Jim Ludes: Your Grundy & Will County Expert's Thoughts

This is a sequel to my blog about updating your remarks section. I will not use pictures of known real estate listings in my MLS to protect the guilty.This is a neat little picture of a house and totally fits a listing done in January in most parts of the country. However, if it's still on the ma...

In checking the hotsheets yesterday morning (12-28-07) I found two listings that really stuck out to me. The first was blogged about here, the other was this:I'm browsing the cancelled listings. I come across one in my town and try to decipher exactly why it may have been cancelled:*It's listed b...

If you're tired of political rants or ever at a loss for discussion topics at a tavern, family event or at the office and in any vicinity of sports fans, there's always one debate that's sure to kill the next few hours for you. Who is the greatest NFL Quarterback of all-time?It's truly a debate t...

This morning I'm at the computer checking the hot sheets to see the recent activity in my market area. I came across a listing on a street where I sold a townhouse a year ago and my interest piqued. I checked the price drop which seemed appropriate though still a little high, no big deal.Looking ...

Tony Romo's been taking some heat this past week for a stinker of a game turned in at home versus division rival Philadelphia in which his team, the Dallas Cowboys lost 10-6. While it was probably an injured thumb that caused many of his passes to be off target , many have speculated that his poo...