Lyn Sims on the Schaumburg Area

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RECENT BLOG POSTS
  How have Home Sales Changed since COVID-19?Why this is not 2008 all over again & here's why!
04/06/2020
There are many things that are happening in the Schaumburg Area Real Estate Market & some are very good. Showings have been impacted (graph is Illinois) but I wanted to show that not all real estate has stopped dead in its tracks. We have had many transactions already in the works & they have clo...
03/26/2020
The Wall Street Journal's got it in for Nudes .....So here's the story ..... I was updating my links on my ActiveRain Profile & I noticed that one of my 'prized' links was no longer working. Of course, it's from when I was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal. Original post that was written by ...
03/21/2020
Of course, we are talking about staging your home here & the aching attachment that some sellers have to their custom draperies. Giant swoopy-droopy things that sellers don't want to take to the new house but can't quite get themselves to put in the trash. If your draperies still have the 'made b...
03/18/2020
A couple of points & differences between the 2008 market crash & what is currently happening in the real estate market. LOTS OF DIFFERENCES. People have much more equity & are on time with their mortgage payments than ever before. Interest rates are low which always spurs on the overall economy. ...
03/17/2020
But what really are today's buyers looking for? It's actually broken down to areas of the country on an infographic below. Here in the Midwest, we obviously have different criteria than someone from the West Coast.  But what is really important?  The 2 car garage being the absolute standard & dep...
03/05/2020
Interest rates have come down today to a rock bottom low! They are trying to obviously stimulate the industry & get you off your couch to buy a home! If this isn't going to be it - I don't know what else could be.  But wait .... unlike a bad late-night infomercial, this news will definitely get y...
03/03/2020
These are some of the top reasons that homes stay on the market for too long. With some thoughtful pre-planning on your part & mine, we can get you the top dollar that you deserve. Look through the list for great ideas that you might not have thought about.  I'm on your team, we can get it done t...
03/03/2020
 This is not the first time I've written about this but the time is coming near when you will either do your taxes or look forward to receiving a tax refund. What will you do with it? Did you ever think that it could springboard you into a new home?I'm the first one to agree that saving for anyth...
03/02/2020
 Here's the things you will need to know if you are planning on selling. So how is the market doing currently in Hoffman Estates? Here's a few graphs to help give you an idea. What is the percentage of homes that are going under contract each month in Hoffman Hoffman Estates? This tells you if th...
02/28/2020
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Lyn Sims offers market observations, housing industry updates and real estate news about the surrounding communities near Schaumburg IL in the Chicago Northwest Suburbs.