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 WHAT are Transfer Taxes? HOW Much are They?   WHO Pays?  When I first speak with clients seeking information regarding mortgage financing, they're typically focused on 3 things: What Down Payment they will need What their Interest Rate will be Can they get Approved for a Mortgage  The answers to...

 2019 -  Halloween Safety Tips for Pets  The Halloween Season with all its scary costumes, parties, tasty treats, spooky decorations, and haunted homes are finally here ...  But sadly, potential dangers also arrive with it.  And that means we should be taking the time and making the effort to pla...

  The Many "Species" of Student Loans & How They Can Affect Your Home Buying  Did you know that it is now thought that there are almost 18,000 bird species to be found across the world? A recent study released by the American Museum of Natural History revealed a new accounting ... one that almost...

  Trick-or-Treat Hours & Halloween  Safety Tips for New Lenox - 2019 The Halloween Season with all its outrageous costumes, fun parties, tasty treats, and outlandish decorations is finally here ...    Halloween Trick-or-Treat Hours for 2019 have been announced by the Village of New Lenox.  Hallow...

  Are You a Millennial Hoping to Buy a Home?Solutions Exist to Address the Challenges You Face   It's no secret ...   Today's younger generation is finding it much more challenging to buy a home than their parents did.  That's troubling and sad, as 9 out of 10 millennials report they want to buy ...

  How Financing Options are Affected by the Rise & Fall of Federal Reserve Interest Rates    My phone is ringing off the hook these days ...The latest move by the Federal Reserve has garnered lots of attention and piqued the interest of many.  Many of my callers are wondering:   Have mortgage int...

  Be Prepared & Safe for the Coming Winter: Perform These Chicagoland Fall Home Maintenance Measures Now  Seems like we were just talking about the beginning of warm weather and summer pursuits ...   But here we are ... already putting pumpkins, cornstalks, and fall mums out to decorate our homes...

  Considering the Purchase of a Condominium or Townhome as an Investment Property?   Have you been thinking about entering the real estate market as a first-time investor?   Could your investment purchase include a condominium or townhome?   It's something many are currently considering as each p...

 Will County Fall Festivals, Pumpkin Farms, Corn Mazes, Hayrides - 2019  Fall is right around the corner in Will County, IL ...  You can feel it in the air at night.  There's a new "crispness" to it.  The hours of sunlight are fewer.  Leaves are turning in color and already beginning to fall to t...

  Multi-Generational - Cross-Generational Home Buyers: Meeting Their Needs Multi-Generational Homes ... Cross-Generational Homes.  No matter what you prefer to call them, they're gaining in popularity all across America ...Two statistics speak to this growing trend: 64 Million Americans, roughly ...