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By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg IL Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
Comments 14
Is your home ready for it's internet debut?      Staging is all about getting your home ready to be seen by all the interested buyers on the internet. So your home better be ready for its first photo shoot! We'll talk about how your home is perceived on-line as well as with initial curb appeal. M...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg IL Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
Comments 3
What's the purpose of staging?    Staging your home is not concealing any structural defects. It is showing your home, with all it's warts and bumps, in the best possible light. It doesn't add another full bath or add that basement you should have gotten from the builder. It's taking your home, p...

By Evelyn Santiago, Managing Broker Heart Realty Group, Inc., Passionate About Real Estate & Our Clients!
(Heart Realty Group, Inc..)
Comments 1
Sometimes its fun to run numbers just to see what trends are developing in your general market.  With a bit of free time I decided to look at Year to Date sales in the six major cities and towns surrounding my market along with current inventory in the detached single family home market.  Find yo...

By Evelyn Santiago, Managing Broker Heart Realty Group, Inc., Passionate About Real Estate & Our Clients!
(Heart Realty Group, Inc..)
Comments 1
Those April showers put a damper on the sale of single family homes with a 59.1% increase in how long listings stayed on the market before being sold.  Although many factors may have played into this slower market than 2018's multi-offer scenario, there is some good news for sellers despite takin...

By Dale Taylor, Realtor = Chicago Illinois Homes Townhomes Condos
(Re/Max 10 New Lenox Illinois)
Comments 1
Elegant entertaining and extremely attractive buys in Frankfort homes, plus factors affecting credit score...  My Frankfort office listings available...  1 10353439     19938 S SycamoreDr $224,900 8rooms 3bedrooms 2baths Raised Ranch  Close  connectMLS Tax (Brief) Realist Tax Report Realist Tax M...

By Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi, 708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience
(NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656)
Comments 18
  Don't You Think I'm Sexy???If Not, You Should  Americans are fascinated with houses.  The internet, advertising, magazine racks, and TV viewing schedules revolve around them.  No matter whether it's buying, building, repairing, remodeling, decorating, flipping, investing, improving, beautifying...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg IL Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
Comments 4
5 Eco-Friendly Ways to Get Clutter Out of Your Home  Did you know that clutter in your home can cause you stress? Getting rid of clutter and organizing your home can definitely make your life easier and less stressful, but if you do it the wrong way, you could be causing more stress for the envir...

By Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi, 708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience
(NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656)
Comments 13
     Taxes May Be Inevitable for Property Owners ... But Tax & Assessment Surprises are NOT      “Tis impossible to be sure of anything but Death and Taxes.”                        Christopher Bullock, an English actor, and dramatist, 1716     For property owners in Will County, IL, the inevitab...

By Dale Taylor, Realtor = Chicago Illinois Homes Townhomes Condos
(Re/Max 10 New Lenox Illinois)
Comments 3
Home Improvements that pay off well, but first Frankfort homes listed out of my office currently available … 10353439 19938 Sycamore Dr $224,900 8 rooms 3 bedrooms 2 baths Raised Ranch 10367068 430 Butternut Trl $349,900 6 rooms 4 bedrooms 2.1 baths 2 Story 10122786 554 Aberdeen Rd $375,000 11 ro...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg IL Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
Comments 0
What are Prices Doing?  Average sales price ($326,000) a decrease of 4% from March 2018.  Sellers are now happy with prices or have decided that now is a good time to move. Some of life's choices say that it's time to do it. How about you? Are you thinking of moving? With our overall amount of i...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg IL Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
Comments 0
What are Prices Doing?  Average sales price ($332,600) an increase of 2.1% from March 2018.  Sellers are now happy with prices or have decided that now is a good time to move. Some of life's choice say that it's time to do it.  How about you? Are you thinking of moving? With our overall amount o...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg IL Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
Comments 5
The Cook County Animal and Rabies Control Clinics allow affordable rabies vaccinations to bring all citizens into compliance. Rabies vaccines will cost $7 for a one year and $21 for a three year period.  Ferrets may only be vaccinated for one year and the cost of the vaccine is $9.  Pet owners ca...

By Evelyn Santiago, Managing Broker Heart Realty Group, Inc., Passionate About Real Estate & Our Clients!
(Heart Realty Group, Inc..)
Comments 2
 First Quarter 2019 results for single family homes in Naperville, IL are in with a 2.7% drop in sales compared to 2018's 257.  Only 250 homes were sold in the first 3 months of 2019.  Average sales priced dropped 1.8% to $474,595 fron 2018's $483,498.  The median home price rose to $435,875 from...

By Evelyn Santiago, Managing Broker Heart Realty Group, Inc., Passionate About Real Estate & Our Clients!
(Heart Realty Group, Inc..)
Comments 0
The official April, 2019 results are not out yet so I am giving you the 1st Quarter results instead:Aurora had 304 closed transaction in the 1st Quarter of 2019 an increase of 11.4%!  The average sale price had a small increase of .7% from 2018's $216,6764 to the latest average sold of $218,270. ...

By Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi, 708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience
(NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656)
Comments 19
  A Decade of Housing Healing: Has it Created Opportunity for You?  It's now been around a decade since the big housing market crash ...   While many housing markets have cooled a bit, as of late ... the Home Equity Report for the last quarter of 2018 (and a quarterly overview of the distribution...

By Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi, 708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience
(NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656)
Comments 17
  Thinking About Buying Your First Home?How to Prepare Buying a home ...   While the end result ... a home of your own ... is an exciting thing to ponder, it also can be a bit nerve-wracking, can't it?   All sorts of questions race through your mind once you decide to buy ...  What do I need to d...

By Evelyn Santiago, Managing Broker Heart Realty Group, Inc., Passionate About Real Estate & Our Clients!
(Heart Realty Group, Inc..)
Comments 1
Naperville continues to hold its own in the single family detached home sales despite increased pressure as the market slows down from 2018's multi-offer scenarios.  With a 32.6% drop in Days on Market - sellers should be happy that they still got an increase in the median sales price of 2.3%! Li...

By Evelyn Santiago, Managing Broker Heart Realty Group, Inc., Passionate About Real Estate & Our Clients!
(Heart Realty Group, Inc..)
Comments 1
Aurora, IL, the "City of Lights" had strong March, 2019 home sales.  Being the 2nd largest city in IL and one of the most affordable cities it had the following sales in March for single family detached homes:     Homes Sold   Days on Market                 Median Sales Price Town/City 2019 2018 ...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg IL Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
Comments 2
 Here's the things that you need to know if you are planning on selling in Hoffman Estates. Let's go through a few graphs to help give you an idea. What percentage of homes are going under contract each month in Hoffman Estates? This tells you if the market is flat, on the upswing or declining ba...

By Lyn Sims, Schaumburg IL Real Estate
(RE/MAX Suburban)
Comments 1
 How's the first quarter 2019 for real estate in Schaumburg? Here's the things that you will need to know currently in Schaumburg. I've provided a few graphs to help give you an idea. What is the percentage of homes that are going under contract each month in Schaumburg? This tells you if the mar...

By Debra Kukulski, Broker Associate, SRES;SFR,CDPE;GRI;ABR;e-PRO Realtor, Northern IL
(RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest)
Comments 1
The property Tax bill will bring GREAT news – a rebate for McHenry County Homeowners!! Read about it here: https://www.thewoodstockindependent.com/2019/04/tax-bill-will-bring-good-news-a-rebate/ #rebate #realestateexpert #realestateagent #greatnews #MchenryCounty #propertytax #taxrefund 

By Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi, 708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience
(NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656)
Comments 23
 PUD VS Condominium: Serious Differences Exist  PUD and Condo (Condominium) ... I'm sure you've heard or read these terms when talking or reading of something real estate-related.  They're kind of odd sounding.  Hard to forget. But beyond their rather funny names, what are they? What are their ch...

By Evelyn Santiago, Managing Broker Heart Realty Group, Inc., Passionate About Real Estate & Our Clients!
(Heart Realty Group, Inc..)
Comments 1
Montgomery homes sales had a great March!  With a 29% jump in home sales from 2018's 31 closed transactions to a total of 40 it did much better than some neighboring towns.  Unfortunately, there was a jump of 84.4% in the days on market (DOM) that seller's were probably not too happy about!  Luck...

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