Gary Mancuso's (garymancuso) Blog

Oak Park is one of the loveliest areas in all of Illinois, if not the country, to call home. With good schools, neighborhood pride, cultural and recreation opportunities and an interesting and exciting history, it's the American dream personified.However, even paradise needs a tune up now and the...

As we ponder how to solve the crises in the housing market, maybe this is the best time for the homeowners of the near future to consider the question posed above.While lenders must assume some responsibility for this problem, so must the homeowners who simply bought more house than they could af...

 For many who didn't know, recent developments have brought home the fact that a robust housing market is key to the overall health of the United States economy. Soft sales activity, falling home prices and rising foreclosures are creating a challenging situation for real estate professionals and...

There are a wide range of reasons for neighborhoods to explode in value. Sometimes it's as simple as catching the overflow from the city's larger real estate boom. Other times, it can come from a dramatic reduction in crime, the resolution of a local financial crisis or government rezoning and in...

If you're getting ready to sell your older home, you've no doubt run through the laundry list of most popular improvements: wood floors versus carpeting, granite counters, stainless steel appliances, crown molding, larger bathrooms, etc., etc., etc.But, one category you may have overlooked is ene...