THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO - October 31 - November 1, 2009 - CHICAGO HALLOWEEN 2009 - 10/31/09 01:32 PM
Hey, folks!  Boooooooo . . . and Happy Halloween!
It's still not to late to enjoy Halloween in Chicago.  From our Team Member Sue Moss, here's a rundown on what's going on in the City of Chicago today.
Scary, boys and girls!
Dance with the Dead in the West Loop neighborhood at Bon V (1100 W. Randolph Street).  It's a creepy fun house with clowns, a spider farm and more.  Click here for more details.
Haunting in the Square takes place in an outdoor courtyard in the West Town neighborhood at Firehouse Square (459 N. Wolcott Avenue).  Plenty of ghost stories … (0 comments)

CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - October 30, 2009 - 10/30/09 12:01 PM
Will this rain in Chicago ever stop?  Quite gloomy, and quite depressing!
Here's our Team Member Cathy Mallers latest update on Chicago Neighborhood News.  This week, she covers the Chicago Neighborhoods of Lakeview, Lincoln Park, The South Loop, and Lincoln Square, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Naperville IL.
Got something going on in any Chicago Neighborhood you would like us to publicize for you or your group?  Let us know - we'll help get the word out!
Dean's Team offers the Number One Rated Active Rain Blog in the City of Chicago!
LAKEVIEW
Plan ahead this time because it's … (0 comments)

Lil' Buddy's Blog: Some Chicago High-Fashion Boutiques Fall Victim to Recession! - 10/29/09 11:42 PM
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!
Hey, you fine dogs!   Just me, Gracie Ella Moss - Lil' Buddy's younger sister.  
I'm filling in for Buddy tonight, as he won't be home until very late.  He's coming back from a Team Building Workshop for Keller Williams Top Dogs in Lafayette IN - just got his text message from the road, asking me to handle his posting duties tonight.
So tonight, it's lady's choice - and my topic tonight:  fashion!  
Actually, a bit of a sad note for we Canine Fashionistas, who … (1 comments)

Exodus from Chicago, Cook County IL Wanes, in Depths of Great Recession! - 10/29/09 11:07 PM
Back in the old days - the Ronald Reagan Days of deteriorating northern Rust Belt Cities, and unyielding urban sprawl - all it took was a bit of Hard Times to get Chicago Residents to consider packing their bags and leaving town.  They would move to cities with warmer climates - and new jobs. 
Or, if not that far, to distant Chicago Suburbs, just off our Expressways and Tollways, where industry was growing.
Not so much any more, apparently.
In 2009, deep in the grip of what many consider the worst Economic Downturn since the Great Depression began with the Stock Market … (1 comments)

Fed First-Time Buyer Credit to be Extended? Expanded? Not Done Yet - But Cross Those Fingers! - 10/29/09 07:02 AM
For the last few weeks, First Time Homebuyers and Real Estate Practitioners have been holding their breath.  Crossing their fingers.
Will the $8,000 Federal Income Tax Credit, enacted earlier this year by the Barack Obama Administration, and set to expire at the end of November, be extended?  Perhaps extended to existing homeowners as well?
This year, our Chicago Real Estate Team has closed 13 transactions in which at least one party has taken advantage of the credit.  Would these folks have purchased if their were no credit?  Can't know for sure - but, at minimum, this sizable stipend factored into their … (2 comments)

CHICAGO and COOK COUNTY IL HOMEOWNERS Likely to Receive Substantial Real Estate Tax Bill This Week! - 10/28/09 07:02 PM
Do you live in the City of Chicago?  Suburban Cook County IL? 
Brace yourselves, homeowners - REAL ESTATE TAXES ARE GOING UP, for the Second Installment, 2008 of the Cook County Real Estate Tax Bill, with payment due December 1, 2009.
What?  This does not surprise you, despite the fact that property values across Cook County - the county which includes the City of Chicago - have declined over 25%, in many neighborhoods and suburbs, within the past 18 months.
It appears a political stalemate on a Cook County Assessment Cap, enacted several years ago and since repealed, is the biggest culprit.  Likely, … (2 comments)

CHICAGO TROPHY HOME - Next Door To President Obama's - Listed For Sale on MLS! - 10/26/09 10:40 PM

In the Kenwood Neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, the Obama Family House sits on a large, wooded lot (left, in photo).  Is extensively renovated.  Over 100 years old.
But it's not for sale!
However, the home of The President's next door neighbor, Bill and Jacky Grimshaw, at 5040 S. Greenwood Avenue,  IS for sale.  (Photo Copyright 2009 Wayne Cable/Self Made Photo.com). 
In fact, it has been for sale for nearly a couple of months already - privately, not listed.   Take heed, Realtors and Homesellers - even a house located right next to The Leader of The Free World won't sell if … (7 comments)

Chicago IL Market Statistics Update - October 26, 2009 - 10/26/09 01:21 AM
Good Morning!
Here's our Chicago Market Stats Update, based on data compiled Sunday evening, October 25, 2009.
Most of the key numbers were flat this past week, although Expired Listings show their usual mid-month drastic dip.  I am somewhat encouraged, however, by a seemingly-positive trend in Pending Sales, although at far lower prices than even one year ago. 
Active Listings remain stable in the North and Northwest Side of Chicago Neighborhoods we serve most frequently.  Average Sales Prices  were level as well during the past week.  Once again, however, Average Market Time fell - good news!
Absorption Rate - the theoretical time to clear … (0 comments)

CHICAGO HOME RESALES CONTINUE TO GAIN . . . But Median Prices Continue Down! - 10/26/09 12:31 AM
Here in Chicago, September, 2009 Housing Resale Figures mix good news with bad news! 
The combined Units Sold total for condominiums and single-family-detached homes rose 5.9% last month, to a total of 6,862 homes, according to the Illinois Association of Realtors, in a story reported by Chicago Tribune Real Estate Columnist Mary Ellen Polmolik.
On the other side of the coin, however, median sales prices continued their free fall. 
Across the nine-county Chicago Metro Area, the median sales price of homes and condos stood at $199,000 at the end of last month.  That's down 10.8% from the same time last year, … (0 comments)

DO YOU SELL FOR A LIVING? Be PROUD, Not Embarrassed! EVERYONE SELLS! EVERYONE! - 10/25/09 11:33 PM
Hope you had an enjoyable, relaxing weekend, folks.  It's been cold in Chicago - but at least we got to see a bit of sunlight.  Truth be told, however - Tom Skilling, the famous WGN TV Chicago Weatherman, says the clouds will be back soon, and for the rest of the week!  Booooo!
It seems a bit curious to me when my wife and I go to parties, and folks start talking about what line of work they are in.   The engineers, the lawyers, the doctors and accountants around the table seem a little proud of what they do.
Many Professional … (2 comments)

THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO - October 23-25, 2009 - 10/23/09 10:30 PM
HALLOWEEN IS JUST OVER A WEEK AWAY, but it's not too busy to find Halloween Happenings here in Chicago.  Our Team Member Sue Moss provides a rundown for Pre-Halloween Week, 2009.
Franken Plaza at the Daley Plaza will feature performances, movie nights and arts & crafts from October 23rd through October 31st.  Don't miss the Monster Bash this Saturday along with trick or treating, hayrides and, of course, a costume contest.  Click here for more information.
Monster Film Festival at Portage Theater (4050 N. Milwaukee Avenue) will be featuring the 1931 version of "Dracula" Friday evening at 7:00 p.m., with a … (1 comments)

CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - October 23, 2009 - 10/23/09 10:21 PM
Ready for the weekend, folks?  Cold, windy, rainy weather predicted for Chicago - but never a shortage of things to do in Chicago Neighborhoods.
Our Team Member, Cathy Mallers, provides more details in this week's Chicago Neighborhood News.  This week, Cathy covers the Chicago Neighborhoods of Portage Park, Lakeview, The South Loop, and Lincoln Square, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Naperville IL.
Have something going on in any Chicago Neighborhood or Suburb you would like us to publicize?  Let us know, and we'll get the word out for you!
Dean's Team offers the Number One Rated Active Rain Blog … (2 comments)

Lil' Buddy's Blog: Chicago Big-Box Stores, Many Now Vacant, Home To Temporary Halloween Outlets! - 10/23/09 01:49 AM
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!
BOO, you dogs! 
I don't know if you dogs have figured out what you're going to dress as for Halloween.  Today, I'm leaning on becoming a Pit Bull (a natural for me, right?  You see how tough I look!)   My Lil' Sister - Gracie Ella Moss - she's planning on becoming the Wicked Witch of the East - again, she is a NATURAL for that, believe me!
Remember all those big-box stores around Chicago as recently as the last Christmas season?  Stores … (3 comments)

FHA Lending Rules to Change, Complicating Picture for Condo Financing! - 10/22/09 01:11 AM
Within the last few years, here in Chicago, low and mid-priced condominiums have been the "jumping in" point for first-time homebuyers.
Why?
Condos are far less expensive than houses in the same area.  Responsibility for repairs are often shared with the condo association.  First-time buyers also typically have smaller families, and can get by with a smaller space.
And, of course, down payments are more affordable than they would be for a single-family home in the same neighborhood.
As recently as 2007, first-time condo buyers with less than the traditional 20% down payment had many financing options, ranging from government-backed loans, to … (0 comments)

Chicago IL Market Statistics Update - October 19, 2009 - 10/19/09 10:56 PM
Good Morning!
Here's our Chicago Market Stats Update, based on data compiled Sunday evening, October 18, 2009.
This past week, Sales Volume and Closed Properties showed improvement, although we are far from convinced the week-by-week see-saw for these numbers is coming to an end.  
Active Listings continue to moderate, typical for this time of year in the North and Northwest Side of Chicago Neighborhoods we serve most frequently.  Once again this week, however Average Sales Prices fell, and, encouragingly, so did Average Market Time.
Pending Sales gave back last week's gain, a curious see-saw this time of the year as well.
Absorption Rate - the … (1 comments)

HOME PRICES REDUCED, THEN REDUCED AGAIN! Equity Lost . . . or, Reality Found? - 10/19/09 07:42 PM
Asking Price Reductions on Homes for Sale!  A few weeks later - another reduction.  Often . . . another!
Across the U.S., according to estimates made by Real Estate Website Trulia.com, as reported by Chicago Tribune Real Estate Reporter Mary Umberger in yesterday's Trib, an estimated $28.4 Billion in asking prices have disappeared since January, 2009.
Here in Chicago, the company estimates about 30% of all homes for sale have seen price reductions, with the reductions reaching a combined total of $210 Million in Chicago and Surrounding Chicago Suburbs.
Several other major Real Estate Websites, including ZipRealty.com and Zillow.com, closely corroborated … (2 comments)

FAST AND EASY CREDIT REPAIR? Likely, That's Not Happening! - 10/19/09 09:10 AM
They are proliferating in today's tough economy!
Companies - seemingly, dozens of them, promising to scrub clean a person's credit score.  You see them all over the web, on Sports Talk Radio, and late-night TV.
"It's not your fault you've got bad credit," many claim.  But, if you take this claim seriously - who's fault is it?
Recently, here our Team began to work with a client who needed a slight improvement to his credit score in order to qualify for an FHA Loan.  Within the last few weeks, a derogatory item - a cell phone dispute he thought was corrected … (1 comments)

DEALING WITH DISRESPECT IN BUSINESS! Have You Seen It? How Does It Make You Feel? And, How Did You Respond? - 10/18/09 11:24 PM
Chicago Bears Lose to the Atlanta Falcons down in Atlanta tonight!  Booooo!  (But, Jim Crawford, as well as my other friends from the South - please, stop gloating!)
In your workplace, in your business - have you ever been disrespected?  Not just for making a mistake at some job-related task.
But have you been disrespected by someone painting a negative brush against your whole profession?
Many Lawyers know this - divorce attorneys, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy - all sharks, in many a layman's opinion!
Municipal Employees!  Never work very hard, because, in many cases, they can not be fired (this is changing … (113 comments)

THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO - October 16-18 - Chicago Fall Festivals Continue! - 10/16/09 07:02 PM
Hey, folks!
Every week of the year, there is something going on in Chicago. 
Don't live here?  Come here, and join the fun!
Here's a summary of this weekend's Chicago Happenings, courtesy of our Team Member, Sue Moss.
This Chicago mid-October weekend line-up has a little something for everyone whether you prefer to be outdoors or indoors.  Take your pick -
Join the Heart of Chicago Festival as they celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month at 2400 S. Oakley Avenue in the Little Tuscany neighborhood.  Besides the usual food, wine and live music, there will be a grape-stomping contest as well.  I sure … (0 comments)

CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - October 16, 2009 - 10/16/09 06:44 PM
Time for the weekend, folks!  Enjoy!
Here's this week's update of Chicago Neighborhood News, courtesy of our Team Member, Cathy Mallers.  This week, Cathy covers the Chicago Neighborhoods of Norwood Park, Lincoln Park, The West Loop, and Old Town, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Evanston IL.
Have you got something special going on in YOUR Chicago Neighborhood or Suburb?  Would you like us to help spread the word? Let us know!  Dean's Team Chicago offers the Number One Active Rain Blog in the City of Chicago.
NORWOOD PARK
Norwood Crossing Apartments opened last week, after final approval from state regulators … (0 comments)

Lil' Buddy's Blog: First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Extended? Expanded? Not Everyone Agrees! - 10/15/09 10:50 PM
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!
Good Evening, you dogs!
As you may know, one of my responsibilities here at Dean's Team Chicago involves scanning the business papers and key websites for info pertinent to the Chicago Real Estate Market. 
I have been given this responsibility for a very logical reason.  I am only four years old, you see, and my eyesight is far better than our other Team members who are much older!
We all know the big story these days.  Aside from issues involving Distressed … (2 comments)

CHICAGO MAYOR DALEY - NO NEW TAXES, FEES, FINES IN 2010 CITY BUDGET! Really? - 10/15/09 05:32 PM
Increased City and County Sales Taxes! Higher fares for CTA Buses and El Trains!  Parking Meter Fees Quadrupled!  New, Special Taxes on Items Ranging from Soda Pop to Bottled Water!
But now, Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago promises no new taxes in the City Budget for 2010.  No increased fees.  And no under-the-table increases in city fines and penalties.
Many long-time Chicagoans are somewhat skeptical!  
They point to a projected $550 Million Budget Shortfall here in Chicago for next year.  Around these parts, the words "Budget Shortfall" are often closely followed by Higher Property Taxes, Higher CTA Fares, and Higher Sales Taxes, sometimes … (2 comments)

SOME CTA FARES IN CHICAGO MIGHT HIT $3.00! "Budget Shortfall" The Culprit! - 10/13/09 11:14 PM
Despite what some politicians here in Chicago might lead you to believe, increasing taxes and fees seem to be the norm around here these days - especially in a tough economy where overall tax revenues are way down, although operating and capital costs continue to rise.
But will raising taxes and fees really generate more money?  Or, will impacted Chicago Residents change their behaviors to avoid paying the new taxes and fees?
Two years ago,  when Chicago and Cook County IL Sales Tax Levies increased - initially to help stave off financial disaster for the CTA, and then, ostensibly, for Cook … (1 comments)

Chicago IL Market Statistics Update - October 12, 2009 - 10/13/09 10:30 AM
Good Morning!
Here's our Chicago Market Stats Update, based on data compiled Sunday evening, October 11, 2009.
Sales Volume, Closed Properties, and Expired Listings essentially washed last week's big gains - typical for mid month.  Longer-term, each statistic continues to moderate, indicate a slight pick up in sales activity in the North and Northwest Side of Chicago Neighborhoods we serve most frequently. 
However, during the same longer time frame, Average Sales Prices continue to fall, and Average Market Time remains high.
Active Listing Inventory continues to draw down a bit, perhaps because many of the lower-priced properties being sold at distressed properties are … (3 comments)

FREDDIE MAC TO RING DOORBELLS - Wanna Loan Modification? - 10/12/09 11:31 PM
Under the Obama Administration's Making Home Affordable Loan Modification Program, borrowers having difficulty paying their monthly house payments were invited to contact their lenders and set up a Loan Modification Program.  Such a modification could reduce their interest rate, and cut their payments.
Thus far in 2009, however, according to Patrick Carey of Titanium Holdings, a SC-Based Company retained by National Mortgage Investor and Guarantor Freddie Mac to help with their Loan Modification Outreach Program, greater than half of severely distressed homeowners - those at least three months behind in their mortgage payments - have yet to request Loan Modification Program … (4 comments)

FHA MINIMUM DOWN PAYMENT COULD INCREASE! Fewer FHA Buyers? - 10/12/09 09:07 AM
It's no secret that Loan Underwriting Standards for all Mortgage Loans - Conventional, and Government-Backed - have become much more stringent in recent months.  Across the board, minimum down payments, fees, and minimum acceptable FICO Credit Scores have increased.
Three years ago, borrowers with challenged credit and low down payment usually had multiple choices to finance their new home or condo.  Today, for many, there is only one such choice - an FHA-backed loan.
As reported by Chicago Tribune Real Estate Writer Mary Ellen Podmolik in last Friday's Trib, FHA Loans now represent roughly 25% of all new home loans - … (2 comments)

SALES CONSULTANTS - Want To Build Your Book of Business? The Answer is Simple - Reach Out to Ten! - 10/11/09 11:16 PM
Bored here in Chicago today - no Chicago Bears Football!  Bye Week!
But never a shortage of things to post!
You work in sales?   Many reading here are in the Real Estate Business.  Perhaps, over the last year, a bit longer, maybe, there's been a bit of frustration among many of us.
I see it in our Real Estate Office.  I see it on our Team.
If Real Estate, and other Selling Professions, are indeed a Contact Sport, as I have read on several posts on Active Rain and elsewhere over the weekend, the question remains, "How to Find More Prospects?"
… (4 comments)

THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO - October 9-11, 2009 - 10/09/09 09:41 PM
Hey, folks!
The Chicago Bears are on Bye Week, so no NFL Football in Chicago this weekend.
But there are plenty of things going on, including the 2009 Edition of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon . . . and more!
Our Team Member Sue Moss fills us in -
The 45th Annual Chicago International Film Festival runs daily through October 22nd at AMC River East 21 (322 E. Illinois St.) in the Streeterville neighborhood.  Screenings are being provided by 45 countries with over 145 feature films, documentaries and shorts by up and coming as well as established filmmakers.  Click here … (0 comments)

CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - October 9, 2009 - 10/09/09 09:29 PM
Another rainy night in Chicago, but better weather is forecast for the weekend!  Keep your fingers crossed!
This week, in her Chicago Neighborhood News post, our Team Member Cathy Mallers explores some great eateries in the Chicago Neighborhoods of Norwood Park, Lakeview, The South Loop, and The Gold Coast, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Naperville IL. 
Bon Appetit!
Have your own news, or perhaps a fave restaurant, from anywhere in Chicago or any suburb.  Let us know, and we'll get the word out!  Dean's Team Chicago offers the Number One Rated Active Rain Blog in the City of Chicago, … (0 comments)

Lil' Buddy's Blog: Chicago Cubs Sale! Will A Winning Team Now Reside on the North Side of Chicago? - 10/08/09 10:35 PM
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!
Three guesses, you dogs, on my Favorite Baseball Team!
No, No, No - it's not that group from Beantown - even though they're in the American League Playoffs again this year, and my Human Dad, Team Leader Dean Moss, did get me a spanking-new, official Boston Red Sox cap the last time he visited that town.
Those pale-colored Sox from the South Side of Chicago - naah, don't even go there, or you'll make my lil' tummy go rumbling!
Yeah - you've … (4 comments)

NO-SMOKING APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN CHICAGO - Will They Ever Become the Norm? - 10/08/09 09:57 PM
Go back about thirty years or so, and you would be hard pressed to find a No Smoking Restaurant here in Chicago! 
Even as No Smoking Sections, then No Smoking Office Buildings, began to grow in number steadily over the last 25 years, most thought that ones own apartment would be an untouchable bastion of the choice for smokes, or no smokes.
That's not always true anymore, as a growing number of Chicago Rental Apartment Buildings are not only going green - with water-saving fixtures, more energy-efficient appliances, and improved air quality - but they are also banning smoking.  The ban … (0 comments)

BANK OF AMERICA - Who Are These Guys? And, Why Are They Killing My Short Sale Transactions? - 10/07/09 07:04 PM
Greetings from Chicago, folks!
Normally, I am not one to vent on this Public Forum.  But, as the immortal actor Peter Finch made famous in the 1976 film, "Network," . . .
"I'm Mad As Hell, and I'm Not Going to Take It Anymore!"
Over the last two years, our Chicago Real Estate Team has closed roughly one dozen short sales, from banks, large and small, across the U.S.
Several accepted short sale transactions have not closed.  In these situations, either the buyers have refused to wait for bank approval, or the seller simply threw in the towel and gave up, waiting … (69 comments)

Chicago IL Market Statistics Update - October 5, 2009 - 10/06/09 07:32 AM
Good Morning!
Here's our Chicago Market Stats Update, based on data compiled Sunday evening, October 4, 2009.
Wild fluctuations in some of the numbers this past week, consistent with the end of September, and the end of the Third Quarter, 2009.
As you know, big increases in Closed Properties and Expired Listings is typical for month's end.  So is the typical end-of-month increase in Sales Volume. 
However, the numbers posing greatest concern this week involve the big drop off in Pending Sales, a continued high Average Market Time, and a downward-trending Average Sales Price.
Continued, week-by-week improvements in the Absorption Rate - the … (0 comments)

SHORT SALES Could Create a Major Ding in your Credit! - 10/05/09 11:07 PM
There are some Real Estate Practitioners who advise their distressed homeowner clients to short sell their home, if necessary, to avoid the devastating, credit-score-killing impact of foreclosure.  Lenders still have to swallow a portion of the borrower's debt, never to paid back, however - and this can result in a 120+ drop in the homeowner's credit score.
Of course, selling short will have less of a credit score impact than allowing a foreclosure.  On average, as reported by Syndicated Real Estate Columnist Kenneth R. Harney in the October 2nd Edition of the Chicago Tribune,  the credit score drop for a homeowner going through foreclosure … (1 comments)

CHICAGO FORECLOSURES TAKING LONGER TO SELL - Poorest Communities Seem Hit Hardest! - 10/05/09 09:23 AM
Our Team sees Foreclosed Homes and Short-Sale Pre-Foreclosures in many Chicago Neighborhoods.
In modest-priced neighborhoods like Portage Park, Jefferson Park, Albany Park, and Dunning, some 1920's-era Chicago Bungalows are fetching, in some cases, prices as much as 40% less than what the sold to their current owners only two or three years ago.  Many are boarded-up reminders in otherwise tranquil neighborhoods that we are still in the midst of a housing downturn here.
Down in the more tony neighborhoods of Chicago - The Gold Coast, River North, The South Loop, even Lincoln Park - condo prices have fallen by 1/3 or more over the past … (0 comments)

CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS - October 2, 2009 - 10/05/09 12:01 AM
Hey from Chicago, folks!  Have a nice weekend?  Hope so!
Here's an update of Chicago Neighborhood News, courtesy of our Team Member, Cathy Mallers.  This week, Cathy updates us on happenings in the Chicago Neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Lakeview, and The Loop, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Evanston IL.
Have you got something going on in any Chicago Neighborhood or Suburb you would like us to help you publicize?   Let us know - we'll help you spread the word!
Dean's Team offers the Number One Rated Active Rain Blog in the City of Chicago, and across Cook County IL.
LINCOLN … (0 comments)

REAL ESTATE! Does Everybody Know Everything About Everything? - 10/01/09 11:51 PM
Hey, fellow night owls! 
Here in Chicago, it's cold, wet, and dark.  Yet, here I sit, pondering on the comments sent in an email by a potential listing client for our Team.
"I know about Real Estate," she intoned.  I read all the Internet sites on what will make a house sell.  I went to school!  I watch HGTV!  Heck, I even have a father, a mother, an old uncle, and a dozen or so girlfriends to advise me.
And, you, a Real Estate Practitioner - you're nothing more than overpaid egomaniac who is simply out for a fast buck by persuading … (5 comments)

Lil' Buddy's Blog: 2016 Olympics in Chicago! Yes? No? What Say You? - 10/01/09 11:16 PM
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!
It's a rainy night in Chicago, you dogs!  Had some business to tend to in the back yard this evening, and got all wet.  How uncomfortable . . . yes?
But it is a historic eve.  As you know, over in Copenhagen, that "wonderful girl of a town," in some country called Denmark, members of the International Olympic Committee will take a vote in only a few more hours. 
It's an important vote for the People - and Canines - of Chicago, … (47 comments)

 
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