker, I have done a little research on the topic of Illinois foreclosure and short sales for my clients over the last several days. I must admit that I was a little surprised by the range of answers that I found on the Internet in regard to alternatives t
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09/05/2008
Leave a comment » Will County and DuPage County area homeowners who are interested in resolving their foreclosure situationthrough a short sale now have a better option when they chose me to represent them in the sale of their home. I work with an attorney who has a team of 25 foreclosure spec
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09/03/2008
Anyone who planned on using the down payment assitance programs of AmeriDream, etc... had better move quick! All FHA loans requiring the down payment assistance of a variety of programs better plan on closing prior to September 30th, 2008. As of October 1st, no down payment assitance programs w
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08/22/2008
The market has been a little off recently with the amount of foreclosures and pre-foreclosure short sales taking over the real estate market in Plainfield and Naperville, but not all properties in both Plainfield and Naperville are being sold a deep discounts. Buyers always ask me how much they
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08/22/2008
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08/22/2008
Under the new housing bill that gives first time home buyers a tax credit, first time home buyers will be eligible for a tax credit for up to 10% of the property up to a maximum of $7,500. In order to qualify a buyer can not have owned a home in the last 3 years. Here’s how the new first time bu
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08/21/2008
According to Crain’s Chicago Business an index of Chicago-area single family home prices will decline 8.1% in 2008 and another 2.2% in 2009. Prices for homes in Plainfield and Naperville area, in general, have held up well against the current rates of depreciation, but the price declines are a n
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08/21/2008
