In today’s real estate market, the mortgage rules seem to be in constant flux. Here are some common credit questions that will help you make sure you are positioned well to get that home loan (or any other loan for that matter). Will ordering my credit report negatively affect my credit score? No
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03/05/2009
I know it’s a self centered headline, but that doesn’t happen very often, so what the heck. After I published a blog post on Glen Ellyn and Wheaton 2008 sales, market times and total number of homes sold, Brian Hudson, reporter for the Glen Ellyn News and Wheaton Leader called me about my statist
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02/06/2009
There are some quick, easy and inexpensive ways to make your home more attractive to potential buyers. Most of these ideas take more time than money. Clean goes a long, long way, even in an outdated home. Buyers like to know that a home has been loved and well maintained. I once had a seller who
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01/30/2009
Our government is making an effort to entice first time homebuyers to purchase houses. On July 20, 2008, then President Bush signed into law, as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, a $7,500 tax credit for first time homebuyers. This tax credit is available from April 9, 2008 to
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01/28/2009
Both the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.com are reporting today that homes sales in December had their biggest monthly increase in nearly seven years. Homes sales were up 6.5% nationally in December 2008. Most likely this is due to buyers taking advantage of home price cuts and homes in forecl
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01/27/2009
Some great news for Wheaton real estate. 2008 condo and townhome average prices have gone up 11% since 2007! That is wonderful news considering the current real estate market and financial credit situation. The market times have gone up considerably and the number of homes sold have been more tha
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01/26/2009
There are some basic rules to selling your home: The first, and most important, is price it right the first time. This is followed closely by allow people inside to see the property. I know, the second seems a little obvious, but it is just as important as rule number one. I just received this em
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01/24/2009
I thought it would be more beneficial to look at 2008 Wheaton Real Estate numbers in context with those same numbers from past years. I have gone back to 2005. This should give us a good idea of where we have been. This first graph is of average sale price. The average sale price of Wheaton homes
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01/21/2009
I thought it would be more beneficial to look at 2008 Glen Ellyn Real Estate numbers in context with those same numbers from past years. I have gone back to 2005. This should give us a good idea of where we have been. This first graph is of average sale price. The average sale price of Glen Ellyn
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01/21/2009
I went on a listing presentation this week and I didn’t get the job. I am a competitive person and I don’t really like to loose out to another agent. However, character and integrity are all I really have. I will not lie to people. I will not tell them what they want to hear just so they like me
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01/19/2009