If you’re hoping to buy your first Chicago home in the upcoming year or so, you should start planning today! Home buying isn’t an overnight process, and the better prepared you are, the better your chances of success. Here are steps you can take now to...
When buying your first home, you may not be thinking about building equity. After all, you have your hands full with the Chicago home search, the mortgage approval process and myriad closing details. Future equity doesn’t seem as important. Yet the perfect...
When the days are shorter, the weather is colder, and mortgage interest rates are below 4%, conditions for buying a Chicago home are darn near perfect. Statistically, fall is the best time to be a home buyer, and these are the top reasons why! 1. Less...
Earlier this year, we talked about home buyer remorse and the most common regrets buyers have expressed. While buyer’s remorse can happen, it shouldn’t overshadow the fact that most homeowners are darn glad they bought a house – and the vast majority...
If you are buying a Chicago condominium in the near future, there’s good news – the Federal Housing Administration is going to make mortgages easier to approve for these purchases. This is encouraging for first-time home buyers who found themselves...
Real estate professionals love statistics! Most of the statistics you see in the news talk about average home sale prices and the number of home sales taking place. While these are insightful metrics, there are three more statistics that are very useful to Chicago...
