Chicago IL Market Statistics Update - February 1, 2010 - 01/31/10 11:35 PM
Good Evening!
Here's our update on Chicago IL Real Estate Market Statistics, based on data compiled and reviewed Sunday Evening, January 31st.  
Is the Chicago Real Estate Market beginning to recover?
Although Active Listing Inventory has been stable for several weeks, Pending Sales have remained low, week to week..  Closed Sales picked up, uncharacteristically for mid-month.  
Sales Volume, although up considerably versus last week, remains low compared to recent weekly averages. Average Market Time continues high, Average Sales Price - reflective of pricing trends in the Chicago Area as a whole - continues its declining trend.
Absorption Rate - the theoretical time to clear existing homes-for-sale inventory, continues … (2 comments)

IN CHICAGO, Available Inventory Down - But Other Challenges To Housing Rebound Remain! - 01/31/10 02:53 PM
Here's the good news . . . and the bad news!
The Level of For-Sale Inventory in the Chicago Metro Area fell by 6.9% during the Fourth Quarter, 2009, according to The Wall Street Journal and Reporter James R. Hagerty.  However, Median Prices for Residential Real Estate here, homes and condos, fell significantly last quarter - 9.0%, according to their study.
The WSJ study estimates the level of Chicago Homes-For-Sale Inventory to stand at 13.8 Months during the Fourth Quarter, 2009.  On the North and Northwest Sides of the City of Chicago, where our Real Estate Team works extensively, we calculate current homes … (0 comments)

LENDER FORBEARANCE? In Reality, It's a SHAM! - 01/31/10 12:10 PM
Good Afternoon from Chicago, folks!  Hope you're enjoying the weekend.
A crazy turn of events this past week has left my head spinning regarding Mortgage Lender Priorities, and whether major banks really have the mettle, or any desire, to play a real part in getting the U.S. past our ongoing Housing Crisis.
Here in Chicago, short sales are everywhere.  In some Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs, they make up more than half of the available inventory for sale. 
Bank-owned Foreclosed Properties?  Drive through virtually any Chicago Neighborhood - affluent, in the middle, or economically depressed - and you'll see at least a … (4 comments)

This Weekend in Chicago - January 30-31, 2010 - 01/30/10 09:09 AM
Good Morning, folks!
Another cold winter weekend in Chicago . . . but still lots to do!  From our Team Member Sue Moss, here's an update of some of the things happening this weekend in the City of Chicago.
Snow Days Chicago - a three-day winter festival in Grant Park.  Over 27 beautiful and unique sculptures, made entirely out of snow, will transform the City into a winter wonderland.  Snow sculpting began this past Wednesday with selected Teams and wraps up at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.  Don't forget to cast your vote Saturday between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for the … (0 comments)

Chicago Neighborhood News - January 29, 2010 - 01/29/10 08:18 PM
Good Evening from the North Side of Chicago, folks!
Hope you are a lot warmer where you are, than we are here!
In this week's edition of Chicago Neighborhood News, our Team Member Cathy Mallers focuses on local events geared to generate help for Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti.  Fundraising Events are scheduled in the Lakeview and Lincoln Park Neighborhoods of Chicago, as well as the in the Chicago Suburb of Oak Park IL. 
Also, in the Chicago Neighborhood of Norwood Park, where neighborhood residents are vying for a chance to get a sneak peak of the new motion picture, "Valentines Day."
Have you … (0 comments)

Lil' Buddy's Blog - Those Blasted Cell Phone Company Early-Termination Fees? Now, FCC is Questioning Them! - 01/29/10 07:59 PM
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!
Hey, you dogs!  You know, I'm getting a bit tired of all the Text Messages my Lil' Sister, Gracie Ella Moss, has been getting recently!  Every time she finds a new boyfriend, there is a constant din of "Luv U Lil' Furball" and "Got Bonz?" over my cell phone.
Geez . . . can't she get her own plan, for crying out loud?
You know, for years, the majority of us dogs, and most humans as well, have become very irritated … (2 comments)

STREAMLINED, MORE EFFECTIVE LOAN MODIFICATION PROCESS ON THE WAY? Well . . . - 01/29/10 07:19 PM
Going back not more than 4 years or so on the North Side of Chicago, strong, annual, unabated appreciation for homes and condos seemed pretty automatic.  Even in neighborhoods on the outskirts of rapid development or vintage rehab, a minimum 3% annual appreciation could be counted on for over a decade.
Before the mid-1990's, and as far back as most in Chicago remember, meteoric appreciation was never a given, but stability in home prices was taken for granted across the years..
Not so today, in modest Chicago Neighborhoods such as Rogers Park, on the Far North Side along Lake Michigan, where … (0 comments)

COMING FHA CHANGES A STUMBLING BLOCK FOR MANY NEW HOMEBUYERS? - 01/27/10 02:43 PM
wasn't that long ago that low-down payment home borrowers, as well as those with less-than-perfect credit, had a number of places to go for their mortgage loans.  As credit markets collapsed, housing values tumbled, here in Chicago and elsewhere, options for these borrowers dwindled.
In many cases, the only option available now is an FHA-Backed Loan, with it's lower overall FICO Credit Score and Down Payment requirements.
Using an FHA Loan, buyers have been able to purchase with as little as 3.5% down for their primary residences.  The FICO Credit Score floor was a very buyer-friendly 500, although most lenders imposed … (2 comments)

CHICAGO HOUSING SALES NUMBERS UP, Bucking National Trend! - 01/27/10 02:02 PM
Is the Chicago Area Real Estate Market beginning to show signs of stabilizing?
Improving numbers for year-over-year Units Sold - the aggregate for sold condos and single-family homes across the Chicago Metro Area - has been on the upswing since last July.  As a result, this resurgent Second Half, 2009 for home sales means overall units sold here fell only 0.2% from 2008.
According to data complied by the Illinois Association of Realtors, as reported by Mary Ellen Podmolik of The Chicago Tribune, 5,752 single-family detached homes and condos were sold last December.  That's one-third better than home sales during December, … (0 comments)

Chicago Neighborhood News - January 22, 2010 - 01/24/10 11:17 PM
Good Evening, from Chicago!
This week's edition of Chicago Neighborhood News, from our Team Member Cathy Mallers, is full of juicy information from the Chicago Neighborhoods of Portage Park, Lakeview, The Loop, Lincoln Square and North Center, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Oak Park IL.
Got something happening this winter in Chicago or Any Chicago Suburb you would like us to publicize?  Let us know, and we'll help you spread the word!
Dean's Team offers the Number One Rated Active Rain Blog in the City of Chicago!
PORTAGE PARK
The new year has settled in nicely and now … (0 comments)

Lil' Buddy's Blog - Union Action May Ensure CTA Service Cuts Across Chicago! - 01/24/10 11:05 PM
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!
Hey, you dogs! 
You know, getting around Chicago, I try to take Public Transportation as much as I can.  Often times, however, riding the Chicago Transit Authority Buses or El Trains, I have to disguise my self as a human - they have a "No Dogs Allowed" policy, service dogs excepted.
But with the new drumbeat of CTA Service Cuts, amidst a major Operating Deficit, I am quite concerned many CTA Commuters here in Chicago might be under served, and many might resort … (2 comments)

CHICAGO GAS HEATING RATES GOING UP NEXT MONTH! - 01/24/10 08:07 PM
Live in Chicago?  You know, during a Cold Chicago Winter, heating bills can go through the roof.   Especially if you have an older home, with 1920's-era insulation.
Four winters ago, during a spell when Natural Gas Prices spiked here in Chicago, one of our January gas heating bills topped at $640 - for only one month!  And we don't have a huge home - just a modest Chicago Bungalow!
This winter has been comparatively mild, except for several weeks of chill earlier this month.  But our bills for December and January have approached $300 - still quite high, but not quite … (2 comments)

IN CHICAGO, Internationally - Many Outlets Still Available for Haitian Earthquake Relief! - 01/24/10 06:24 PM
Did you watch the Internationally-Televised "Hope for Haiti" Telethon  last Friday night?
Aired on all local Chicago broadcast outlets, major cable stations, and simulcast on major Internet sites like YouTube and others, most consider the program tasteful, well done.  It was also very successful, generating over $58 Million in contributions from around the world, according to CNN and Contributing Reporter Alan Duke.
Actors Mel Gibson, Reese Witherspoon, George Clooney, and many others manned the donation lines.  Performers ranging from Bruce Springsteen, to Alicia Keys,to Bono and U2, to Rhianna and Jay-Z, to Haitian Native Wyclef Jean each gave their musical plea.  No audience, no … (0 comments)

ADDITIONAL STREAMS OF INCOME? Make Sense to Consider to Supplement Income? - 01/24/10 04:34 PM
Hey gang - from the North Side of Chicago!
What's going on with the NY Jets and the Indianapolis Colts?  Thought the Colts would run away with this game, but it's pretty nip and tuck.  Let's see!
If you've sold for any length time, I'm sure someone has come up to you with an "incredible opportunity."  One that "can't miss!"
Often times, the opportunity involves investing some money - likely only several hundred dollars, at first - to inventory some potion that will improve gas mileage.   Or make you money via the Internet.  Or Ebay.
Or, catch the next big wave of Retail … (1 comments)

This Weekend in Chicago - January 16-17, 2010 - 01/17/10 04:24 AM
Good Evening from Chicago, folks!
Looking for something to do around Our Town this weekend?  Dean's Team Member Sue Moss provides a summary -
Billed as the largest show of its kind here in the Midwest, the Chicago Boat, RV & Outdoor Show, now in its 80th year, rolled into McCormick Place (2301 S. Lake Shore Drive) this past Wednesday and runs through Sunday.  Browse through isles of hundreds of new boats, RVs, accessories and travel destinations.  Or, do a little fishing in the trout pond attraction.  Click here for more information.
Then there's the 25th annual kick-off to spring training … (1 comments)

Chicago Neighborhood News - January 15, 2010 - 01/15/10 08:37 AM
Greetings from Livonia MI, and the 2010 Floyd Wickman Winter Forum, due to begin this evening.  Gotta be there for the Awards Ceremony tonight - our Team is winning a Production Award for High Sales Volume last year!
Back home in Chicago, our Team Member Cathy Mallers brings us this week's edition of Chicago Neighborhood News.  This week, Cathy follows the Chicago Neighborhoods of Portage Park, Lakeview, The South Loop, and The Gold Coast, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Naperville IL.
PORTAGE PARK
Finally, it's warming up outside.  Why not go for a swim?  One place that is definitely … (0 comments)

Lil' Buddy's Blog - Around Chicago, Fewer Retail Pet Stores Selling Puppies! - 01/15/10 08:09 AM
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!
Good Morning, you dogs!  
We hit the road yesterday, and I now report from tropical Livonia MI, a suburb of Detroit.  We're here to see our longtime human friend and mentor Floyd Wickman, along with his special trainers and several dozen fellow students.  Time for us all to sharpen our Real Estate Skills with the New Year!
Remember the old song, "How Much is that Doggie in the Window"?  Rosemary Clooney, I believe.  Well, these days, around Chicago, fewer pet stores around … (2 comments)

MUCH MORE CHICAGO WINTER TO COME, But Chicago Street Potholes Down in 2010! - 01/14/10 11:53 PM
You drive in Chicago?
If you do, each winter and into spring, you would see why many refer to the City of Chicago as "Pothole Central, U.S.A."  Each year, the notorious freeze-thaw cycle inherent in a typical Chicago winter wreaks havoc on the road surfaces of most of the 3,800 miles of arterial and residential streets across the city.
But, according to Chicago Tribune "Getting Around" Reporter Jon Hilkevitch, 2010 offers much more for city drivers to cheer about - rather, to be relieved about - as compared to one year ago.   The number of potholes - deep, axle-jarring, alignment-destroying craters in Chicago Streets, … (1 comments)

WILL THE FED MAINTAIN PURCHASE OF INTEREST-RATE-FRIENDLY MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES IN 2010, Or Scale Them Back? - 01/14/10 11:26 PM
Hey, folks, from Livonia MI!
Took the five-hour drive from Chicago today to be a part of the semi-annual Floyd Wickman Forum this weekend.  Great sharing and networking opportunities, and a ton of how-to's, custom-made for today's Real Estate Market.  We can hardly wait to begin the conference Friday night!
Beginning early in 2009, The Fed began to purchase billions, no TRILLIONS of securities backed by privately-issued mortgages.  Indeed, it is projected that over $1.25 Trillion of mortgage-backed securities will be purchased by The Fed by program's end this March.
Likely, ending heavy purchase activity on such securities will cause average … (2 comments)

Chicago IL Market Statistics Update - January 11, 2010 - 01/13/10 09:40 PM
Good Evening!
Here's our update on Chicago IL Real Estate Market Statistics, based on data compiled and reviewed Sunday Evening, January 10th. 


Active Listing Inventory was stable last week.  Typically, inventory spikes a bit immediately after the first of the year, with the holidays being over.  Data from the next few weeks will determine if this is a continuing trend, or just a blip on the radar screen.
Most of the other numbers are predictably down in the first business week of 2010.  However, a climb in Pending Sales, and a drop in Average Market Time, is encouraging if the trend … (0 comments)

CHICAGO COLD CASE - 1939 Apparent Mob Hit Could Implicate the Al Capone Gang! - 01/12/10 07:44 PM
Chicago! 
Will it ever get passed the old Al Capone Rep?  The made-for-Hollywood story of Eliot Ness and the Untouchables exposing Old Al for Income Tax Evasion, and sending him to prison - truth, or urban legend?
Being a life-long Chicagoan folks, I stay up late each night to watch Robert Stack play Eliot Ness on the vintage 1950's TV show each evening on MeTV. (It's true - ask my wife!)  I enjoyed seeing the Ruggedly Handsome Kevin Costnerplay Ness in the movie.  I even watched the short-lived Untouchables revival TV show back in the 90's.
But, in reality, the linchpin … (2 comments)

CHICAGO DISCOUNT BROKERS DRYING UP! Average Selling Commissions Increase - But Volume, Average Selling Price Tumbles! - 01/12/10 06:29 PM
In Chicago, and in many other areas of the U.S., median home prices have fallen over the last few years.  Units sold have dropped, and many of those single-family homes and condos that have sold have been in distress - in poor condition, often bank-owned, and at a deep discount price.
Dark clouds often offer a bit of a silver lining, however - at least for those practicing Real Estate!
According to RealTrends, a CO-based Real Estate Consulting Firm, and corroborated by Bloomberg News Service, total Real Estate Commissions Earned through November of last year totaled $40.6 Billion.  That figure sound as … (0 comments)

IF YOU CAN'T SELL THE HOME, WHY TAKE THE LISTING? - 01/10/10 11:22 PM
Saturday Morning, January 9th, 2010. 
One of the shortest meetings with a prospective Listing Client in my Real Estate Career!
The owner of a now-vacant home in the Chicago Suburb of Niles IL asked me to provide my pricing strategy and proposals last Fall.  She apparently did not like what I told her back then - and did not put the home on the market with any Real Estate Practitioner at the time.
Now, in the New Year, she surprises me with a return call.  She wants our Team to list her house now.  Under the same pricing structure as I … (7 comments)

This Weekend in Chicago - January 9-10, 2010 - 01/09/10 10:04 PM
If you live in Chicago, you can't let the snow and a sub-freezing temperatures scare you.  This week, and every week, Winter Chicago is alive.
Our Team Member Sue Moss outlines weekend things to do during Cold Weather Months in and around Chicago.  Each year, it seems, these colder months last longer and longer!
Like to Ice Skate?  Grab your ice skates and head on over to any of these outdoor ice rinks.  Don't have ice skates?  That's no excuse because all the ice rinks listed below rent them for a nominal fee.
Daley Bicentennial Plaza Rink located at 337 E. … (2 comments)

Chicago Neighborhood News - January 8, 2010 - 01/08/10 06:36 PM
Hope the first Business Week of 2010 has been a productive one for you!
Here's the first Chicago Neighborhood News Update of the new year, courtesy of our Team Member Cathy Mallers.  This week, she covers the Chicago Neighborhoods of Norwood Park, Lincoln Park, The Loop, and the Gold Coast, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Oak Park IL.
Have you an upcoming Community or Neighborhood Event, in Chicago or any Chicago Suburb?   Let us know, and we'll help spread the word!
Dean's Team offers the Number One Rated Active Rain Blog in the City of Chicago!
NORWOOD PARK
Not … (1 comments)

Lil' Buddy's Blog - Jay Leno Ratings Trouble Causing it's Own Prime-Time Drama! - 01/08/10 10:55 AM
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!
Hey, you dogs!  This photo was taken during warmer days - days you could actually see the concrete sidewalk and back yard lawn here at Casa Moss, The Dean's Team Chicago Family Compound.
These days, it's all covered with snow!  About 6 new inches of the fluffy stuff this morning, all across the Chicago Area.  Fun to play in . . . yes?  But, it's COLD out here, and predicted to get even colder over the weekend!
What the heck is … (1 comments)

IN CHICAGO, Other Cold-Weather Places - When Does Prime Selling Season Really Begin? - 01/08/10 09:03 AM
It's an old question, here in Chicago and across the U.S.  "When does the Real Estate Market heat up again after its usual seasonal slowdown between Halloween and the New Year?
The old salt suggests the market begins to thaw in the springtime.  Here in Chicago, that is usually when average daily temperatures reach the freezing mark or above.  This time of the year, we Chicagoans consider 32 degrees quite mild, you know!
Backing the onset of nice weather by adding a normal 45-day home closing processing and approval schedule, you roughly reach into to early February - around the time … (0 comments)

LATEST HIGH TECHNOLOGY - Becoming a Commodity, with Little Added Value? - 01/05/10 05:53 PM
Good Evening, folks!
Our Chicago Real Estate Team, you know, was one of the first here on the North Side of Chicago to have an individual-agent website. 
Ahhhh! I remember it well.  Ten Pages.  Templated.  Loads of stuff about US.  A little about our listings.  Nothing about other agents' listings. Links and pages to Chicago Points of Interests on other sites, without regard that these pages were actually sending people AWAY - to other places.
Terms like Pay Per Click.  Search Engine Optimization.  Proper Keyword Usage.  Years away!  And, for the moment - irrelevant!
After all, we had our "E Billboard" extolling … (4 comments)

IN CHICAGO, On-Street Parking Fees Jump, Once Again, in New Year! - 01/04/10 07:43 AM
Ahhh, yes!  Chicago Politics at its absolute finest!
Late in 2008, the Chicago City Council virtually rubber-stamped, with little debate, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's program to lease the Chicago Parking Meter System - thousands of meters across the city - to a private company.  In return for this 75-Year Lease, the City received an up-front payment of $1.2 Billion, plus all of the collected fines from meter violations.  The private firm keeps all of the meter fees, in exchange for updating and maintaining the updated Chicago Street Parking System.
The first move of the private company - to quadruple the long-standing … (1 comments)

NEW YEAR BRINGS NEW IL LAW To Protect Victims of Stalking, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault! - 01/04/10 07:33 AM
Across the State of IL, a new lL Anti-Stalking Statute offers new legal protection for victims of stalking and domestic violence. 
As reported by Megan Twohey in last Friday's Chicago Tribune, stalking is a crime that touches an estimated 3.4 Million victims across the U.S.  While anti-stalking laws are considerably stronger here in IL versus many other states, the new law expands the definition of the crime.  Protections are also added for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.
In the past, a stalking victim had to prove two independent incidents of following or surveillance, as well as an actual threat … (0 comments)

Chicago IL Market Statistics Update - January 4, 2010 - 01/04/10 07:27 AM
Good Morning!
Here's our update on Chicago IL Real Estate Market Statistics, based on data compiled and reviewed Sunday Evening, January 3rd. 
Active Listing Inventory has drawn down, and Expired Listings way up - typical for the first day of the year.  Let's see if inventory builds toward the end of the month of January, and continues building as Spring, 2010 approaches. Fewer people made an offer to purchase a new home over the holidays, as you might expect. 
Therefore, Pending Sales are down, but I am a bit concerned that the spike in Listings Sold was not higher.  Many buyers attempt to close before the end … (0 comments)

FED, LAWMAKERS Should Take Pre-Emptive Steps To Assure No More Housing Bubbles - Fed Chief Bernanke! - 01/03/10 08:44 PM
How to prevent another financial and real estate market calamity like the one we're still feeling the effects of?  Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke favors strengthening regulations to prevent such a bubble from inflating again.
Failing that, increasing interest rates - in advance of a problem - might be necessary, in his opinion.
Quoted in today's Wall Street Journal by Reporter Luca Di Leo, Bernanke's comments to the American Economic Association's Annual Meeting in Atlanta suggest using "monetary policy" as a fall back tool for addressing bloated or overheated financial markets.
Many economic experts have criticized the Fed for keeping … (1 comments)

Chicago Neighborhood News - January 1, 2010 - 01/02/10 09:04 PM
Happy New Year, folks!
Here is our Team Member Cathy Mallers first Chicago Neighborhood News update of the New Decade!  This week, Cathy covers the Chicago Neighborhoods of Portage Park, Lakeview, and The Loop, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Oak Park IL.
Got something going on this coming year you want the world to know about?  If it's anywhere in Chicago or any Chicago Suburb, let us know, and we'll help spread the word around.
Dean's Team offers the Number One Rated Active Rain Blog in the City of Chicago.
PORTAGE PARK
Thank you Mary Edsey for "The Best … (0 comments)

Lil' Buddy's Blog - Downstate IL to Chicago Rescue Vans Come to the Aid of IL Homeless Pets! - 01/02/10 08:18 PM
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!
No, you dogs!  We're not still hungover from New Year's Eve!  Well . . . perhaps a little!
We dogs here in Chicago - many of us don't know how good we have things!  Many have loving families, a back yard to romp in, good food to eat (still haven't gotten use to the "Liver Bits" entrée, however), and plenty of trees to mark.
Sure we have our Homeless Dogs problem here in Chicago - unfortunately, the Chicago Department of Animal Care … (3 comments)

Chicago IL Market Statistics Update - December 28, 2009 - 01/02/10 07:21 PM
Good Morning!
Here's our update on Chicago IL Real Estate Market Statistics, based on data compiled and reviewed Sunday Evening, December 27th.


Active Listing Inventory is still suffering the "Holiday Effect" - few start marketing their properties, and many on the market take a temporary break from marketing - between early December until after the New Year.  As you might expect as we approach Christmas and New Years Day,  Pending Sales, as well as Closed Sales and Sales Volume, is similarly low - again, likely the time of the season.
Average Market Time fell over the past week, as did the … (0 comments)

FED RECOVERY PROGRAMS - Are We Ready To Be Weaned Off of Them Yet? - 01/02/10 06:27 PM
Hey, folks!
Now begins the gray time of the year in Chicago.  No holidays to look forward to.  No novelty in the first snowfall of the season.
Just another four months of cold and snowy weather!
Well - keep the climate controls adjusted inside of you - and you'll be OK!  Heck, we've done pretty well thus far . . . yes?
All things, as they say, must come to an end!
The good things end - the incredible Bull Real Estate Market, which, day by day, becomes a more distant memory.  Low gas prices.  Reasonable costs for groceries, and health care. 
… (18 comments)

NEW IL REAL ESTATE LAW - No Salespeople, Only Brokers . . . and New Disclosure Requirements! - 01/02/10 05:13 PM
Ask the average consumer about the amount of required education and training an IL Real Estate Practitioner is required to complete before they earn their Real Estate License.  Most will truly not know.
But others, perhaps many others, might cynically respond - "Not nearly enough!"
Indeed, pre-license training requirements are far less stringent than other major professions here in Illinois - lawyers, for example, or CPA's.  Even beauticians and nail technicians have to endure more pre-license training, and a certain period of apprenticeship, than IL Real Estate Agents do!
 In April, 2012, that will change, as New IL Real Estate Licensees will now … (3 comments)

WITH THE NEW YEAR, It's Our Third Decade, and Our Second Millennium, In Real Estate! - 01/01/10 06:21 PM
Remember that old Grateful Dead Classic, "Truckin'?"  Famous lyric line -
"What a long, strange trip it's been . . ."
Our Third Decade practicing Real Estate!  Over Two Millennia!
Well, actually - only 16 years, beginning in 1994.  But, counting the 90's, the 00's, and the 10's - it seems like forever.
Have you been in our industry for that long?  You know, quite a bit has changed.  Read this list, with some help from 1990sflashback.com,  on what things were like for those in Real Estate in 1994, and feel REAL OLD -
-  Here in Chicago, the Average Home Price was … (0 comments)

 
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