By: Mary E. Morrison October, 2011 (Crain’s) — Chicago-area home prices continued to fall across the board in the first six months of this year, with the exception of one part of one northern suburb: Glenview,IL Glenview. A price index for single-family homes in the 60625 zip code rose 0.4% through the end of June,… READ MORE
Hope this will help our Real Estate Market to recover, inventory to diminish and homes to sell. By Hibah Yousuf, staff reporter March 3, 2011: 10:18 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — In another sign that the job market is slowly recovering, the number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week… READ MORE
Curb appeal is more important now than ever before. The report states that outdoor upgrades recoup more money than interior renovations. Click here to read more.
CHICAGOLAND REAL ESTATE MARKET JANUARY – APRIL 2010 In the first four months of 2010, the Chicagoland real estate market showed significant improvement over last year with gains in the number of homes sold and other key real estate metrics. More than 5.7 billion dollars of homes were sold throughout the region with an average… READ MORE
To make it more attractive for the services to accept a sale on defaulted properties for less than the outstanding mortgage balance, the US Treasury is offering incentive payments of $1,000 per completed short sale. Services will also receive $1,000 for each deed-in-lieu of foreclosure. Read More…
Chicago and Surrounding Suburbs comparing the current quarter sales statics this year to last year at the same time. Detached Property Report in PDF This report is very comprehensive and will give you the same information that the lenders are using in making new loans today. Attached Property Report Please do take some time and look this over… READ MORE
Great News for new home buyers! Click Here For More Information Source: Washington Post Writers Group, Kenneth R. Harney (08/22/2009)
Great News! Low mortgage rates help reinforce housing market. Click Here For More Information.
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Daily Real Estate News Tax Credit Can Be Used for Down Payment Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Tuesday said that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow home buyers to use the $8,000 tax credit as a down payment. Previously, most buyers… READ MORE