la: Who’s Buying Homes? International Buyers, That’s Who. - 01/31/14 03:53 AM
International home buyers are taking interest in Chicago and other big cities.  According to Realtor.com’s November 2013 analysis, Chicago was among the top 10 cities in the U.S. that attracted foreign home buyers.
Of the 10 cities, Chicago came in 9th, along with LA, Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Detroit, Orlando, Houston, Ft. Lauderdale, and Washington DC.
There were 20 countries that were the largest contributors to the November 2013’s data; Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, Brazil, Germany, India, France, Japan, Mexico, China, Italy, Netherlands, Philippines, South Korea, Pain, Russia, Singapore, Switzerland, and Sweden.
Chicago attracted more buyers from … (0 comments)

la: Two Weeks Til Closing! - 04/16/13 01:29 AM
It’s a race for time.  How much time do home buyers have before prices start escalating out of control?
Redfin, the real estate app, gathered information from 19 of our country’s fastest selling markets and documented a 15% increase in home prices from March of 2012 to March of 2013.
San Francisco led the way with more than a 31% increase in prices across the board.  This could also be due to the drastic reduction of inventory over the last year and the recent surge of closings just over the last 30 days.
So if you are looking to purchase a … (0 comments)