naperville aurora chicago: OPEN HOUSE!! 216 Richard Rd., Naperville, IL
- 09/03/15 02:51 AM
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naperville aurora chicago: Naperville Homeowners Easily Conquer Bad Home Habits
- 08/26/15 12:50 AM
Naperville Homeowners Easily Conquer Bad Home Habits
Naperville homeowners take note:
Neglecting your filters!
That was only one of many “bad home habits” blogger Annie Stevens admitted to in last week’s confessional outpouring on the Aussie web site Domain. “Bad home habits” may not be a phrase Naperville homeowners are accustomed to thinking about, but it’s an idea worth mulling—especially if selling your Naperville home is something that could be in your immediate (or even middling) future.
In its mildest form, a Stevens bad home habit would be one that needs to be straightened out before John and Jane Q. Public come to look your house over after … (0 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: Mapping Out the Real Costs of Building a New Home in Naperville
- 08/19/15 04:04 AM
Mapping Out the Real Costs of Building a New Home in Naperville
If you are considering buying a new home in Naperville, it might have occurred to you that building your own could be another option. Even if you aren’t one who has always dreamed of designing your own new home with exactly the features you want (and none you don’t), the idea might seem worth exploring—particularly when the reasonable asking prices for some of today’s Naperville “land-only” listings make for tempting daydreaming…
The fact is, few have actually mapped out the cost of building their own Naperville new home, for a number of … (0 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: Naperville Real Estate Watchers Give Price Graph a Double-Take
- 08/18/15 04:18 AM
Naperville Real Estate Watchers Give Price Graph a Double-Take
When Naperville real estate trackers keep tabs on the progress of the national rebound, they note the findings of the major pollsters and data miners, read what the pundits have to offer, and look at charts and graphs—lots of charts and graphs.
The graphs that chart residential real estate price history for the last decade or so tend to look very similar. It doesn’t matter whether they’re showing regional or state or national price movements. If they’re line graphs, they look like a cross-section of a trampoline just as it’s about to propel a 7-year-old into the … (0 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: Naperville Homeowners Cheer U.S. Return to Housing Value Highs
- 07/27/15 01:59 AM
Naperville Homeowners Cheer U.S. Return to Housing Value Highs.
For Naperville homeowners, the news was a long time coming. The bounce back from last decade’s dizzying plummet in the nation’s residential housing values has been underway for quite a while now—but those values hadn’t quite returned to their former heights.
Until last month!
The Wall Street Journal was early to break the long-awaited headline, “Existing-Home Prices Hit Record: $236,400.” Using just-released June sales numbers, the Journal reported that the nation’s average housing prices now topped the previous high water mark set in 2006. It meant that a lot of paper losses have been obliterated—and the return of … (0 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: JUST LISTED!! 1025 Douglas Ave., Naperville IL 60540
- 07/21/15 01:50 AM
Listings to Leads - eFlyers
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naperville aurora chicago: PRICE REDUCED!!! 3827 Mistflower Ln., Naperville
- 07/20/15 05:21 AM
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naperville aurora chicago: Naperville Homebuyers’ Credit Score Concerns Often Overblown
- 07/15/15 01:39 AM
Naperville Homebuyers’ Credit Score Concerns Often Overblown
Most Americans have now arrived at the conclusion that it is a good time to buy a home. That’s the top line analysis from one of the country’s major mortgage creators, but there’s a secondary finding about credit scores that could also have a sizeable impact on Naperville real estate activity. Some would-be Naperville homeowners would benefit from learning the information—which is about misinformation.
The second annual “Wells Fargo Homeownership Survey” is a national survey of 2,016 respondents, and the source upon which last week’s Franklin Codel analysis is based. The excellent news for current and soon-to-be … (0 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: Naperville Open Houses are an Absolute Must! (Or are They?)
- 06/30/15 02:14 AM
Naperville Open Houses are an Absolute Must! (Or are They?)For years, there was little debate about the need for open houses in Naperville: almost without exception, unless the seller of a Naperville home objected, at least one or two open houses were an accepted part of how most real estate agents went about marketing the property.
Today, along with all the other changes that define modern real estate marketing, the potency of open houses is up for serious debate. Virtual online tours are increasingly popular among Naperville real estate sellers and buyers—the ‘use’ statistics that tell agents how often the different parts of their sites are … (0 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: Naperville Update: Zero Interest Mortgage Idea Still an Experiment
- 06/22/15 10:31 PM
Naperville Update: Zero Interest Mortgage Idea Still an Experiment
Naperville home buying activity may be going great guns, but for some would-be buyers, credit score woes are still a stubborn obstacle. That’s why we have been keeping an eye on the new pilot project that was announced late last year. This was the one called the "Wealth Building Home Loan." It’s an experiment aimed at opening up home ownership options, particularly for first time home buyers. Bank of America and Citibank were first to sign up for the program, said to “take a fresh approach to affordable mortgage lending.” It sounds like a pretty good … (1 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: Finally, Naperville Boomerang Buyers See Daylight
- 02/19/15 02:24 AM
There is a seven-year window for some past Naperville homeowners—and it’s one that’s opening, not closing. The ‘window’ in question is the one that could activate Naperville “Boomerang Buyers”—which would come as good news for the local home sales.
Some background about Naperville Boomerang Buyers. It’s a term coined in the wake of the subprime mortgage fiasco, describing those burned by the housing crisis. They were, on the whole, Baby Boomers and GenXers who were caught up in the Great Recession. For many who became enmeshed in the effects of the nasty confluence of the cliff-dive of the subprime mortgage bond market … (3 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: NEW PRICE!! 109 North Laird St. Naperville IL
- 02/03/15 02:19 AM
The Value is in the Location and Land. Build your dream home here and walk to Downtown Naperville's upscale shopping, activities & restaurants. Minutes to train! Many $1 million plus homes already built on this street! You can walk to the park at the end of the street and the forest preserve entrance is just a block away. This is a Mature setting and interior lot on a very quiet street. No better value in Naperville!
For more information about this listing please go to: 109 N. Laird st. Naperville IL
Enjoy!
Joe Graham
331.472.7653
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naperville aurora chicago: Seeing Naperville Showings the Way Prospective Buyers Do
- 01/29/15 03:02 AM
Seeing Naperville Showings the Way Prospective Buyers Do Getting properties ready for open houses or other showings in Naperville takes a bit of determination—especially when it comes to paring down all the ‘stuff’ that has accumulated through the years. It’s a push-pull between I still use that every day! and this room still looks too crowded! You may update the paint, add some fresh landscaping, but it’s the emptying-out part that sometimes takes the most resolve.
So, after that’s all done, are you ready for showings?
Not quite.
To Continue Reading Please Go To: http://www.chicago2napervillerealestate.com/blog/seeing-naperville-showings-way-prospective-buyers-do/
Enjoy!!
Joe Graham
331.472.7653
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naperville aurora chicago: Plans For The Weekend??
- 01/28/15 02:13 AM
Plans For The Weekend??
The Graham team wants to share some fun events happening in Naperville this weekend! If you are looking to spend some time with friends and enjoy live music please click on the links below for some places to enjoy in Naperville this weekend.
http://www.quigleysirishpub.com/event/live-music-tumbling-dice-3/?instance_id=1193
http://www.pottersplacenaperville.com/events
Enjoy!!
Joe Graham
331.472.7653
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naperville aurora chicago: For Naperville’s Affordable House Hunters, a 5-Step Approach
- 01/27/15 02:53 AM
For Naperville’s Affordable House Hunters, a 5-Step Approach Despite the improving economic outlook, for many families, finding a Naperville affordable house can still be a challenge. According to a study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, more than a third of today’s families have had to devote at least 30% of their combined household income to the monthly mortgage payment—and that figure exceeds the generally accepted standard. In other words, even though mortgage interest rates remain pegged at historically low levels, landing an “affordable” house in Naperville (just as in the rest of the country) can take some doing. Here is one five-step approach … (0 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: Looking For Something Fun To Do With Your Family?
- 01/21/15 02:07 AM
Looking For Something Fun To Do With Your Family? Every Wednesday the Graham Team will be sharing some local events for your family to enjoy!
The Naperville North High School Jazz Program presents the Annual Jazz Concert in the North Performing Arts Center, located at 899 Mill St.
This free event features performances by the Jazz Lab Band, the NNHS Jazz Band and the Jazz Ensemble. The concert will be held on Thursday, January 22 at 7 p.m.
For more information, visit www.naperville203.org/nnhs.
There are several fun events happening in Downtown Naperville this week and weekend.
For more information, visit http://downtownnaperville.com/events
Enjoy!
Joe Graham
331.472.7653
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naperville aurora chicago: Common Sense for a Naperville Home Rental vs. Purchase Choice
- 01/20/15 01:23 AM
Common Sense for a Naperville Home Rental vs. Purchase Choice
When your primary residence is one of our Naperville rentals, from time to time you may find yourself pausing, pen hovering over checkbook, thinking, “What if this check were going to buy this place, instead…?”
It’s a nearly unavoidable thought because common wisdom has it that buying an Naperville home usually makes more financial sense than renting it. That sounds sensible simply because at the end of the day (or, more accurately, at the end of a 15- or 30-year mortgage term), ownership means you no longer have to write those checks: you own that Naperville rental. It could … (0 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: Four Reasons Naperville Real Estate Investments Beckon
- 01/18/15 11:44 PM
Four Reasons Naperville Real Estate Investments Beckon
Good investors tend to be cautious souls. For those who prior to 2007 had never ventured into the realm of Naperville real estate investments, the ensuing downturn might have been enough to discourage any curiosity about that direction (even if their other investments had also suffered during the global financial crisis).
Nonetheless, at this juncture those same cautious investors might well assume that the value of real estate investments in Naperville have rebounded so substantially that it’s now too late to bother looking into them. But as National Public Radio has just pointed out, there's … (0 comments)
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naperville aurora chicago: Open House! 1489 Aberdeen Court, Naperville IL. A MUST SEE!!!!
- 01/13/15 10:47 PM
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naperville aurora chicago: A Naperville Short Sale Can be Anything but a Shortcut!
- 01/13/15 03:25 AM
A Naperville Short Sale Can be Anything but a Shortcut!
The term “short sale” has been misleading people for decades. Despite the name, it’s a term applied to transactions that often involve a lengthier-than-usual sale process. A Naperville“short sale” is named for the financial aspect of a sale rather than the length of time it requires. It’s anything but a shortcut.
The ‘short’ in ‘short sale’ describes a sale at a price that comes up short—is less than the full amount owed on an Naperville home loan. As you’d guess, whether a bank (or any mortgage holder) accepts such … (0 comments)
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