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What Buyers Are Looking For In a New Home
Autumn is a wonderful time to put your home on the market, as it is well before the blustering and frigid weather keeps buyers cozied up inside. Instead, the fall season offers colorful trees that boost curb appeal and buyers ready to purchase before the holidays. In...
Does Curb Appeal Really Matter?
You are ready to sell your home, staging the rooms and making the final touches to entice potential buyers. However, before you make the call to officially put your house on the market, take a walk outside and evaluate how everything looks to passersby. Curb appeal,...
How Is the Chicagoland Real Estate Market?
When you consider putting your home or commercial property on the market, or when you are considering purchasing a new property, it can feel overwhelming. You aren’t sure if your property will sell or if you will be able to find a reasonably priced property to...
Things to Know Before You Purchase a Vacation Home
The summer season tends to get all of us in a vacation state of mind. For some people, this could be the year you start to seriously consider purchasing a second home to use for your vacation or weekend getaway home. No matter if you are eyeing a small home on a lake...
Common First Time Home Buyer Mistakes
Are you ready to purchase your first home? It is an exciting time, certainly, no matter if you are buying a home alone or with a partner, and no matter if you are buying a small or large property. Home ownership is a milestone in your life, though the process can feel...
Considerations Before Purchasing a Rental Property
If you are considering investing in a property that you will rent to tenants, whether a home or business, you may be feeling a mix of emotions. You can feel excited about this new endeavor while still feeling anxious about your investment or overwhelmed with the to-do...
What Home Buyers Are Looking For In Their Next Purchase
The weather is finally breaking - can you feel spring in the air? One group of people who are feeling spring fever are home buyers and sellers. The Chicagoland market is notoriously stagnant during the winter months, but as the spring flowers begin to bloom, the...
How to Choose a Real Estate Agent and Attorney
Choosing the right professional can make tasks around your home and life a lot easier. For example, you find the right plumber when your pipes are leaking or the right mechanic when your car sounds wrong. When you are ready to buy or sell your house, the right...
Add These Touches to Your Home Before Your Next Real Estate Showing
The winter season is typically not a hot real estate season here in the Chicagoland area. Frigid temperatures and snowy conditions tend to keep sellers and buyers cozied up at home instead of out scouting a new house. However, winter is the ideal time to get a jump on...
Tips for Successful Home Staging
Are you planning on selling your home this spring or within the next year? If so, these next few months are the ideal time to begin to stage your home. Staging a home can not only increase buy interest but also expedite your moving process by clearing out some of your...