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2008
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG!Wasn't sure if I posted my Christmas Eve, 2007 photo. Here it is! It was taken by Santa himself - I was a lil' elf that night. Man, you haven't lived until you stick your head of of a slei...
02/07/2008
Buying real estate in Chicago?Beginning April 1st, buyers of homes, apartment buildings, vacant land, condos, and commercial properties in the City will pay an additional $3.00/M Chicago Real Estate Transfer Tax, under a measure passed by the Chicago City Council yesterday. At the new tax level o...
02/07/2008
It was a common, but very quiet practice years ago for lenders and some insurance providers to "redline' certain areas or neighborhoods. They wouldn't write mortgages or home insurance policies in certain parts of town they considered "in decline." The end result - these neighborhoods would de...
02/05/2008
Good Morning, All -Here are updated Chicago Real Estate Market Stats for the week ending February 4, 2008. Similar to last week, there are fewer new listings than I would expect by now, weak pending sales, but a slight drop in Average Market Time - let's see if this trend continues in the coming...
02/04/2008
Sometimes, people miss the obvious solution - like plugging in the toaster that doesn't seem to work, for instance.For certain borrowers with sub-prime loans, especially here in Chicago and Illinois where home values have not dropped precipitously in recent months, refinancing may still be an opt...
02/03/2008
Happy Super Bowl Sunday, everyone! Enjoy the game - responsibly. Perhaps, by this time tomorrow, history will have been made with an undefeated New England Patriots Team - let's see!Last week, I was cleared of an apparent Chicago Parking Ticket received in front of my North Side office. Appare...
02/03/2008
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Here in Chicago, virtually all of our main streets and most smaller residential streets have been plowed and salted after our 11" snow of Thursday afternoon into Friday. Amazing how quickly things get taken care of here - in an election year!I'm generally not a big fan of quoting NAR statistics ...
02/02/2008
Here in Chicago, we had a little snow today. Just a dusting, mostly - 11" or so (well, maybe a bit more than a dusting!)Now, at the end of the day, you would have hardly believe there was a snow storm at all - except for the massive piled snow on the sides of the road, and the sidewalks. The ro...
02/01/2008
MAN - IS IT COLD - AND SNOWY - HERE IN CHICAGO. JUST GOT DONE SHOVELING OVER 10" OF THE WHITE STUFF HERE TONIGHT!A couple of winters ago, when I was but a pup, this photo appeared on the Channel 5 News here in Chicago. If you look closely, you'll see a Lil' White Dog attached to those two black...
01/31/2008
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