In any other year, when Chicago homeowners read an opening line like, “For the 13th time this year, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage set a record low…,” their reaction would most likely be something like, “Wow! […]

When you and your Realtor sit down to arrive at your property’s Chicago listing price, there is no controversy about the mutual goal. The object is to arrive at the highest figure that will attract […]

For anyone who follows Chicago real estate trends, this year has upended all expectations. Even following the declaration of the national pandemic emergency, the course of activity continued to follow an unpredictable path. Last Thursday, […]

Every profession creates them—an ever-expanding vocabulary of specialized terms, followed by the list of acronyms they spawn. Chicago real estate is certainly no exception Fortunately for the numerous house-hunters who have been out prospecting for […]

They were at it again last week—the party-poopers who wanted to quibble about what newspapers and broadcast media were proclaiming: a shattering of the record lows in mortgage interest rates. For Chicago real estate followers, […]

For those pondering the timetable for selling their Chicago house, last week’s developments may add a couple of +++ into the “sooner” column. There are always pros and cons about listing in the fall versus […]