August 31, 2010 - Sales of Chicago condos may not be booming right now, but the rental portion of Chicago real estate is. Because of the recent downturn in home values as well as tighter lending requirements, many potential Chicago condo buyers have decided to rent instead and wait out the market and economy. Appraisal […]
Archive for August, 2010
August 30, 2010 - According to the latest numbers released by Bankrate, closing costs in Illinois have increased quite a bit over the past year. The Tribune states that there has been a 41% increase in closing costs since last year, according to the Bankrate study. Closing cost nationally have gone up 36.2% over the […]
Price Cuts At Amberly Woods
Published by August 24th, 2010 in Suburbs, Homes for Sale and Real Estate.August 24, 2010 - If you are looking for suburban Chicago condos and think Lake Forest might be a nice place to live, you may want to check out the remaining unsold units at Amberly Woods. According to a recent article in Chicago Magazine, the last available 15 condos in the 45 unit suburban Chicago […]
August 23, 2010 - If you’ve been thinking about selling your Chicago condo or shopping for Chicago condos, then you know how important first impressions are to prospective buyers. You can increase your chances of a sale or just learn how to stage a home for selling by attending the home staging seminar that Koenig […]
August 16, 2010 - Even suburban Chicago real estate developers are advertising some pretty good price reductions lately. Right now at Optima Old Orchard Woods in Skokie you can save some money at their 20/20/20 sale. Developer Optima is taking 20% off the price of 20 select condos effective until September 20th. There are combination […]