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Chicago Home Sales up 32%

March 22, 2010

Local home sales were up 32% year over year in February 2010 from February 2009, however the median home sale price went down 10.3% during that same time period.   Crain’s Chicago Business just published an article that highlights this data in a neat fashion.  
The good news – the number of homes that sold year over year is up.  [...]

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Case Study #1 – A Successful Short Sale Story

February 23, 2010

Peter & Mary, Chicago, IL
Peter & Mary purchased a beautiful newly constructed one bedroom condominium in the River North neighborhood of Chicago in 2006.  The bought directly from the developer, and paid a total of $290,000 for the unit including one deeded garage parking space and some upgrades.  When they purchased the home, they put 5% [...]

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Hello Chicago!

January 25, 2010

I am a rookie blogger, and I will be learning as I go.  My plan is to use this website as a way to share good information with you, mostly about the Chicago area real estate market.  I’ll be sharing regular info about the housing market, statistics, useful links, professional referrals, and more.  Some of [...]

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