Dean's Team Chicago Real Estate Blog
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2008
Good Afternoon, Unfrazzled Folks! You know who you are - mid-sized-city residents who complain that it takes them nearly a half an hour, past a couple of big-intersection stoplights to get home each afternoon, and to get to work the following day. Ooyyy, THE AGONY! Here in Chicago, and in our su...
10/14/2008
Hey, gang! Chicago, and IL, now have Early Voting - something new in Illinois since the February 2008 IL Primary Elections. If Early Voting is available in your state, you might want to take advantage of it! From now on, no more, "It Looks Like It Might Snow!" as an excuse not to vote on Electio...
10/13/2008
Good Morning! Here's the latest Stat Summary on the Chicago Real Estate Market, based on data pulled yesterday evening, October 12, 2008 - We've survived the worst week for the Dow Jones industrial Average in history - finally, predictions for a higher open today. After all that happened last we...
10/13/2008
Good Evening, Everyone! If you live in a big city, or even a medium-sized town, this will be no shock at all to you - In 2009, taxes, fees, and fares seem headed up across Chicago. Much of the increase seems driven by the fact the lagging economy has taken its toll on various tax revenues collec...
10/12/2008
Morning from Chicago, folks! Here's an update from the 32nd Annual Chicago Marathon, running today on a 26.2 Mile Course through 15 Chicago Neighborhoods! Evans Cheruiyot, who made his marathon debut less than a year ago, made it six straight wins for Kenya in the Chicago Marathon Sunday. Breakin...
10/12/2008
AN INCREDIBLE, SCARY STATISTIC - Nearly 1 in 6 U.S. Homeowners are "Under Water" on their Mortgages!
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What an incredible fact - what a terrifying statistic! AN ESTIMATED 16 MILLION OF 75.5 MILLION HOMEOWNERS NOW OWE MORE THAN THEIR HOUSE IS WORTH! Here are the latest statistics, compiled by Moodys.com. Nationally, 16% of U.S. Homeowners owe more to their mortgage lender than their home is curre...
10/10/2008
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How ya doing? Here is our Team Member Jennifer Arcand, and her take on news from our Lincoln Park, Uptown, Logan Square and West Rogers Park Chicago Neighborhoods, and our Western Chicago Suburb of Oak Park IL, for this week: LINCOLN PARK, UPTOWN, LOGAN SQUARE If you're most people, you practical...
10/10/2008
THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG! City Workers! No matter which city or town you live in, you dogs, the phrase sometimes fails to conjure a great work ethic. Perhaps? Well, over the years, here in Chicago, our city has got...
10/09/2008
Good Morning, everyone! This is an anxious time of the year for thousands of homeowners here in Chicago, and across Cook County IL - the county in which Chicago is located. Generally, in early October, the second and final installment of Real Estate Property Tax bills are sent to all property ow...
10/09/2008
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Here in Cook County IL, the County that contains the City of Chicago, Sheriff Tom Dart is making a stand against foreclosure evictions despite the risk of legal action against him. In an act of what Dart considers "justice," the Sheriff said today his office will stop serving eviction notices to ...
10/08/2008
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