March 2009

Sellers - Read This If You're Serious About Selling Your Home

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 at 9:59pm. 434 Views, 0 Comments.

I showed Oak Lawn homes for sale over the weekend and also showed properties in Chicago Ridge, Palos Heights and Palos Park.  The first home was vacant new construction and the agent was holding an open house.  She stayed out of our way and allowed me to show the home to my buyers, who know me and know I'm looking out for their best interests.  One of these places was a nice home on a busy street.

The 2nd home showing was a whole different story.  I was told the seller would be home but did not expect what occurred.  I warned my buyers the seller would be home before we entered the house.  They were not happy with the information and she commented, "I thought sellers were supposed to leave during home showings."  I told her they should leave but

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The $8,000 Tax Credit Made Easy

Saturday, March 7th, 2009 at 11:26am. 1087 Views, 0 Comments.

Update:  Please read my latest post about The First Time Home Buyer Credit being extended as it contains some updates to this post.

A possible short sale homeowner will be listing her Oak Lawn home with me soon.  She is hoping that we will be able to sell it without having to do a short sale but I am not optimistic about it (she needs more than the home is worth based on comparables and the home is located on a busy street, bringing it's market value down even further).  She mentioned that the $8,000 tax credit will not really benefit her because her home is out of most first-time buyer's affordability, needs and wants.

I told her that she might not get a first-time buyer for her home, but this credit will help her because a first-time

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