http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog New real estate listings, entertainment, recreation, news and things to do in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:39:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are a variety of issues that go into buying or remodeling a home. After all, it’s the place where most will spend a few years and maybe even a lifetime occupying.  One important step deals with the prevention of asbestos. Asbestos has been banned in the United ... http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog/citizens-in-illinois-asbestos-prevention-and-money-saving-tips.html   I caught a great "Buy Me" show on HGTV today that was shot in Chicago.  It was very interesting because one of the owners was a long-time veteran real estate agent that had her REALTOR son list the home.  It was a very unique, custom styled 3-story and although the ... http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog/local-hgtv-buy-me-show.html I made a post on Active Rain (a popular real estate blogging site with agents from all over the world) about Orland Park homes for sale - current supply and demand.  I put the following chart on that post showing factual information from April of last year to April of ... http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog/is-the-media-creating-this-declining-market.html I had heard of something new coming on May 1st to the mortgage industry.  I was trying to find out what it was, and I found out today.  It is called the Home Valuation Code of Conduct, or HVCC for short.  Do a search for either name and you will ... http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog/new-appraisal-agreement-hvcc.html I am seeing such great deals lately that I’m actually considering selling my home.  When we purchased our home we thought it was big enough.  But after living in it we discovered we could have used a little more space.  We should not lose money on our home, although when ... http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog/there-are-great-deals-in-this-market.html 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 ... http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog/sellers-read-this-if-youre-serious-about-selling-your-home.html 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 ... http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog/the-8000-tax-credit-made-easy.html Thanks to the new MLS search on www.cook-county-real-estate.net, you can now find how many properties are for sale in select towns.  As of today, there are 324 Oak Lawn homes for sale, which is quite a selection! I love living in Oak Lawn and just last week I was able to ... http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog/oak-lawn-homes-for-sale.html Now you can view all condominiums and townhomes for sale in Orland Park, IL without having to do any kind of search.  This page updates daily and shows all attached properties on the market.  As of today, there are 297 Orland Park condos and townhomes for sale (click the link ... http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog/orland-park-condos-townhouses-for-sale.html The top Cook County Real Estate website has a new custom MLS search that offers a lot of features.  As an example, if you’re searching for Orland Park Homes for Sale you can go to a page that shows every home currently available.  Today there are 244 homes available in ... http://www.cook-county-real-estate.net/blog/orland-park-homes-for-sale.html