Dean's Team Chicago Real Estate Blog

Hey, folks, from windy, chilly Chicago! Thanksgiving has come and gone - on to Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, etc.  Where has 2009 gone?  It seems, as we get older, time moves faster. Or, is it just me? Have you Affirmations?  Those little two or three sentence positive statements you say to your ...

Good Morning! Here's our update on Chicago IL Real Estate Market Statistics, based on data compiled and reviewed Sunday Evening, November 22nd  Stability seems to be the key in most indicator numbers this week.  In the North and Northwest Side of Chicago Neighborhoods we frequently serve,  Active...

It wasn't all that long ago that Condo Buyers here in Chicago, and across the U.S., had many financing options available.  As recently as a couple of years ago, buyers with marginal credit could put low - or, sometimes, no money down.   Stated income and piggyback loans prevailed. For those with ...

Good Sunday Evening from Chicago, folks! No matter where you live, or where you work, Short Sale Properties are as much a fact of like for those working or buying Real Estate as the U.S. Economic Recession itself. A couple of years ago, one of our former Team Members, frustrated with a bank disap...

The Holidays will be here before you know it!  In Downtown Chicago, on The Michigan Avenue Magnificent Mile, the celebration started today! Our Team Member Sue Moss provides a rundown, and also outlines Thanksgiving Week Activities here in Chicago. The City of Chicago rang in the start of the Hol...

Good Evening from Chicago, folks! In this week's edition of Chicago Neighborhood News, our Team Member Cathy Mallers covers the Chicago Neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Old Town, and The West Loop, as well as the Chicago Suburb of Naperville IL. Any special holiday plans, parties, or even...

THE CHICAGO IL REAL ESTATE MARKET, AND OTHER THINGS CHICAGO, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A LITTLE WHITE DOG! Hey, hey you dogs!  Sorry for the delayed post this week - things seemed to get too carried away in my Posting Pen this week.  But I'm back now, and ready to type!  Thanks for Keeping the Fa...

Good Evening! Here's our update on Chicago IL Real Estate Market Statistics, based on data compiled and reviewed Sunday Evening, November 15th.  This past week has seen continuing stability in the Housing Market in the North and Northwest Side of Chicago Neighborhoods we serve with great frequenc...

Folks, it seems pretty obvious that if you want drive an automobile - anywhere - you better have a valid Driver's License.  Duhhhhh! But here, in Chicago, as reported in the Chicago Tribune by John Byrne, 22,904 tickets were issued in the city for driving without a valid Driver's License.  And so...

Years ago - many years ago - say, back in the early 1990's, Real Estate Prognosticators predicted a surge in homebuying interest if only mortgage rates fell.  They did, and the market climbed! The broken threshold they were hoping for - 10% - came in 1991, when interest rates for a 30-Year Fixed ...